Yolanda Barrera On the Farm Workers Organizations in Porterville
Channel: Tom & Ethel Bradley Center CSUN
Date: 2023-11-22

Yolanda Barrera talks about doing farm labor picking oranges in Porterville and the role of parents and children. She also recalls when she met César Chávez for the first time, and how Jim Drake's Migrant Ministry helped her father and others to establish the Farm Worker Organization of Porterville, with her father as president of the organization. This oral history interview was conducted by José Luis Benavides, Marta Valier, and David Grewe. The oral history was taped by David Grewe and Brandon Lien. This video segment was edited by Brandon Lien using photographs by John Kouns and additional photos and music courtesy of Yolanda Barrera.

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