César Estrada Chávez

César Estrada Chávez

Cesar Chavez (1927-1993), the Hispanic-American union activist

Legal name, Full name

"César Estrada Chávez"

Born

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1927; March 1927; March 31st 1927; the United States; North America;  …

Arizona; the world; the Americas; the Northern Hemisphere; Southwestern United States; Yuma, Arizona; Yuma County, AZ; the contiguous United States; the continental United States; North America; the G8; the US dollar zone; the Arizona MST region; the area using the NANP

Died

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1993; April 1993; April 23rd 1993; the United States; North America;  …

Arizona; the world; the Americas; the Northern Hemisphere; Southwestern United States; Yuma County, AZ; San Luis, Arizona; the Arizona MST region; the area using the NANP; the US dollar zone; the continental United States; the contiguous United States; the G8; North America

Occupation

sailor, Social activist, Social activist, Social activist

Wikipedia Page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/César_Chávez

Won

Presidential Medal of Freedom (1994)

Gender

male

Nationality

american

Residence

Arizona; Yuma, Arizona; Oxnard, California

Last Name

"Chávez"

First Name

"Cesar", César

Main Occupation

trade union

Age at Death

66 years, 0 months and 23 days old

Class

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person, sailor, author, aries person, award winner,  …

vegan, organization founder, activist

Did

die (April 23rd 1993)

Religion

Roman Catholicism

Born During

1920s

Died During

the 1990s

Attributes

male, Mexican American, vegan

Related Websites

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http://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/24/obituaries/cesar-chavez-66-organizer-of-union-for-migrants-dies.html, http://www.chavezfoundation.org/pdf/LATimes5PartSeries.pdf, http://www.colapublib.org/chavez/chronology.htm, http://www.reuther.wayne.edu/node/334, http://www.farmworkermovement.org/index.php,  …

http://clnet.ucla.edu/research/chavez/quotes, http://www.csc.ca.gov/ccd/ccd.asp, http://www.objectofhistory.org/objects/intro/shorthandledhoe, http://www.sfsustudentcenter.com, http://www.dirtandsky.org, http://www.fas.edu, http://www.pbs.org/itvs/fightfields/index.html, http://www.cesarchavezhs.org, http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Chavez.html, http://www.amconmag.com/2006/2006_02_27/article.html, http://www.colapublib.org/chavez, http://www.cesarechavezfoundation.org/Default.aspx?pi=33, http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2006/03/30/news/local/iq_3365351.txt, http://www.ufw.org/_page.php?menu=research&inc=history/07.html

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Rare Terms

"chavez", "cha¡vez", "cesar"

Middle-name

"Estrada"

Birthday

the 31st of March

Quotes

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"Who gets the risks? The risks are given to the consumer, the unsuspecting consumer and the poor work force. And who gets the benefits? The benefits are only for the corporations, for the money makers."; "We need to help students and parents cherish and preserve the ethnic and cultural diversity that nourishes and strengthens this community - and this nation."; "We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure."; "We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community... Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own."; "There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.";  …

"There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance."; "The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people."; "Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves - and be free."; "Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own students. What better books can there be than the book of humanity?"; "Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers."; "In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence."; "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."

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