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Lori Flores published an article in The Guardian, “How US Immigration Raids Hurt Summer Pleasures, From Berries to Barbecues” discussing how recent ICE raids will negatively impact America’s food labor system, exploring the profound harm caused both to immigrant workers and the food supply system they contribute to.

Lori Flores published an article in The Guardian, “How US Immigration Raids Hurt Summer Pleasures, From Berries to Barbecues” discussing how recent ICE raids will negatively impact America’s food labor system, exploring the profound harm caused both to immigrant workers and the food supply system they contribute to. Read the full article here.

The International Labor History Association honors Professor Lori Flores for her work, Awaiting Their Feast: Latinx Food Workers and Activism from World War II to COVID-19 (University of North Carolina Press) with its Book-of-the-Year Award for the best book of working-class history for 2024.

The International Labor History Association honors Professor Lori Flores for her work, Awaiting Their Feast: Latinx Food Workers and Activism from World War II to COVID-19 (University of North Carolina Press) with its Book-of-the-Year Award for the best book of working-class history for 2024. In this work, Flores has written a creatively conceptualized, rigorously researched, and broadly accessible study, tracing the growing national attraction to Latinx foodways and a notable, if fluctuating, demand for exploited immigrant labor in the United States since 1941. Read more about the award here.

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