César Chávez

to achieve such a goal. I believe that being a Mexican American also has played a crucial role in my goal because my culture has raised me to be a passionate young man who pushes himself to achieve what I set out to do. As my fellow great Latino César Chávez…

Course Reflection and Professional Application While conducting research in this course, I came across a quote from Cesar Chavez, “We need to help students and parents cherish and preserve the ethnic and cultural diversity that nourishes and strengthens the community – and this nation”. Prior to this course, I was knowledgeable about the cultural, linguistic, and learning needs in my classroom. What I have learned is the importance of not only knowing about the diversity but being able to…

It is true that the best way to understand society is to examine the people they choose as their heroes or role models, no matter what type of hero one considers, whether it is someone universally admired or someone who is supported by only a certain group. Heroes and role models reflect what society believes to be ideal, and even if that hero is not really what they are shown to be in the media, society picks someone based on the image they see. Acknowledging that ideal picture, even if it is…

Maria Estela Monreal is a 77 year old Mexican female. Maria, a devoted Catholic, is this writer’s maternal Grandmother. Maria was born on July 29th of 1938 in Matatan, Sinaloa, Mexico. During her teenage years after her father’s death Maria’s mother decided to move with 5 children across two states. Maria and her family started a new life in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico where later she met her husband. During the 1960’s Maria married Jose Luis Monreal. From 1960-1963 Jose Luis, my…

“From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to solve their own problems and fill their own needs with dignity and strength.” Cesar Chavez After a long day of teaching sometimes I stand in the middle of the classroom, hands on hips, and take deep breaths as I wonder about what just happened today. Did a tornado hit? One would assume so with the pencils and papers spread across the floor. As I walk around trying to pick up the scraps and make the room…

Important historical sources for contemporary conception of human rights include from the medieval period, Thomas Aquinas, whose primary argument was that there were inconsistencies in the policies application in natural law and were unfair, and thus tested the validity of civil law. Aquinas argument was an extension of an extended view by Cicero and earlier that of Plato and Aristotle. The Magna Carta (1215) was a significant influence which led to the constitutional law of today. The “human…

Cesar Chaves worked to get equality for farm workers. Chavez and others protested for higher wages. He also urges Mexican Americans to register to vote so that they could have a voice in what was happening. Joan Baez voice showed the need for equality and peace. In the 1960s, she…

There have been many movements in the large span of America’s existence, but arguably three of the most impactful movements included the grassroots African American Civil Rights Movement, Feminism, and the grassroots Chicana/o Movement. These movements changed the way that America viewed the Constitution and Bill of Rights through different means such as peaceful and violent protests, forming activist groups, and fighting discrimination in court. By using different tactics, they each helped to…

upbringing, Cartagena shifted his effort solely illustrating the struggle of immigrants. The context of the sculpture “Sugar Face”, depicts a three dimensional face of an actual worker Maurillo Maravilla, a Mexican immigrant who worked alongside with Cesar Chavez. This sculpture is conceived of sugar as a sign of tribute to those who put their sweat and tears for the major companies. Moreover, the features…

Cesar Chavez once stated “Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures” . Americans are an ethnocentric group, they believe that America is the greatest country in the world. This ego makes Americans look at other cultures as unusual and inferior. Horace Miner wrote Body Rituals among the Nacirema with the purpose of showing Americans what our society looks like from an "outsider's" point of view. In Body Rituals among the Nacirema, Horace Miner…