California has a long and complicated history with laborers, and the Bracero Program is no exception. Try a few searches in the suggested databases or read some of the suggested articles to find out more about this program and its effects.
If you'd like to find out more about the Bracero Program, try looking at these databases.
CREDO contains all kinds of reference books including encyclopedias, dictionaries, quotations, and subject-specific titles from some of the top university presses in the United States. It also includes over 200,000 images and audio files and over 1200 videos.
A scholarly, multi-disciplinary database providing indexing and abstracts for thousands of journals and other publications. Academic Search Complete includes full-text access to peer-reviewed journals, as well as indexing and abstracts for magazines, monographs, reports, and conference proceedings.
*Requires a library card to access. More than 30,000 feature films, documentaries, foreign language, and training videos, including the Great Courses, the Frontline series, and international films.
Here is a sampling of the many articles that you can find in the databases listed under "Suggested Databases" on the left side of this page.