Pastures of Plenty: Sailing East: Chinese, Japanese and Filipinos in the Fields

Summary:

Program 1 in a four part series about farmworker history.

Website:

http://www.coastridge.org/pastures/index/html

Additional Credits and Funding:

Host: Luis Valdez (Zoot Suit, La Bamba)
Funded by the California Council for the Humanities

Tones:

Engaging, Sound Rich, Thoughtful

Language:

English

Description:

This program charts the arrival of three different immigrant groups to the fields of California: the Chinese, the Japanese, and the Filipinos. Each brought their own culture, religion and farming skills to this country, and each endured racist attacks of one kind or another.Through their horticultural skills and relentless labor, they laid the groundwork for California's rise as the premier agricultural state in the U.S. The program contains oral histories, visits to historic sites,
readings, music and anaylsis from historians. Hosted by Luis Valdez, narrated by Rachel Anne Goodman. The program is designed with a 5-minute news hole, and two, :29 second cutaways at :20 and :40 after.

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