El Monte Sweatshop: Operation, Raid, and Legacy | National …
TIPP’s most prominent case — the El Monte sweatshop — was cracked by investigators from the California Department of Industrial Relations. On August 2, 1995, police officers raided a fenced seven-unit apartment complex in El Monte, California.
25 years later: the legacy of the El Monte sweatshop raid
During the cool pre-dawn hours of August 2, 1995, a large multiagency task force led by the California Department of Industrial Relations raided a fenced seven-unit apartment complex in El Monte, California. What they found was one of the most …
Here Come the Monte Boys: Vigilante Justice and Lynch Mobs in …
2015年6月25日 · The American town of El Monte has a particularly notorious place in the history of Los Angeles. For some contemporary residents, the notoriety of the El Monte boys serves best as a reminder of good prevailing over bad, civilized over uncivilized.
Memories of El Monte in the groundbreaking history ‘East of East ...
2020年9月16日 · Why wasn’t there a deep-diving cultural, economic and political history of the city at the heart of the San Gabriel Valley before the just-published “East of East: The Making of Greater El...
El Monte Sweatshop: Operation, Raid, and Legacy Legacy
The El Monte shop was one of the most egregious examples of sweatshop labor in the late twentieth century. However, many of its practices, such as indenturing workers, seeking labor without legal status, threats of violence, and violating …
El Monte Sweatshop: Operation, Raid, and Legacy
On August 2, 1995, police officers raided a fenced compound of seven apartments in El Monte, California. They arrested eight operators of a clandestine family owned garment sweatshop and freed 72 Thai nationals who had been illegally been brought to the United States and forced to sew in virtual captivity.
20th-Century Slavery Was Hiding in Plain Sight - Smithsonian Magazine
2020年7月31日 · On August 2, 1995, a multi-agency task force led by the California Department of Industrial Relations raided a fenced seven-unit apartment complex in El Monte, California, a small community near...
For 100 Years, El Monte Has Celebrated A Blatant Historical …
2020年8月19日 · Rather than the “End of the Santa Fe Trail,” El Monte and South El Monte have been the sites of conflict and contests, often driven by racial hierarchies, for the past 300 years.
Investigation, Raid, and Trial | Smithsonian Institution
In February 1996, the eight operators of the El Monte sweatshop pled guilty in federal court to conspiracy, involuntary servitude (slavery), and the smuggling and harboring of illegal immigrants. The sentences ranged from two to seven years and a $250,000 fine.
East of East: The Making of Greater El Monte: Interview with
2020年9月17日 · What does the history of Greater El Monte help us understand about the history (and present and future) of migration? Adam: Greater El Monte is a fascinating place, where people from across the country and around the world have long converged.