Bracero Program Presentation

California's 175th anniversary of statehood

Officially the Mexican Farm Labor Program, was a guest worker program established during World War II to address labor shortages in the U.S. agricultural sector.

Come join Nick Perrone, Ph.D., history professor at Solano Community College, as he presents on the Bracero Program, which brought millions of Mexican laborers to the United States—primarily to California—for temporary work on farms and railroads. The program operated from 1942 to 1964 and was a significant factor in the history of both the U.S. and Mexican agricultural industries.

California-born historian Dr. Perrone studied History at UCLA before earning a master’s degree in Modern History from King’s College, University of London. He returned to the U.S. to pursue doctoral work at UC Davis, focusing on the intersections of capitalism, environmental change, and the American West. Today, his teaching centers on U.S. History, Environmental History, and California History. Dr. Perrone lives in Sonoma County with his wife and three children and teaches at Santa Rosa Junior College and Solano College.

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