Migrant Farmworker Housing Bus Tour

You are invited to join the CA Office of Migrant Services and the Great Valley Center as we tour the current state of migrant farm worker housing on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.  

Thanks to a generous grant from CITI there is no charge, but seating is limited.  RSVP Now!

Mexican and Mexican American migrant farm workers expected conditions like those pictured above as they sought farm work in California and other states in the early 1900s. At that time, the Mexican Revolution and the series of Mexican civil wars that followed pushed many Mexicans to flee to the United States. Many U.S. farm owners recruited Mexicans and Mexican Americans because they believed that
these desperate workers would tolerate living conditions that other workers would not.  Over time, conditions have changed considerably for these hard working families.

Date & Time
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
8:30 am to 3:30 pm

Location
The bus will depart from and return to the Great Valley Center at 201 Needham Street in Modesto, CA.  The trip includes a tour of Patterson, Los Banos and Atwater.

Cost
FREE (seating is limited)

RSVP to Lori Smith at the Great Valley Center by email at lori@greatvalley.org or call (209) 522-5103

Download flyer