Cesar Chavez’s Complex History on Immigration
Cesar Chavez’s Complex History on Immigration
By Ted Hesson, ABC/Univision For a significant period of his storied career as a labor organizer, Cesar Chavez opposed illegal immigration. He encouraged union members to join “wet lines” along the Arizona-Mexico […]
On Chávez’s birthday, UFW struggle goes on
By John Holland, The Modesto Bee So, is the work of César Chávez, who would have turned 86 this Sunday, complete? No, it isn’t. Farmwork- ers remain among the lowest-paid people […]
Google Doodles Cesar Chavez on March 31
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco Google is renowned for its doodles, the images embedded into the search engine’s logo on special occasions. This Easter—March 31—Google is not recognizing the spiritual or […]
Cesar Chávez, Mi Líder y Defensor
Armando García Todos los pueblos han tenido un lider que ha luchado por que la justicia llegue a los más necesitados, a los parias, a los desamparados, a los que con […]
Immigration Reform Revives Cesar Chavez’s Icon Status
By Erika L. Sánchez, NBC Latino The closest thing Latinos have to a national holiday is Cesar Chavez’s birthday on March 31st. Cesar Chavez’s birthday is already celebrated in ten […]
‘Yo soy Chávez. Yo soy un pueblo ¡carajo!’
Por Maria Lourdes Pallais, Reporte Indigo Es mediodía del 9 de octubre de 1967. El sargento Mario Terán le da el tiro de gracia a Ernesto “El Ché” Guevara, tras […]
Celebrating Chávez Monument, But Where Are Farm Workers Now?
By Ivan Delgado, Aurora Saldivar, Johnny Flores, New America Media KEENE, Calif. — On October 8, 2012, over 6,000 people descended upon Villa La Paz — the home, operational headquarters and […]
Latino USA NOTICIANDO: NewsTaco Roundup
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco From Affirmative Action, to the Cesar Chavez Monument and the surprising inductees to the all-time Latino professional baseball team – we chatted with Latino USA about the slightly “off the […]
Obama Dedicates César Chávez Monument and we Were There
By Lalo Alcaraz, Pocho Ñews Service Pres. Barack Obama and I met up yesterday in Keene, a pueblito of a town in Kern County, CA. Obama was there to dedicate a […]
Obama Dedicates Cesar Chavez monument
By Jose Cruz, Our Tiempo President Obama officially dedicated the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument yesterday in the Central Valley where the farmworker labor movement took place. This article was […]