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"Cesar Chavez was one of the most influential labor leaders of the twentieth century. His story, from migrant field worker to champion of the voiceless, is a fascinating one that resonates today. Readers will be able to learn about the man Robert F. Kennedy called one of the "heroic figures of our time" through this account which interweaves Chavez's own words throughout the biographical text. Historic photographs bring the man to life, while sidebars...
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112 pages : illustrations (some color), 1 color map ; 25 cm.
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Discusses America's migrant farmworkers, the realities they live, the struggles they face, as well as the history of American agriculture, how farmworkers have fought for greater rights, and how Latinos are influencing American economics, politics, and culture today.
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vii, 22, vii, 22 pages : illustracions ; 22 cm
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In this bilingual memoir of her family's life as migrant workers, Lilia Garcia recreates how it felt to be on the road, to live in make-do accomidations and to labor in the fields.
"En esta obra bilingüe sogre los recuerdos de su familia como trabajodores agrícolas, Lilia García recrea lo que sentía al tener que viajoar por varios días, vivir en distintos lugares y casas y trabajar en las labores."--P. [3] of cover.
Recounts the author's childhood...
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