Migration & Displacement
New Americans Museum: Changing the Narrative on Immigration
The New Americans Museum (NAM) in San Diego, CA has embraced a critical responsibility in American history and culture: promoting understanding and interaction between immigrants and native-born Americans. In the era of Trump, this is …
Oscar Ramos: Changing the Way Schools Support Immigrant Students
Oscar Ramos is a teacher at Sherwood Elementary School in East Salinas, California. His story appears in VOW’s Chasing the Harvest: Migrant Workers in California Agriculture. Oscar’s students are often amazed when they hear his story—a …
Amplifying Indigenous Stories
What’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day? In 1992, the city of Berkeley, CA declared that the second Monday of October, also known as Columbus Day, would become a day of solidarity with Indigenous peoples around the globe. …
Chasing the Harvest and Digital Delano – 10/25
EVENT Chasing the Harvest and Digital Delano Wednesday, October 25, 2017 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm Robert F. Kennedy High School (View map) 1401 Hiett Ave Delano, CA 93215 Free The Voice of Witness education team …
Rohingya in Burma: Fatima’s Oral History
The human rights crisis occurring right now in Burma is nothing new. When we published Nowhere to be Home: Narratives from Survivors of Burma’s Military Regime in 2011, one narrator, Fatima, recounted her experience as …
Gabriel Thompson Discusses Chasing the Harvest at Copperfield’s Books 6/17
EVENT Gabriel Thompson Discusses Chasing the Harvest at Copperfield’s Books Saturday, June 17, 2017 | 7:00pm Copperfield’s Books, Sebastopol Store (View map) 138 N. Main Street Sebastopol, CA 95472 Free RSVP on Facebook | RSVP on Eventbrite to receive …
Aesop LA Book Party 6/01—Chasing the Harvest, with Gabriel Thompson & Miriam Pawel
EVENT Aesop LA Book Party—Chasing the Harvest, with Gabriel Thompson & Miriam Pawel Thursday, June 1, 2017 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm Aesop DTLA (View map) 862 S Broadway Los Angeles CA 90014 +1 213 265 …
Chasing the Harvest Book Party 5/31—A Celebration of the Men, Women, & Children Who Work in California’s Fields
Rosario Pelayo, Jose Saldivar, and Beatriz Machiche. Illustrations by Jose Cruz. EVENT Chasing the Harvest Book Party: A Celebration of the Men, Women, & Children Who Work in California’s Fields Wednesday May 31, 2017 | 5:00pm …
