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In the Fields of the North: David Bacon Exhibit Part 2

RJ MARTINEZ
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In the Fields of the North / En los Campos del Norte Exhibit. The exhibition to be held in the Arbuckle Gallery at the Pacific Hotel at History San Jose, chronicles the lives of contemporary migrant farm workers, featuring photojournalist David Bacon’s evocative, powerful photographs alongside moving oral narratives from migrant farm workers. Click here for more information: http://historysanjose.org/wp/exhibits... Hours Tuesday-Sunday 11:00 am to 4:30 pm In the Fields of the North / En los Campos del Norte Exhibition at History San José Shines a Spotlight on Migrant Farm Workers A new exhibition chronicling the lives of contemporary migrant farm workers will be on display in the Arbuckle Gallery at the Pacific Hotel from October 26, 2017 to June 3, 2018. In the Fields of the North / En los Campos del Norte features photojournalist David Bacon’s evocative, powerful photographs alongside moving oral narratives from …...more
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In the Fields of the North: David Bacon Exhibit Part 2
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In the Fields of the North / En los Campos del Norte Exhibit. The exhibition to be held in the Arbuckle Gallery at the Pacific Hotel at History San Jose, chronicles the lives of contemporary migrant farm workers, featuring photojournalist David Bacon’s evocative, powerful photographs alongside moving oral narratives from migrant farm workers. Click here for more information: http://historysanjose.org/wp/exhibits... Hours Tuesday-Sunday 11:00 am to 4:30 pm In the Fields of the North / En los Campos del Norte Exhibition at History San José Shines a Spotlight on Migrant Farm Workers A new exhibition chronicling the lives of contemporary migrant farm workers will be on display in the Arbuckle Gallery at the Pacific Hotel from October 26, 2017 to June 3, 2018. In the Fields of the North / En los Campos del Norte features photojournalist David Bacon’s evocative, powerful photographs alongside moving oral narratives from migrant farm workers. The exhibition, fully translated into both English and Spanish, gives viewers a reality check on the food they eat and the lives of the people who harvest it. Traveling with migrant workers as the fruit and harvest season moves from the Mexican border to Washington state, In the Fields of the North / En los Campos del Nortesheds light on some basic questions: How much do we know about the lives of the people who feed us? Where do they live? How does it feel to do some of the hardest repetitive labor imaginable? And, what answers do farm workers themselves have to end their poverty and endless migration? Photographer, journalist, and activist David Bacon has spent over three decades documenting the lives of migrant workers, building upon his previous work as a union organizer. The exhibition is based upon the book of the same name, recently published by University of California Press. As Kent Wong, Director of the UCLA Labor Center, writes, “Bacon captures the humanity of workers who work each day in demanding physical labor, in the hot sun, and for poverty wages. This is one of the few publications that captures the authentic stories of California farm workers, through their own voices and with the images of their living and working conditions.” Bacon is also the author of The Children of NAFTA, Communities Without Borders, Illegal People, and The Right to Stay Home. Photo credits Home page: Maria Antonietta Gonzalez and Jose Angel Martinez Gonzalez, two migrants from Carranza, Chiapas, top and bag onions. María Antonietta González y José Ángel Martínez González, dos migrantes de Carranza, Chiapas, retiran los tallos y empaquetan las cebollas. Photograph by David Bacon Copyright: History San Jose Videographer: Ramon J. Martinez Ph.D. 20171025065956 1 1 1

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