In about four weeks, I will return to Michigan and the Irony Tower. Before returning, I still have to finish my field research notes and my paper on braceros in Ventura County for Dr. Dennis Valdes. I have been reading a lot about Chavez, CSO, UFW and the Bracero Program. Also, my brother Jose gave me a lead to an article on Antonio Del Buono. He was a founding member and the first president of the CSO Ventura County. Jack D. Forbes, the author of Aztecas Del Norte: The Chicanos of Aztlan, wrote this article on him. [see photograph]
Also, I found an article in the Ventura Star-Free Press linking the Ventura County Citrus Strike of 1941 to the Cesar Chavez and UFW [see photograph]
Also, about the couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to meet up with my friends, Jessica and Brenda from Camp Smith. I enjoyed the time and laughs!
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