Where am I wearing? : a global tour to the countries, factories, and people that make our clothes

What was the reason for this class-action suit against Abercrombe & Fitch?

Consider the hiring practices of Abercrombie & Fitch documented in this article. How do you account for these company-sanction acts of racial discrimination and prejudice? 

Describe some of the strategies used by factories to deceive government labor investigators about exploitative labor practices.

What role does the Labor Department play in the everyday operations of the businesses documented by Greenhouse?

Do you think the majority of unlawful labor incidents are uncovered? Reflect on the implications of your response. 

Use the readings and concepts from class to analyze what the "classic American look" means? What does this concept tell us about understanding race in the US? What about discrimination?

• our authors look at A&F's use of the "classic American look" in their hiring practices and advertisements.  Where else can you find the use of this concept? Provide examples. 

Labor Abuses in the US
Read two of the following and reflect on your initial reactions to the piece.  Should we expect to find these practices in the US? Have we been told that these practices dont/wont exist in the US; where do we get narratives of 'American Exceptionalism'? Provide examples.

• Wage and Hour Lawsuit - Walmart to pay $350 M
• H-2 Guestworker system as modern day indentured servitude
• Right to work Myths and Realities
• Hershey's abuse of foreign students and the J-1 visa program 
• Sweatshops USA
• "All American - Made in the USA"
• Sweat Free Campaigns

The Controversy of Cheerios 

• Cheerios Commercial Featuring Mixed Race Family Gets Racist Backlash - HuffPost

Kids Baffled by Racist Backlash

This video, a wide-eyed take on the “controversial” Cheerios commercial, is proof that kids don’t know how to be racist until they’re taught to be racist.