The organization known today as border patrol began in 1924. In this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about the history of border patrol. From the restrictive immigration laws that preceded it, it's creation, to its early years. In part two, Carmen tells Cristina about the discriminatory and violent tactics of the early border patrol, and more history. 

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https://aapihistorymuseum.org/what-did-these-anti-chinese-laws-and-rules-say/ 
Migra! A History of US Border Patrol by Kelly Lytte Hernandez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Milton 
https://read.dukeupress.edu/hahr/article/50/3/602/152626/The-Spanish-Americans-of-New-Mexico-A-Heritage-of 
https://sourcenm.com/2024/09/24/what-does-hispanic-identity-mean-in-new-mexico/

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The organization known today as border patrol began in 1924. In this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about the history of border patrol. From the restrictive immigration laws that preceded it, it's creation, to its early years .

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https://aapihistorymuseum.org/what-did-these-anti-chinese-laws-and-rules-say/ 
Migra! A History of US Border Patrol by Kelly Lytte Hernandez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Milton 
https://read.dukeupress.edu/hahr/article/50/3/602/152626/The-Spanish-Americans-of-New-Mexico-A-Heritage-of 
https://sourcenm.com/2024/09/24/what-does-hispanic-identity-mean-in-new-mexico/

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On October 11, 1972, Chicano activists led by Roberto Maestas (1938-2010) occupy the abandoned Beacon Hill School. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about this historic protest. 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_of_Four_(Seattle)
https://frontporch.seattle.gov/2021/09/21/latinx-heritage-month-roberto-maestas/

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In 1972, 4000 Chicanas and Mexicanas walked out of Farah Manufacturing company, in what would become one of the most significant labor strikes in the US, involving Mexican women.In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about this historic moment.

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https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1040&context=elmalcriado_states-countries
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/farah-strike
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farah_strike#Farah_Manufacturing_Company
https://web.archive.org/web/20181017203226/https://www.apwu.org//labor-history-articles/women-workers-defy-their-boss-and-win-union
https://texasarchive.org/2011_02871
https://www.marxists.org/history/erol/ncm-1/farah.pdf

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a Smallpox outbreak arose in Octobere 1898 in Laredo, but tensions grew when the Texas Rangers were callled to assist in forcibly taking sick people to "pesthouses". In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the Laredo Smallpox Riot.

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https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/laredo-smallpox-riot
https://www.texmed.org/Template.aspx?id=2012
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1069029/https://www.cdc.gov/smallpox/about/history.htmlhttps://www.who.int/health-topics/smallpox#tab=tab_2
https://traviscountyhistorical.blogspot.com/2023/02/a-history-of-travis-county-pest-camps.html
https://www.marquette.edu/cgi-bin/cuap/db.cgi?uid=default&ID=5982&view=Search&mh=1

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In the early hours of March 24, 1976, the streets of Buenos Aires rumble with tanks as soldiers seize the presidential palace and topple Argentina’s leader. The country is now under the control of a military junta, with army chief Jorge Rafael Videla at the helm. With quiet support from the United States and tacit approval from much of Argentina’s people, who are tired of constant bombings and gunfights, the junta swiftly launches the National Reorganization Process or El Proceso—a bland name masking their ruthless campaign to crush the political left and instill the country with “Western, Christian” values. The junta holds power until 1983 and decimates a generation. One of the military’s most diabolical acts is kidnapping hundreds of pregnant women. After giving birth in captivity, the women are “disappeared,” and their babies secretly given to other families—many of them headed by police or military officers.

For mothers of pregnant daughters and daughters-in-law, the source of their grief is twofold—the disappearances of their children, and the theft of their grandchildren. A group of fierce grandmothers forms the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, dedicated to finding the stolen infants and seeking justice from a nation that betrayed them. At a time when speaking out could mean death, the Abuelas confront military officers and launch protests to reach international diplomats and journalists. 

They become detectives, adopting disguises to observe suspected grandchildren, and even work alongside a renowned American scientist to pioneer groundbreaking genetic tests. A Flower Traveled in My Blood is the rarest of nonfiction that reads like a novel and puts your heart in your throat. It is the product of years of extensive archival research and meticulous, original reporting. It marks the arrival of a blazing new talent in narrative journalism. In these pages, a regime tries to terrorize a country, but love prevails. The grandmothers’ stunning stories reveal new truths about memory, identity, and family. 

