Elizabeth Esteban’s mother’s first language is the Purepecha dialect from Michoacan, Mexico, she is expressing how proud she is of her daughter for being accepted to Harvard on a full ride scholarship. “Well I felt proud and excited, every sort of emotion because I never would have believed that a person like me, would be […]
[bc_video video_id=”6213109087001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”rJpklujDf” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” playsinline=”” picture_in_picture=”” max_width=”640px” mute=”” width=”100%” height=”100%” ] It started as a simple prompt on twitter from United Farm Workers. A tweet that reads : “Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, we’ll share what we know about the worker behind the ingredients.” Then it quickly grew into a […]
[bc_video video_id=”6183676655001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”Hkbio1usDM” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] Recent photos and videos on social media showing the tough conditions farmworkers are facing as fires continue to burn in northern California are receiving a lot of attention. NBC Palm Springs spoke to local leaders on this front to see what conditions farmworkers are […]
[bc_video video_id=”6176326758001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”Hkbio1usDM” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] With anguish Maria Irma Escobedo described witnessing a coworker die from covid 19 after contracting the virus at a primex farms packing plant, where they both worked in Kern County. Escobedo also said, “The unsafe working conditions could have easily been prevented if the […]
[bc_video video_id=”6168331727001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”Hkbio1usDM” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] With boxes filled of locally grown bell peppers, Jose Castillo from Desert Mirage High School has been working hard to provide. “To provide for ourselves, but also to provide for my family in case something goes wrong,” said Castillo. Castillo has been working in […]
[bc_video video_id=”6154218065001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”Hkbio1usDM” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] With music and food, Mariachi Tierra Mexican of Coachella and Mariachi Nuevo Amanecer showed their appreciation for fieldworkers at the SeaFront Ranch in the North Shore community. Juan Luis and his coworkers have continued the essential work of harvesting food in the middle of […]
