http://historyexplorer.si.edu/rss?key=resourcesSmithsonian's History Explorer Resources Related To "Working with the Short-Handled Hoe: Organizing Farmworkers after World War II"http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=2346http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=2346<p>This website will help students learn about the bracero program, in which an estimated two million Mexican men came to the United States on short-term labor contracts. The experiences of these men are brought to life through photographs and quotes from oral history interviews.&nbsp;In 1942, facing labor shortages caused by World War II, the United States initiated a series of agreements with Mexico to recruit Mexican men to work on U.S. farms and railroads. This online exhibition is presented in English and Spanish.</p>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:50:03 GMT