Fruits of Labor Delve Deeper

Fruits of Labor Delve Deeper

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Film summary

Ashley, a Mexican-American teenager living in California, dreams of graduating high school and going to college. But when ICE raids threaten her family, Ashley is forced to become the breadwinner, working days in the strawberry fields and nights at a food processing company. A co-presentation of POV and VOCES, co-produced by POV and Latino Public Broadcasting. Official Selection, SXSW Film Festival.
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Introduction

This list of fiction and nonfiction books, compiled by Susan Conlon, MLS, and Kim Dorman, Community Engagement Coordinator, from Princeton Public Library, provides a range of perspectives on the issues raised by the POV documentary Fruits of Labor.