César Chávez: An American Legend Remembered

César Chávez: An American Legend Remembered

Mary Mata April 2, 2014

*This is what I like best about the Cesar Chavez movie, the fact that it’s given us a reason to discuss important U.S. Latino history. This article brings up the […]

Immigration Reform Revives Cesar Chavez’s Icon Status

Mary Mata March 28, 2013

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 […]

Celebrating César Chávez Day On March 31

Mary Mata March 29, 2012

By Reyna Jacqueline Peña Do you have plans this weekend?  Well, whatever you do, plan on setting some time aside to honor the memory and legacy of labor leader and […]

New Movie To Depict Life Of César Chávez

Mary Mata December 7, 2011

A new movie is set to depict the life of farmworker organizer César Chávez. The Diego Luna-directed movie is set to film in the spring. A casting call has gone out […]

César Chávez’s Home Now A National Historic Place

Mary Mata September 16, 2011

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced this week that Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz (La Paz) – the place where labor leader Cesar E. Chavez lived and led […]

News Taco To Go: Dream Act, Catholics, Chávez & Mixed Race

Mary Mata August 5, 2011

Illinois Dream Act Signed In Into Law U.S. Archbishop: American Roots Are Also Hispanic, Catholic Latino Civil Rights Figures: César Chávez Is Mixed Race A Blend, Combination Or Assortment?

Latino Civil Rights Figures: César Chávez

Mary Mata August 4, 2011

[Editor’s Note: This is the first in a weekly series of Latino civil rights figures and organizations profiles in a partnership between News Taco and Pa’lante Latino.] César Chávez was […]

Richard Chávez, César’s Brother, Dies At 81

Mary Mata July 28, 2011

[Editor’s Note: The following is a press release  and photo from the César E. Chávez Foundation.] Richard Chavez, 81, Cesar’s younger brother, helped build the UFW from its earliest days. […]

California Law To Give Farmworkers Union Rights

Mary Mata June 15, 2011

By Dylan J. Anderson, United Farm Workers Recently, both the California Senate and Assembly passed SB 104, “The Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act.” Introduced by Senator Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento), SB 104 […]

Ships, Streets And Honoring César Chávez

Mary Mata May 23, 2011

By Henry Flores, Ph.D. As long as one lives one would expect “things” to change or progress, but sometimes it seems that I am terribly mistaken.  For one thing, there is […]