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The state’s punitive anti-farm worker law is still on the books. Yet Cesar Chavez’s historic fast, the UFW’s activism and the message of Si Se Puede! have fundamentally transformed Arizona to the present day.
- Striking Workers Sought Change
- Chávez’s Activist Background
- Huerta Played No Second Fiddle
- Optimism Is Key
Agricultural laborers in California’s vast fruit fields faced low pay and deplorableworking conditions—unbearable heat, 12-hour shifts, no access to water or bathrooms, exposure to toxins and pesticides, substandard housing, and illnesses that spread through the camps like wildfire. So in 1965, they kicked off a series of strikes and boycotts that ...
Chávez had grown up in a family of farm laborers in Arizona and, later, California. After serving in the United States Navy during the World War II, he moved his family to Delano, in order to organize agricultural workers. In California, he met Huerta, the political director of the Community Service Organization, a Mexican American grassroots empow...
Huerta, born in New Mexico and raised in California’s Central Valley, saysit was her mother’s kindness and entrepreneurial spirit that inspired her to take on political work while also raising her 11 children. Her father, a coal miner, had become a union leader and then a New Mexico state legislator. After receiving a provisional teaching credentia...
In organizing the exhibition, Woodaman says the “SÍ SE PUEDE” poster first attracted his attention for its legible storytelling. “The action is lettuce picking, the people involved are Mexican American farmworkers and the idea of change for a new tomorrow resonates,” he explains. “Within the Mexican community today, there’s still very strong resona...
Using free verse, Bernier-Grand chronicles the compelling story of César Chávez, whose given name was Cesario Estrada Chávez. Diaz's luminous illustrations help make the Hispanic hero accessible to young readers.
"Sí, se puede" (Spanish for "Yes, you can"; pronounced [ˈsi se ˈpwe.ðe]) is the motto of the United Farm Workers of America, and has since been taken up by other activist groups. UFW co-founder Dolores Huerta created the phrase in 1972 during César Chávez 's 25-day fast in Phoenix, Arizona .
César: ¡Sí, Se Puede! Yes, We Can! written by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand. Illustrated by David Diaz. (Marshall Cavendish, 2004) About. This book is an outstanding contribution to the body of literature published for children about Chávez.
Cesar J. Rosas (born September 26, 1954, in Hermosillo, Mexico) is a Mexican singer, songwriter and guitarist for Los Lobos. Rosas also participates in the Latin supergroup Los Super Seven . Perhaps the most recognizable member of Los Lobos, Rosas is known for his trademark black sunglasses, goatee and black hair.
9. Juni 2021 · More than 50 years ago, a determined young woman stepped up and created the iconic slogan " ¡Sí, se puede! " ("Yes, we can!") that would lift up the voices of the voiceless and change the state of labor in the United States forever.
