The History Students Association will be hosting a Bracero Penny Drive Initiative today at the University Student Union ballrooms from 2-9 p.m.
The event will feature a documentary about the Bracero program called “Harvest of Loneliness” followed by a book presentation entitled “El Programa Bracero” by Dr. Cándido Gonzalez Perez, a professor from the University of Guadalajara, México.
There will also be musical performances by folklorico and mariachi groups as well as other types of Latin American music. Special musical guest, Don Pedro Rivera, is also scheduled to perform.
The event is meant to raise awareness for the Bracero program, which began in the United States in the 1940s during World War II when Mexican workers were sent across the border to work in fields and railroads as American men fought.
A penny drive will also take place during the event. Everyone is encouraged to donate pennies, copper and keys in a continuing effort to establish a Bracero statue in Placita Olvera in Los Angeles to commemorate the ex-braceros.
Baldomero Capiz, president of the Braceros Committee, is in charge of the penny drive and will also be present at the event. Former Braceros will also speak at the event.
For more information, contact [email protected].
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