Julia Ornelas-Higdon, PhD
@ornelashigdon.bsky.social
Historian of California and the West. Author of “The Grapes of Conquest: Race, Labor, and the Industrialization of California Wine, 1769–1920” Opinions are my own. She/her/ella
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Yesterday, one of our union leaders was arrested during an ICE raid in Camarillo, CA, while he was lawfully observing immigration enforcement activities.
www.calfac.org/statement-condemning-the-abduction-and-disappearance-of-cfa-members-in-camarillo/
www.calfac.org/statement-condemning-the-abduction-and-disappearance-of-cfa-members-in-camarillo/
- California Faculty Association
We strongly condemn the abduction of California Faculty Association professor, member and activist Jonathan A. Caravello, Ph.D. and other community
www.calfac.org
July 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Yesterday, one of our union leaders was arrested during an ICE raid in Camarillo, CA, while he was lawfully observing immigration enforcement activities.
www.calfac.org/statement-condemning-the-abduction-and-disappearance-of-cfa-members-in-camarillo/
www.calfac.org/statement-condemning-the-abduction-and-disappearance-of-cfa-members-in-camarillo/
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The way ICE whisked Mahmoud Kahlil out of the North and into the Deep South reminds me of 19th-century slave catchers prowling the streets of northern cities to bring free Black people to the Slave South. The boundary between the 2nd and 5th District Courts is a modern-day Mason-Dixon line.
March 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The way ICE whisked Mahmoud Kahlil out of the North and into the Deep South reminds me of 19th-century slave catchers prowling the streets of northern cities to bring free Black people to the Slave South. The boundary between the 2nd and 5th District Courts is a modern-day Mason-Dixon line.
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News & Reviews
Reviews All Roads Lead to Rome Review in Lincoln Journal Star: "Author Thorness’s descriptions of the long-forgotten battles involved are vivid and his depictions of the Italian landscape 70 years later serve as reminders of the war which changed so many families and lives. Readers who had relatives affected by the conflict will find this tale of a son seeking to understand his father a compelling journey into the past."
unpblog.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Marcos is a farm worker in WA. The rows of grapevines are as long or longer than a football field. He works for an hourly wage. #WeFeedYou
Marcos es un campesino en WA. Las hileras de vides son tan largas o más que un campo de fútbol. Trabaja por un salario por hora. #SoyEsencial
Marcos es un campesino en WA. Las hileras de vides son tan largas o más que un campo de fútbol. Trabaja por un salario por hora. #SoyEsencial
February 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Marcos is a farm worker in WA. The rows of grapevines are as long or longer than a football field. He works for an hourly wage. #WeFeedYou
Marcos es un campesino en WA. Las hileras de vides son tan largas o más que un campo de fútbol. Trabaja por un salario por hora. #SoyEsencial
Marcos es un campesino en WA. Las hileras de vides son tan largas o más que un campo de fútbol. Trabaja por un salario por hora. #SoyEsencial
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Guillermina is pruining in a Northern CA vineyard. She uses special shears to trim the grapevines. With carefully pruning, the wine grapes will be used to make some of the region’s best wines next summer. #WeFeedYou
February 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Guillermina is pruining in a Northern CA vineyard. She uses special shears to trim the grapevines. With carefully pruning, the wine grapes will be used to make some of the region’s best wines next summer. #WeFeedYou
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"If you have been looking for a labor and political history of winemaking in California, the meticulously researched GRAPES OF CONQUEST [by @ornelashigdon.bsky.social] is a must-read," writes California History (@ucpress.bsky.social).
bit.ly/3PNDslq
bit.ly/3PNDslq
January 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"If you have been looking for a labor and political history of winemaking in California, the meticulously researched GRAPES OF CONQUEST [by @ornelashigdon.bsky.social] is a must-read," writes California History (@ucpress.bsky.social).
bit.ly/3PNDslq
bit.ly/3PNDslq
The universe sent me the best students during the fall 2024 term. So grateful for them.
December 5, 2024 at 9:51 PM
The universe sent me the best students during the fall 2024 term. So grateful for them.