Aztlán Article Wins ABC-CLIO America: History and Life Award

An article that appeared in the fall 2004 issue of Aztlán has won a national award in American history. “The Political-Economy of the Mexican Farm Labor Program, 1942–1964,” by Joon K. Kim, won the 2007 ABC-CLIO America: History and Life Award, which is given biennially to recognize and encourage scholarship that advances new perspectives on accepted interpretations or explores previously unconsidered topics in American history. The award will be presented on March 31, 2007, at the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians in Minneapolis. The CSRC will receive a certificate for publishing the award-winning essay. Kim is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Ethnic Studies at Colorado State Univerity, Fort Collins.