EPISODE · Aug 5, 2025 · 1 MIN
Brief Moment in Time August 4
from Superstitions and Traditions · host Kristen
Send us Fan MailAugust 4, 1942...A labor force shortage prompted the United States government to ask for help from Mexican workers to meet demand initiating the Bracero Progam. This program starting only a few years after the forced deportation of 2 million people of Mexican descent, many US citizens, during the decade long Mexican Repatriation which ended in 1939.Support the showThanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us! Thank you!If you would like to assist us with our dream of a one day owning a private island off the coast of Italy to hide our families and ourselves from work, social interaction, and anything else with the horridly unreasonable expectation of appropriate adult behavior, click this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2280952/supporters/new Find us on:Buzzsprout:https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2280952.rssYoutube:https://www.youtube.com/@superstitionstraditionsInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/superstitionstraditionspodcast/Tiktokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@superstitionstraditions?lang=en
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Send us Fan Mail August 4, 1942...A labor force shortage prompted the United States government to ask for help from Mexican workers to meet demand initiating the Bracero Progam. This program starting only a few years after the forced deportation of 2 million people of Mexican descent, many US citizens, during the decade long Mexican Repatriation which ended in 1939. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text ou...
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