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Cesar Chavez

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/history1.htm
 * Cesar Chavez, a union leader, came from a family of poor migrant workers.
 * he knew the hard lives led by farm workers who came to work in California from Mexico
 * they had to live dirty, cramped places and earned little money.
 * in 1962, w/ Dolores Huerta, he started a group to change these terrible conditions
 * at first the workers were afraid of the produce growers, But Chavez inspired the group and led peaceful protests and boycotts
 * these actions convinced the growers to sign contracts w/ the farm workers and to treat them better

http://www.cesarechavezfoundation.org/_page.php?code=001001000000000 > Western Pacific
 * a true american hero, Cesar was a civil rights, Latino and farm labor leader
 * he was born on March 31, 1927
 * at age 11, his family lost their farm during the Great Depression and became migrant farm workers
 * throughout his youth and into adulthood, Cesar traveled the migrant streams throughout California laboring in the fields,orchards and vineyards,where he was exposed to the hardships and injustices of farm worker life
 * after attending numerous schools as the family migrated, Cesar finished his formal education after the eighth grade and worked the fields full-time to help support his family
 * Cesar joined the U.S.Navy in 1946, in the aftermath of World War II, and served in the
 * he returned from the service in 1948 to marry Helen Fabela, whom he met while working in the fields and vineyards around Delano



Essay

How did Cesar Chavez overcome challenges and make a big difference in America? Cesar Chavez lived a poor life. He lived on a farm and his parents were migrant workers. Which means they traveled around a lot because they couldn't find work. But he found a way to get through it and become a union leader. They had to live in dirty, cramped places and earned little money. Cesar and his family had to live a hard life. At age 11 Cesar's family lost their farm during the Great Depression and became migrant farm workers. Throughout his youth and into adulthood, Cesar traveled the migrant streams throughout California laboring in the fields,orchards and vineyards,where he was exposed to the hardships and injustices of farm worker life. Since their family had to keep moving around due to being migrant workers Cesar had to attend many schools. After attending numerous schools as the family migrated, Cesar finished his formal education after the eighth grade and worked all day. It helped so much once he finished school because he was able to work full time in the fields to support his family.