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Gr 6–9—Brimner's comprehensive history of the United Farm Workers (UFW) begins not with Cesar Chavez but with the action of a group of Filipino farm workers who walked off the California fields in 1965. He combines the little-known story of the Filipino workers, a significant segment of migrant farm workers, with that of Chavez and the Hispanic workers, whose actions have received far more attention. Brimner is sympathetic to the plight of all the farm workers and emphasizes both their poverty and powerlessness and the dangers and bravery of t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Brimner's comprehensive history recounts the movement for better wages and working conditions among migrant farm workers in the Southwest, from...Log In or Sign Up to Read More