Cesar Chavez and the Farmworker Movement

(Visit: www.uctv.tv) The UC San Diego Library announces the purchase of the Farmworker Movement Documentation Project, an online archive containing thousands of documents related to the history of the United Farm Workers' union and related events. A short video on the historic March to Sacramento in 1966 is shown followed by a discussion with two participants in the march: Roberto Bustos and LeRoy Chatfield, key advisors to Cesar Chávez. Series: "The Library Channel" [6/2014] [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 28138]

[@BanBb1]

I actually met Cesar in the early eighties. I was still in Rhode island where I was raised. I was in college at that time so I was working in a very popular restaurant as a waiter. I was assigned to wait for a large party that was organized for Cesar. The restaurant featured an all you can eat lobster buffet. As a waiter in such a place, my job was more like a bus boys. When the group was seated and I introduced myself, a gentleman in the party told me that they were entertaining a very important guest that day, and then he said "Do you know who this man is?" as he pointed at Cesar. The man he pointed to was well coiffed wearing a three piece suit. I looked at him and answered "Are you Cesar Chavez?", he smiled at me and graciously answered "Yes'. I think that I surprised them all with that recognition. He was not a house hold personality in Rhode Island. What they did not know was that I was a big fan of his for many years before ever since his work with organizing the grape workers I jokingly added that I almost didn't recognize him without his bib-jeans. He laughed.

[@ManzanitaStarwood]

Thanks go to all the farm workers, past and present!!

[@Pidea14]

We still need to fight for the rights of small farmer's stay alert and knowledgeable

[@fleetsider]

Larry Itliong a Filipino spearheaded this United farm worker union. This would have never gave birth with out him. Ask Dolores Huerta and she would confirm this as well as Cesar Chavez himself. This needs to be taught in the history books so people will know the truth!

[@katiegregory2521]

this video needs closed captioning

[@carolinaortega9910]

his english is great!!

[@gabriellap.8989]

Nicole Orellana I don’t think people that are deaf or hard of hearing care if his English is great haha

[@andrespaz6800]

Are you deaf

[@GR8APE69]

I'll caption it for free! How do I go about doing that?

[@kennygarcia102]

Can someone summariE the NFWA? What happend so i can explain in my essay what mexicsn americans did to imrpove their living conditions in america?

[@louise2519]

I'm a Chicano heritage maternal grandmother is Hispanic.

[@NansRam1]

Amazing man, amazing cause

[@ANGELGARCIA-ms3bv]

I have an original piece of el malcriado newspaper an two red flags from 1965-1967 if it has any historical value I would donate it!!!

[@danielmayorga4812]

Mr. Ortega, I collect things about him such posters, pins, books. I would like to now if you can donate a flag to me. send me an e-mail. I work as a substitute teacher. danmayor3102atgmail.com GRACIAS.

[@jenniferdolores1729]

Hello Daniel Ortega, I work for the National Park Service and I'm working alongside the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument to create a story map. I was wondering if you participated in the march from Delano to Sacramento with Cesar Chavez. If so, please reply to this message in how I can get into communication with you.

[@natalietran1997]

❤

[@louise2519]

Maria Rubio is my biological CHICANO grandmother.

[@ericrobinson7184]

Pilgrimage pennance and revolution: Wow, through 53 towns,

[@robertobustos5349]

El Capitan!

[@go-goakins1489]

Viva la raza & long live Caesar Chavez. 🤙cool channel

[@fleetsider]

Vival Las Filipinas!!!

[@rye2dawg]

Caesar Chavez did not start organization.. a Filipino man did, Larry Itliong. Y’all giving him too much credit

[@kellz8688]

Sounds like you hating.

[@kellz8688]

Let’s shout out Larry Itliong too..

[@gato8008]

I'm currently in the Humanities class of the introduction for Mexican Americans. Larry Itliong is the one who created and led the Agricultural Workers Organization, right? the AWO was formed in 1959, and later on in 1962, the United Farm Workers Association was founded. Later on, both organizations, AWO and UFWA united together to fight against the growers for the low minimum wage pay farmers have earned and how they were treated by growers. I'd honestly give credit for Larry Itliong who formed his organization first before Cesar formed his own years later.

[@1974missy]

Just made a visit to the Cesar Chavez Monument in Keene, Ca. Very interesting and beautiful place. I learned that yes someone else started the movement but what Cesar Chávez brought was people power. The fight is for both bodies of people but the fact was more Mexicans than philipino people were in the fields. Together United they made the movement and fight successful.

[@GR8APE69]

Credit where credit is due. But let this stand as a point of UNITY and SOLIDARITY, because conflict between us working people is exactly what those in charge want because that means we're fighting amongst ourselves and NOT with them who are our real enemies in this fight - the owners of the fields, and the plants, and the corporations where we all break our backs to collect our pittance.