UCHRI Working Group: Changing Conceptions of Work Inaugural Workshop

October 13, 2012 at UC Santa Cruz

9:15AM–10:45AM Session I: What is “Guest” Work?

1. “Harvest of Loneliness: The Bracero Program”

a. Presenter – Gilbert Gonzales (Latin American Studies, Ethnic/Chicano Historical Studies, UC Irvine)
b. Respondent – David Brundage (History, UC Santa Cruz)

2. “Sponsored Migration: The Bound Labor of Migrant Workers”

a. Presenter – Rhacel Parrenas (Sociology, University of Southern California)
b. Respondent – Gilbert Gonzales (Latin American Studies, Ethnic/Chicano Historical Studies, UC Irvine)

Session discussant – Cindy Hahamovitch (History, College of William and Mary)

10:45AM-11:00AM Break

11:00AM-12:30PM Session II: Meanings of “Immigrant” Work for Firms & Workers

1. “Fields in the Factories: Unpacking Vertical Integration in Bagged Salad”

a. Presenter – Ruben Espinoza (Doctoral Student in Sociology, UC Santa Cruz)
b. Respondent – Megan McNamara Abed (Doctoral Student in Sociology, UC Santa Cruz)

2. “Re-Masculinizing the Hero: Filipino Migrant Seafarers”

a. Presenter – Steve McKay (Sociology, UC Santa Cruz)
b. Respondent – Catherine Ceniza Choy (Ethnic Studies and Asian-American Studies, UC Berkeley)

Session discussant – Rhacel Parrenas (Sociology, University of Southern California)

12:30PM–1:30PM Lunch

1:30PM–3:00PM Session III: Migrant Labor and Scales of Vulnerability

1. “Filipino Nurse Migration: Histories, Geographies, and Ethics”

a. Presenter – Catherine Ceniza Choy (Ethnic Studies and Asian-American Studies, UC Berkeley)
b. Respondent – Pat Zavella (Latin-American and Latino Studies, UC Santa Cruz

2. “Whip that Hoedad in the Ground: Undocumented Workers in the National Forest”

a. Presenter – Mario Sifuentez (History, UC Merced)
b. Respondent – Shannon Gleeson (Latin-American and Latino Studies, UC Santa Cruz)

Session discussant – Cindy Hahamovitch (History, College of William and Mary)

3:00PM–3:15PM Break

3:15PM–4:45PM Session IV: Immigrant Work Beyond the Worker: Impacts on Families and Communities

1. How Immigrant Rights Are Framed by Advocacy Organizations

a. Presenter – Shannon Gleeson (Latin-American and Latino Studies, UC Santa Cruz)
b. Respondent – Eva Bertram (Politics, UC Santa Cruz)

2. Organizing Women of Color and Immigrants Around Reproductive Rights

a. Presenter – Pat Zavella (Latin-American and Latino Studies, UC Santa Cruz)
b. Respondent – Steve McKay (Sociology, UC Santa Cruz)