"Immokalee's Fields of Hope" is a story of Mexican, Haitian, and Guatemalan immigrants told by a businesswoman who regained her soul through volunteering with children. With compassion and understanding, Carlene Thissen shares the personal stories the immigrants told her, framed with the political and social histories of their countries.
Beginning with family memories of her own German and Irish grandparents, she captures the struggles, hopes, and dreams of people who just want to work and make a better life. Carlene offers the opportunity to stretch out and truly visualize the plights of...
"Immokalee's Fields of Hope" is a story of Mexican, Haitian, and Guatemalan immigrants told by a businesswoman who regained her soul through volunteer...
"Immokalee's Fields of Hope" is a story of Mexican, Haitian, and Guatemalan immigrants told by a businesswoman who regained her soul through volunteering with children. With compassion and understanding, Carlene Thissen shares the personal stories the immigrants told her, framed with the political and social histories of their countries.
Beginning with family memories of her own German and Irish grandparents, she captures the struggles, hopes, and dreams of people who just want to work and make a better life. Carlene offers the opportunity to stretch out and truly visualize the plights of...
"Immokalee's Fields of Hope" is a story of Mexican, Haitian, and Guatemalan immigrants told by a businesswoman who regained her soul through volunteer...