cesar chavez day: a brief history and overview of farm worker health issues (only two weeks late)

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the White House Garden and hinted at the politics of food. Given that Cesar Chavez Day was 2 weeks ago, I would like to highlight issues around farmworker health. Today, there are approximately 26,000 people of Asian descent (not specified if this includes Pacific Islanders) employed in agriculture/forestry/fishing/hunting, according to the Bureau of Labor