César Chávez Day ... California and the country. Chávez was born in Arizona to Mexican farmers. He saw firsthand the hardships and inhumane conditions workers were subjected to. In 1962, Chavez ...

The last day of March commemorates labor activist and civil rights icon Cesar Chavez, whose fight to better the ... and it is observed in a handful of states, including California, where Chavez first ...

May 15, 1769: Portola, the Rev. Junipero Serra, 11 soldiers, five muleteers and 12 Christian Indians set out with 200 cattle ...

Chávez Day — a bill ... de la Paz in Keene, California. The monument was established by President Barack Obama in 2012. “I think recognizing the work that Cesar Chavez did, the sacrifices ...

The last day of March commemorates labor activist and civil rights icon Cesar Chavez ... in a handful of states, including California, where Chavez first began his mission to challenge the ...