Cornell Applied Research and Extension Program Councils and Work Teams

Teaching materials
Farmworkers in the US; background for teachers
Facts on farmworkers in the US and NYS
Annotated bibliography of publications, films, and web sites relating to farmworkers
Lessons plans for grades 2-5, 6-8, and 9-12

Video tape from the traveling museum exhibit, Coming Up On the Season: Migrant Farmworkers in the Northeast . Includes interviews in English and Spanish (with subtitles) of workers (from Mexico, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Canada) and growers in NY, NJ and ME. One hour tape includes apple harvesting, workers' stories, where does your food come from?, who makes money in agriculture?, and what do we think about farmworkers? Cost is $48 plus $5 shipping and handling.

New York State Migrant Education Program
The NYSMEP seeks to improve the quality of life for migrant farmworkers. It focuses on training for migrant education and agency staffs, diversity education and institutional change, interagency collaboration, leadership development, health, and public policy.

New Americans
PBS seven hour series premiering April 2004--the American Dream through the eyes of today's immigrants and refugees from Nigeria, India, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Has civic engagement resources.