Working conditions
Who created camps for the migrants?
Farm Security Administration (FSA)
How long did it take for them to arrive?
2-3 days
Where did they live?
Who participated?
Fruit and Vegetable Workers Union
Where did they work?
Valleys and fields
Who did they go to?
Family already there
Who did they live with?
Family and friends
How many?
3,200
What crops did they grow?
Cotton and fruits
Where did they go?
California valleys or Los Angeles
How many people moved into valleys?
7,000
How?
They walked out of the Salinas - Watsonville lettuce sheds
Who did they kick out?
Filipinos and Hispanics
What did they follow?
Route 66 or Highway 66
Who did not welcome them?
Locals and other workers
How did they promote the strike?
Wrote newspapers, books, and told stories
Who believed the Okies would demand better wages?
The growers (Associated Farmers)
What two places did they mainly focus on?
Arizona and California
What area were most shantytowns located?
North Canadian River
Who led the strike?
United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing, and Allied Workers of America (UCAPAWA)