César Chávez

“One of the heroic figures [Cesar Chavez] of our times.” A quote from senator Robert F. Kennedy talking about Cesar Chavez, who started the strikes for better pay for farm workers (Alarcon). Cesar Chavez was a great man that gave U.S. farmworkers a better life. Cesar Chavez was born March 31st, 1927 in Yuma Arizona. At around this time it was the end of the great depression, and Chavez’s mother and father, Juana and Librade, had lost their farm. They then moved to California like many others to…

The Effects of Cesar Chavez and his Union Cesar Chavez was a man who dedicated his life to improve the treatment, the state of work, and salary of farm workers. He lived a hard life too, he lost his home at the age of 10 years old. He stopped going to school in grade 8 and he served in the Navy. He was the founder of the National Farm Workers Association and he did everything possible to accomplish his goals, he sacrificed his life and boycotted too. This story begins with his early life, when…

The Chicano Movement was something big for the agriculture workers, it sparked a lot when it came to their rights being enforced instead of taken advantaged of. This led to groups being created that supported this movement like MECHA who was created at the University of Washington, this group sparked the youth in the Yakima Valley, which led to the workers to boycott for their rights. Then there are the women immigrants that were centered around a male community, their rights were abused and…

Ricky Rodriguez Humanities 262 / Spanish 262 Spring 2018 Essay #2 Dolores Huerta Dolores Huerta is one of the most underdiscussed figures in the United Farm Workers movement. She worked alongside Cesar Chavez and even is credited with coining the “Si se puede” slogan of the movement. She is a recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Award, a recipient of the Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship, and the founder of the Dolores Huerta Foundation. Dolores Huerta is an incredibly inspiring…

Imagine having to work at a young age or not being able to go to school. Mother Jones fought for the abolishment of child labor, while Cesar Chavez worked to gain equality for Latino migrant farm workers. Furthermore, Malala Yousafzai fights for women’s education across the world. They all played an important part in the quest for equality. Although these three individuals used different methods to get their point across, they all had courage to speak out about injustice and improve human…

more than Cesar Chavez. Through his dedication, he won the rights for farm workers to unionize, as well as improved working conditions, and prevented discrimination and harassment.…

Ambitious leaders Throughout history there have always been leaders with strong ambitions and some of their ambitions were worth the price and the others were not. For people like Cesar Chavez, who was able to fulfill his ambition, the price was worth it because it helped a lot of people. On the other hand, people like Che Guevara and Robert E. Lee’s ambitions were not worth the price because it resulted in not being able to fulfill those ambitions. Guevara was killed and Lee lost the war.…

high population of Mexican immigrants working on farms. A lot of Mexicans pick fruits like grapes on the plantations. The Mexican workers went on strike in September 8th 1965 in Delano California. The main people that started the movement was Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, and Gilbert Padilla. These three guys form an organization in Delano that is called National Farm Workers Association. Some of the people that inspire and gave him confidence to fight what is right for his people were Mahatma…

CesarChavez CesarHistory Estrada Chavez starts near Yuma, Arizona. Cesar was born on March 31 in 1927. He was named after his grandfather, Cesarean. Unfortunately, the story of Cesar Estrada Chavez also just near Yuma, Arizona. He died on April 231993, in San Luis, a small town near Yuma, Arizona. He learned about the justice or injustice rather early in his life. He constantly raised in Arizona; the small adobe house where he was born was swindled from them by a strenuous…

The vibrant and charismatic Dolores Clara Fernandez, better known as Dolores Huerta, was born on April 10, 1930 in Dawson, New Mexico. Dolores would grow up to become the most prominent Chicana labor leader in the United States. She has dedicated her life to improve social and economic conditions for one of the most exploited groups of men, women, and children who pick vegetables and fruits that stock grocery stores. “According to Dolores, her mother’s independence and entrepreneurial spirit…