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Janine Pommy Vega Reads Poetry with Migrant Workers, CAMPS program
Famous poet Janine Pommy Vega was an instructor and translator from 1994 through 2007 in creative writing programs for migrant workers through the Geneseo Migrant Center. Here she is seen facilitating a poetry workshop in CAMPS (Creative Artists…
Geneseo Migrant Center Logo, BOCES
The Geneseo Migrant Center used this hand as their logo while in operation.
Migrant workers at Marquart Potato Farm
Group of migrant workers surrounding an olderJohn Deere tractor. The photo labels the "Head" of the workers, a man named Nickel. Workers are located at Marquart farms (est. 1943), a family owned farm spanning generations specializing in potatoes for…
Migrant Farmer, Gus Picking Potatoes Wyoming Co.
The photo was matted to a 16×20 black board of Gus (the farmer picking potatoes) in Genesee County while living in East Bethany. This is common labor a migrant worker may expect in Western NY.
Migrant Workers Working with Potatoes, Series B, Roy Gibson Farm, Moore Camp, Steuben.
Migrant workers are photographed hands on harvesting potatoes at Roy Gibson Farm at the Moore Camp. The workers seem to be in good spirits, smiling to one another as they work.
Gloria Mattera and Migrant Workers
Photographed is Geneseo Migrant Center founder Dr. Gloria Mattera smiling with some of the migrant workers she serves.
Staff Development Week
An image from the Geneseo Migrant Center Staff Development Week for the Summer Workshop for Teachers of Migrant Children. Photo includes founder Gloria Mattera, as well as other staff of the Migrant Center. <br />
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The success of the Staff Development…
School From a Student's Perspective
These pieces of writing have been written by children involved in migrant education programs. Some are represented as a positive perspective toward the instruction they are receiving while others are completely contradictory. School is complicated…
Sodus Photo Collection
This item features a collection of photos from a migrant camp held at Sodus Elementary School in 2015. The students were able to combine their educational learning with their personal interests. The students are seen taking photos, coloring mandalas,…
Voyaging Boats Mandala
A glowing circumference encloses what may be a family portrait: two people sit alongside the ocean under an umbrella, turtles and palm trees nearby. On the water are three sailboats, each with a name: Eddy, Eddie, and Luci. Their voyages aren't…