Mexican nationals arrive in Yakima Valley under the Bracero Program beginning on October 5, 1942.
Title
Mexican nationals arrive in Yakima Valley under the Bracero Program beginning on October 5, 1942.
Creator
Guzman, Gonzalo
Subject
Agriculture
Hispanics & Latinos
Labor
Hispanics & Latinos
Labor
Description
Beginning on October 5, 1942, and continuing through the 15th, more than 500 Mexican nationals arrive in the Yakima Valley under the Emergency Farm Labor Supply program to alleviate the farm-labor shortage during the war (World War II). The Emergency Farm Labor Supply program, nationally known as the Bracero program, lasted in the Pacific Northwest from 1942-1947 in the Pacific Northwest...[View full item to read remainder of encyclopedia article.]
Publisher
HistoryLink.org
Contributor
The State of Washington / Washington State Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation / Northwest Digital Heritage
Date
2006-09-20
Type
Text, sound
Format
Articles
Encyclopedias
Secondary sources
Encyclopedias
Secondary sources
Source
https://historylink.org/File/7952
Language
English
Coverage
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Files
Collection
Citation
Guzman, Gonzalo, “Mexican nationals arrive in Yakima Valley under the Bracero Program beginning on October 5, 1942.,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed May 23, 2026, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/6002.
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