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In Praise of the Migrant Worker

Luis Valdez grew up in a migrant worker family; he later wrote plays about Mexican Americans and worked as a labor activist in the 1960s. His new movie, La Bamba, opens soon.

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Other segments from the episode on July 17, 1987

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, July 17, 1987: Interview with William Atwood; Review of Wire's album "The Ideal Copy"; Interview with Luis Valdez; Review of the film "RoboCop."

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