Event Title
Dirty Work: Hop-Picking Cultures and the Perils of Diversity in the Pacific Northwest
Description
A presentation by Eastern Oregon Professor of History Ryan Dearinger. The early Pacific Northwest hop industry featured a seasonal, low-wage labor force that was notable for its diversity. Americans, American Indians, European and Asian immigrants, children, entire families, tourists, convicts, and even prisoners of war toiled as hop-pickers throughout the region. In turn, settled and itinerant populations from the Puget Sound to the Willamette Valley (and beyond) carved out spaces, constructed cultural traditions and identities, and created sites of inclusion despite the persistent segregation of fields, tasks, and opportunities. Over time, the cyclical boom-and-bust nature of the hop industry, shifting ideas about the value of hop-picking, and popular narratives of white American labor, citizenship, and progress merged with ongoing anti-immigrant campaigns to physically and metaphorically transform the Northwest’s hop fields.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
25-10-2017 4:00 PM
End Date
25-10-2017 5:30 PM
Location
Wilson Library Special Collections
Resource Type
MovingImage
Duration
01:15:52
Title of Series
Heritage Resources Distinguished Speakers
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Digital object made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Program
University Archives
Identifier
wwuarc_hrds_Dearinger20171025
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Hop pickers--Northwest, Pacific; Hops industry--Northwest, Pacific
Subjects – Names (LCNAF)
Dearinger, Ryan, 1979-
Geographic Coverage
Northwest, Pacific
Rights
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Language
English
Format
video/mp4
Dirty Work: Hop-Picking Cultures and the Perils of Diversity in the Pacific Northwest
Wilson Library Special Collections
A presentation by Eastern Oregon Professor of History Ryan Dearinger. The early Pacific Northwest hop industry featured a seasonal, low-wage labor force that was notable for its diversity. Americans, American Indians, European and Asian immigrants, children, entire families, tourists, convicts, and even prisoners of war toiled as hop-pickers throughout the region. In turn, settled and itinerant populations from the Puget Sound to the Willamette Valley (and beyond) carved out spaces, constructed cultural traditions and identities, and created sites of inclusion despite the persistent segregation of fields, tasks, and opportunities. Over time, the cyclical boom-and-bust nature of the hop industry, shifting ideas about the value of hop-picking, and popular narratives of white American labor, citizenship, and progress merged with ongoing anti-immigrant campaigns to physically and metaphorically transform the Northwest’s hop fields.