Thursday, March 20, 2025

Celebrating Cesar Chavez Day and Dolores Huerta

     In California, and a few other southwest states, Cesar Chavez Day is celebrated alongside other notable people in the United Farm Workers movement. This includes Dolores Huerta, one of his co-founders of this organization, in which they fought for migrant farmer rights. They are considered to be civil rights heroes for the Mexican and Latino communities alongside Filipinos and other migrant farm workers from various backgrounds. 

Historically migrant farmers have worked in terrible conditions, for low pay with little breaks and deplorable living conditions. One ongoing issue is child labor. Many migrant workers are still paid by how many crops they produce and pick and often their children help them with this process, missing school. 

This resource I created explores these issues and the history of two notable leaders in this movement. Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta.

You can find it here or click the picture. This resource is suitable for upper elementary and beyond. 



Here are some affiliate links to great children's books about this topic. 

Included is Larry Itilong, another organizer and leader in the movement, who spoke directly on behalf of the Filipino workers. 

Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez 


https://amzn.to/4c0HFwB


A Picture Book of Cesar Chavez


https://amzn.to/4bL2XOD


Side by Side/Lado a lado: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez/La historia de Dolores Huerta y César Chávez (Bilingual English-Spanish


https://amzn.to/4ipxHaq


Cesar Chavez: Champion for Civil Rights


https://amzn.to/4hu3nKl


https://amzn.to/41HcBgu


Who Was the Voice of the People?: Cesar Chavez: A Who HQ Graphic Novel


https://amzn.to/41L9Yud


Cesar Chavez: Protecting Farm Worker

https://amzn.to/4iKX865



Cesar Chavez: The Struggle for Justice / Cesar Chavez: La lucha por la justicia (English and Spanish Edition


https://amzn.to/4bH0JQf



Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers


https://amzn.to/4iDZP9l


Dolores Huerta: Advocate for Women and Workers


https://amzn.to/4hqc0Wj


Dolores Huerta: Labor Activist (Women Leading the Way: Blastoff!


https://amzn.to/41FkLG9


Strike!: The Farm Workers' Fight for Their Rights


https://amzn.to/41Ckt2K


The Untold Story of Larry Itliong: Labor Rights Hero


https://amzn.to/4hl0v2k


Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong


https://amzn.to/41KrdM8


Larry Itliong Leads the Way for Farmworkers' Rights


https://amzn.to/41GZPyv





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