Nuestras Historias, Nuestros Sueños
Our Stories, Our Dreams

Sunday, September 19, 2009 -
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Free and open to the public

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
1515 SE Monroe • Topeka, Kansas

An Exhibition from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Student Action with Farmworkers

Photograph: Worker picking fruit from tree. Photograph: Ladder in orchard.

The Center for Documentary Studies (CDS) at Duke University created a Migrant Project that led to the founding of Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF) in 1992, establishing a new model for blending advocacy with documentary expression.

Through the collaborative project Nuestras Historias, Nuestros Sueños/Our Stories, Our Dreams, the CDS at Duke University and SAF collected stories about the experiences of Latino immigrants, illuminating their reasons for coming to this country and the obstacles they face once they arrive. In particular, the project focuses on farmworker families in the Carolinas and their dreams for the future; on their traditions, their educational aspirations, and their challenges as they try to pursue higher education.

As border crossings, undocumented immigration, and related labor issues continue to be debated in the national political arena, the perspectives of those who have uprooted their lives and risked their livelihoods to come to the United States are seldom heard.

This traveling exhibition developed from a project that began in 2006 and involved undergraduate students at CDS, SAF interns from across the country, faculty members, seasoned documentarians, and young people from farm worker families. The exhibit uses the documentary arts to amplify the voices of Latino youth and their families so that their stories can be heard.

Photograph: Man and woman near irrigated field.

Photograph: Person holding religious icons.

Photograph: Workers loading cart with fruit.

Presented by the Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence and Research and the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site as part of the 2009-2010 program series, Unfolding Untold Stories. Download the 2009-2010 program brochure (1.8 MB PDF).
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Nuestras Historias, Nuestros Sueños Our Stories, Our Dreams

Nuestras Historias, Nuestros Sueños
Our Stories, Our Dreams