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Braceros In Their Own Forgotten Words

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Gustavo Vazquez-Lozano
Oct 28, 2024
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Note: For the following column, Daily Chela contributor Gustavo Vazquez-Lozano listened to hours of rare audio interviews made in Spanish decades ago, when the original braceros were still living, to gain firsthand insight into what the workers were feeling. Below is a shorthand transcript of those interviews.

It’s hard to imagine, but there was a time w…

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