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Former Migrants Recall the Hardships of Doing a Job that Nobody Else Wants

Author: Cogswell, Dennis
Date Published: 1989


This article discusses the lives of Sanjuana Marin, Diana Strong, and Isabel Galaviz, who spent a better part of their childhood travelling with their parents doing migrant farm work. The women discuss how they worked throughout their childhood in order to assist with their families' income, education was limited with English only sparingly spoken and how their experiences as children has motivated them to join the professional field of migrant health.

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