Braceros

“A wonderful read, one that might be assigned to graduate students or undergraduates in a wide range of classes. Any course that deals with the history of race, ethnicity, labor, or gender, in the United States or Mexico, will benefit from reading Cohen’s book.”—American Historical Review

“Cohen brings [braceros’s] actions to the forefront by allowing them to tell their stories in their own words, capturing the workers’ struggles and souls as they navigated the demands of the program. . . . The book encourages readers to consider migrants’ views of how their actions shaped immigration policies at the national and transnational level.”—Western Historical Quarterly

“This is an important contribution to the history of relations between Mexico and the U.S. Recommended. Graduate students and above.”—CHOICE

“Enlightening and thought provoking.”—Journal of American History

“Cohen’s analysis offers the most complicated view yet of those workers in the World War II and Korean War eras, part of a growing movement to capture these men’s stories, which are increasingly becoming unavailable.”—Hispanic American Historical Review

“Cohen’s ability to illustrate the complexity of the transnational space that came to comprise the bracero program renders her work a must read for scholars interested in the history of transnational im/migration. . . . An excellent example of transnational historiography.”—H-Borderlands

“These narratives are interesting and important to understand.”—Journal of Historical Geography

“Cohen’s careful consideration of bracero subjectivities will enrich our understanding of the expansiveness of the mid-twentieth century Mexican immigrant experience.”—New Mexico Historical Review

“The most important book in a generation to appraise these critical and formative years of Mexico-U.S. migration.”—Arkansas Historical Society

“An important work that fits well into any classroom due to an engaging writing style and the ever-present issues that Cohen tackles.”—Diplomatic History