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25 Separating Watermelon Flowers

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25 Separating Watermelon Flowers
Alicia Alvarez, a Zapotec immigrant from Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, works in a crew of indigenous migrants from Oaxaca and Guerrero separating male and female flowers on watermelon plants, to ensure the plants produce seeds. They work for labor contractor Nasario Dominguez.

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