The problem is not so much the silly articles, those are forgotten soon enough
(although the constant barrage of such things does have an affect). The real
problem is the kind of thing described in the included email. Tens of thousands
of students are going to be fed this propaganda and accept it as gospel because
they are not trained to be critical thinkers.
I love the statements "...to examine environmental racism within the context of
immigrant patterns, labor markets, and the historical patterns of colonialism
..." and "... will be critical reading for students and scholars in ethnic
studies, immigration, urban studies, gender studies, social movements, and the
environment..."
There will be something in there for every group that wants to claim victim
status (gender studies????).
Chuck Dolci
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: The Silicon Valley of Dreams: Environmental Injustice, Immigrant
Workers,
> To: [log in to unmask],
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 10:12:44 -0500
> X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on ACIPNOTES/ACIP(Release 5.0.8 |June 18,
2001) at 01/13/2003 09:59:00 AM
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>
> Have you heard about this book?
>
>
> The Silicon Valley of Dreams: Environmental Injustice, Immigrant Workers,
> and the High-Tech Global Economy
> By David Naguib Pellow and Lisa Sun-Hee Park
>
> New York University Press, 320 pp.
>
> Hardcover, ISBN: 0814767095, $60.00
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0814767095/centerforimmigra
>
> Paperback, ISBN: 0814767109, $18.00
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0814767109/centerforimmigra
>
> PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION: Next to the nuclear industry, the largest producer
>of contaminants in the air, land, and water is the electronics industry.
> Silicon Valley hosts the highest density of Superfund sites anywhere in the
> nation and leads the country in the number of temporary workers per capita
> and in workforce gender inequities. Silicon Valley offers a sobering
> illustration of environmental inequality and other problems that are
> increasingly linked to the globalization of the world's economies.
>
> In The Silicon Valley of Dreams, the authors take a hard look at the
> high-tech region of Silicon Valley to examine environmental racism within
> the context of immigrant patterns, labor markets, and the historical
> patterns of colonialism. One cannot understand Silicon Valley or the
> high-tech global economy in general, they contend, without also
> understanding the role people of color play in the labor force, working in
> the electronic industry's toxic environments. These toxic work environments
> produce chemical pollution that, in turn, disrupts the ecosystems of
> surrounding communities inhabited by people of color and immigrants. The
> authors trace the origins of this exploitation and provide a new
> understanding of the present-day struggles for occupational health and
> safety.
>
> The Silicon Valley of Dreams will be critical reading for students and
> scholars in ethnic studies, immigration, urban studies, gender studies,
> social movements, and the environment, as well as activists and
> policy-makers working to address the needs of workers, communities, and
> industry.
>
> ********
> ********
>
>
>
> Lynn Shotwell
> Legal Counsel and Director of Govt. Relations
> American Council on International Personnel
> 1212 New York Ave. NW #800, Washington DC 20005
> 202-371-6789 Fax: 202-371-5524
> [log in to unmask]
>
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