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Gabriel Thompson

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born

September 08, 1977

gender

male

website

http://www.wherethesilenceis.org

genre

Nonfiction

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James Thompson, Sandra Hietala, Phil Ochs, Howard Zinn, Peet's Coffee,...more

member since

October 2007

About this author

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I spent five years as a community organizer in Brooklyn before moving into writing. Thus far I've written about low-wage childcare workers, controversial anti-poverty initiatives, hedge funds, Ultimate Fighting, police shootings, organizing campaigns, and some other stuff. My primary focus, though, is immigrants.

My reporting on immigrants can be a lot of fun. In the course of writing I've had the privilege of sneaking into Brooklyn sweatshops, traveling across the remote farming communities of southern Mexico, and chaperoning two young children on a flight from Mexico City.

In order to learn more about the immigrant work experience, I've cut lettuce in Arizona with Mexican guestworkers, worked the graveyard shift at a chicken plant in rural...more

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Books by Gabriel Thompson

Average rating: 3.87 · 318 ratings · 101 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Working in the Shadows: A Year of Doing the Jobs (Most) Americans Won't Do 3.87 avg rating — 255 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	My rating:
	There's No Jose Here: Following the Hidden Lives of Mexican Immigrants 3.84 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Calling All Radicals: How Grassroots Organizers Can Save Our Democracy 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2007	My rating:

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Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families

by J. Anthony Lukas

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Jun 04, 2008 02:10pm

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Bakunin: The Creative Passion

by Mark Leier

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Jun 01, 2008 11:42am

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The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories: China from the Bottom Up

by Liao Yiwu

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Apr 06, 2008 02:33am

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Gabriel Thompson wrote a new blog post: Stand with Farmworkers–Protest Trader Joe’s! Stand with Farmworkers–Protest Trader Joe’s! One of the organizations that is doing great farmworker organizing and advocacy is the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, based out of Florida. They’v... read more »
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Gabriel liked Grace P.'s review of Working in the Shadows: " This was an entertaining and informative read. I like reading about social issues dealing with workers or immigrants (or both) that tells the story of real people. Thompson is a great writer. I gave this book to my dad to read next. I think the on... " Read more of this review »
Feb 16, 2010 08:40pm · see review
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Gabriel gave to: My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq by Ariel Sabar	My rating:
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Gabriel gave to: Submersion Journalism: Reporting in the Radical First Person from Harper's Magazine by Bill Wasik	My rating:
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Gabriel gave to: Shoot an Iraqi: Art, Life and Resistance Under the Gun by Wafaa Bilal	My rating:
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