Webography | Bibliography

Webography

The Oregon Story: Agricultural Workers (http://www.opb.org/programs/oregonstory)
From Oregon Public Broadcasting, "The Oregon Story" series explores Oregon's ever-changing social, cultural, and economic relationships with the land. Each story is supplemented by an online site that provides additional facts, educational tools, and a starting point for further discovery.

The Oregon Story: Agricultural Workers, Education Program (http://www.opb.org/programs/oregonstory/tribal_econ/intro.htm)
This online Education Guide includes activities and resources that supplement the Oregon Public Broadcasting video program "The Oregon Story: Tribal Economy."

How Beet Sugar Is Made—the Basic Story (www.sucrose.com/lbeet.html)
White beet sugar is made from the beets in a single process, rather than the two steps involved with cane sugar. After visiting this interesting, clearly written site, you'll have an understanding of how the sugar in that bowl in your kitchen was made.

United Farm Workers (www.ufw.org)
Includes history and audio clips of César Chávez, who secured basic working standards for agricultural workers.

Oregon Council on the Humanities (http://www.oregonhum.org/index.html)
The Oregon Council for the Humanities seeks to improve the quality of life for Oregonians by providing
programs that enrich minds and broaden perspectives, foster positive human relationships, encourage civility and good citizenship, and bring together the diverse peoples who make up our statewide culture.

Oregon Historical Society (http://www.ohs.org)
Oregon Historical Society is engaged in promoting the understanding of how history enriches and helps guide our lives. The staff works to further the institutional mission to "collect, preserve, exhibit, publish, and make available materials of historical character and interest, and collaborate with other groups and individuals with similar aims."

Pesticide Action Network (www.panna.org/panna)

Master's of Ceremony: Traditional Artists and Life Passages (http://www.ohs.org/exhibitions/moc/shell.htm)
A virtual exhibit that looks at how we–as cultures and individuals–mark life passages and how traditional art, rituals, and stories communicate knowledge about transitions from one phase of life to the next. Eva is one of the highlighted masters.

Africa's Legacy in Mexico (http://educate.si.edu/migrations/legacy/alm.html)
People from every country in the world have migrated to new towns, cities, countries, and continents. Take a look at this photo essay from the Smithsonian Institution on people of African descent in Mexico.

Bibliography

Gamboa, Erasmo and Carolyn M. Buan, Eds. 1995. Nosotros: the Hispanic People of Oregon. Portland: Oregon Council for the Humanities.

Salcedo, Michele. 1997. Quinceañera: The Essential Guide to Planning the Perfect Sweet Fifteen Celebration. New York: Henry Holt.

Sunshine, Catherine and Deborah Menkart. 1991. Caribbean Connections: Overview of Regional History. (available from the CARTS Culture Catalog!)
Although this book is about a different region of the Americas, the harvesting and manufacturing of sugar has played a central role in the economic and social development of the region, just as it has in Nyssa, Oregon.

Identidad y Fronteras/Borders and Identity (available from the CARTS Culture Catalog!)
Produced by the Office of Folklife and Cultural Heritage at the Smithsonian Institution, this bilingual teachers' resource guide explores the complex notion of identity along the United States/Mexico border. Sections on history, belief, expressive arts, occupational traditions, and "Your community" provide rich content and ideas for examining the complex mixing of cultures along border lands as well as students' own ideas about cultural identity and community. Includes a 4-part video filmed at the Smithsonian's Festival of American Folklife which featured United States/Mexican border culture, a poster-size cultural map, and a teacher/student guide with activities for classroom use.