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Cesar Chavez would have been 81 today. I wish I could have met him. Even from his pictures he seemed warm and real and personable, approachable despite the daunting accomplishments linked to this American leader.
Last week, I met his grandson Anthony at the Azusa City Library, where he spoke about his memories of his "Tata" and what his grandfather believed in, worked toward and hoped for.Cesar Chavez did not finish high school, never earned more than $6,000 a year, and never owned a home, yet when he died at age 66, he was already hailed an American hero.
That's why I brought my 6-year-old son to meet Anthony Chavez, who at 22 has the self-possession and easy amiability of his grandfather. I wanted Joseph to hear about a time when Mexican and Filipino Americans had to sit in a separate section of a movie theater from whites, when hotels did not allow you in, when you worked so hard for so little it was hard to think of a future.
Last week, I met his grandson Anthony at the Azusa City Library, where he spoke about his memories of his "Tata" and what his grandfather believed in, worked toward and hoped for.Cesar Chavez did not finish high school, never earned more than $6,000 a year, and never owned a home, yet when he died at age 66, he was already hailed an American hero.
That's why I brought my 6-year-old son to meet Anthony Chavez, who at 22 has the self-possession and easy amiability of his grandfather. I wanted Joseph to hear about a time when Mexican and Filipino Americans had to sit in a separate section of a movie theater from whites, when hotels did not allow you in, when you worked so hard for so little it was hard to think of a future.
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