Labor at Wayne: Sergio Lemus on Los Yarderos (MI)
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About this event
Dr. Lemus is an Assistant Professor in the Department of
Anthropology. He obtained his doctoral degree in Anthropology
from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2015.
Dr. Lemus focuses on the transformative impact of labor on
Mexican migrant communities. His upcoming book, Los
Yarderos: Mexican Yard Workers in Transborder Chicago
(2025), explores how Mexican, working-class migrants
experience race, class, gender, and color hierarchies and the
changing economic landscape by working as gardeners.
Dr. Lemus is currently researching the intersection of health
and culture among Mexican immigrants, specifically how
working-class Latinos navigate and make choices on their
health. This study sheds light on the broader socioeconomic
and political factors that influence how Latino/a patients are perceived and treated in the US.
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