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Flower-Traveled-in-My-Blood/Haley-Cohen-Gilliland/9781668017142

Haley Cohen Gilliland joined us on this episode of Historias Unknown to discuss her journey with this amazing book.

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In the 1970s, the Nestle infant formula controversy came to light. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the infant formula "scandal" (as in babies died), due to shady marketing practices. A lot of these infant deaths happened in Latin America and the rest of the global south. But first, the history of Nestle, starting with Henri Nestle and a bit about the history of formula. But these practices did not really come to an end. 

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https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2019-06-13/baby-formula-companies-targeted-low-income-moms-in peru#:~:text=LIMA%2C%20Peru%20%E2%80%94%20Producers%20of%20baby,according%20to%20a%20new%20study.
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https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/mexico-coffee-farmers-accuse-nestl%C3%A9-of-a-ruthless-purchasing-policy-they-cant-afford-basic-needs-response-from-nestl%C3%A9/
https://www.ecchr.eu/en/case/nestle-precedent-case-murder-of-trade-unionist-romero-in-colombia/
https://www.parents.com/nestle-s-sugar-scandal-troubles-black-and-brown-parents-863702
4https://stories.publiceye.ch/nestle-babies/
https://stories.publiceye.ch/nestle-coffee/
https://www.4c-services.org/about/what-is-4c/
https://stories.publiceye.ch/modern-slavery-coffee/


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In the 1970s, the Nestle infant formula controversy came to light. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the infant formula "scandal" (as in babies died), due to shady marketing practices. A lot of these infant deaths happened in Latin America and the rest of the global south. But first, the history of Nestle, starting with Henri Nestle and a bit about the history of formula. Part two will include how these practices have continued in Peru and more.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_of_Nestl%C3%A9#Baby_formula_marketing
https://utopia.org/guide/crime-controversy-nestles-5-biggest-scandals-explained
https://voxdev.org/topic/health/deadly-toll-marketing-infant-formula-low-and-middle-income-countries
https://globalcapitalism.history.ox.ac.uk/files/case12-nestlescorporatereputationpdf-1
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/feb/01/nestle-under-fire-for-marketing-claims-on-baby-milk-formulas
https://bhr.stern.nyu.edu/quick-take/why-global-companies-need-to-do-more-than-merely-comply-with-local-law/
http://archive.babymilkaction.org/pdfs/babykiller.pdf
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-05-19-mn-2981-story.html
https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/mgt4880nestle/2013/04/20/nestle-the-baby-killer/
https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/nestle-baby-milk-scandal-food-industry-standards
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Nestl%C3%A9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justus_von_Liebig#Major_works

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On September 11, 1973, a coup overthrew the democratically elected Chilean president, Salvador Allende. This marked the beginning of the Pinochet dictatorship and up to that date, Los Chicago Boys wrote out the 500 page plan that became known as the brick. The economic plan for the new regime. Then throughout the dictatorship, Pinochet elevated Chicago boys to higher positons. But who were they, how did it start? In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the Chicago Boys, the School of Chicago and their ties to right wing dictatorships in Latin America.

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The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Boys
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_school_of_economics
https://www.promarket.org/2021/09/12/chicago-boys-chile-friedman-neoliberalism/
https://americasquarterly.org/article/fifty-years-on-the-chicago-boys-remain-difficult-to-discuss/
https://thebeautifultruth.org/the-basics/what-is-the-friedman-doctrine/
https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2014/09/basics.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Friedman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_therapy_(economics)

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Lorena Borjas fue conocida como la madre de la comunidad trans latina en Queens, Nueva York. Tras una vida dedicada al activismo, falleció en 2020 a causa de la COVID-19, pero su legado sigue vivo.

En este capitulo, Carmen le cuenta a Cristina sobre la vida de Lorena Borjas. 

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https://lambdalegal.org/blogs/us_20231010_queer-latinx-leaders-who-paved-the-way/ 
https://qptv.org/content/queens-stories-story-lorena-borjas-transgender-latina-activist 
https://transgenderlawcenter.org/case/lorena-borjas/ 
https://www.ourvoicesarefree.org/founder
https://www.amidacareny.org/transgender-awareness-week-honoring-lorena-borjas/
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-signs-legislation-honor-lgbtq-pride-month-and-empowers-new-york-state-agencies
https://www.them.us/story/lorena-borjas-mother-of-queens-trans-latinx-community-died-coronavirus
https://www.them.us/story/out-on-the-frontlines-liaam-winslet-lorena-borjas 

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