All posts tagged: Chavez

Mateo Chávez celebra su primer gol en un Mundial

Mateo Chávez celebra su primer gol en un Mundial

Published by Sam Flores

IE 11 no es compatible. Para una experiencia óptima, visite nuestro sitio en otro navegador. SIGUIENTE Salcido y Guardado explotan de felicidad tras la victoria de México ante Chequia | Todo el Mundial 03:20 Memo Ochoa “Lo logré, sin su aliento no hubiera sido posible” 02:04 Histórico: ‘Memo’ Ochoa recibe homenaje con México en su sexto Mundial y el Azteca retumba 03:22 Javier Aguirre homenajea a guardameta: “La noche de Ochoa” 01:39 Álvaro Fidalgo cierra la fiesta ante Chequia con el 3-0 02:21 México suma 9 puntos y Javier Aguirre empieza a mover banquillo 03:27 Thapelo Maseko abre el marcador para Sudáfrica ante Corea del Sur 02:05 Julián Quiñones aparece y anota el segundo para México 02:03 ¡Golazo de México! Mateo Chávez define con frialdad y rompe el empate con Chequia 02:07 Vinícius analiza el renacer de Brasil y su momento personal: “Recuperamos nuestra identidad” 06:50 El Mundial une culturas con una fiesta de colores y pasión 05:47 México perfecto, Brasil lidera y Marruecos remonta en la tercera fecha del Mundial 04:07 Javier Aguirre, Memo …

Why I’m not taking down my César Chávez photo

Why I’m not taking down my César Chávez photo

Published by Sam Flores

The framed photo of César Chávez and Dolores Huerta sits in my personal office on a bookshelf crammed with volumes about California and the American West. The two are at a 1973 United Farm Workers convention, presiding over the union they co-founded. After years of victories in the name of campesinos, the group and its charismatic leaders seem ready for what’s next. A UFW banner emblazoned with the group’s famous black Aztec eagle logo hangs in the center of the picture, making Chávez and Huerta look like equals. But they’re not. He’s speaking from a podium, looking down and appearing cast in darkness due to Chávez blue vest melding into his black hair and brown skin. She’s by his side clasping her hands, wearing a colorful blouse that pales in radiance to Huerta’s hopeful face as she looks at the crowd before them. It’s the only picture of historical figures that I display at home, and it’s in a place where I’m guaranteed to look at it. It has long served as my secular version …

The Dethroning of Cesar Chavez

The Dethroning of Cesar Chavez

Published by Daniella Wilson

For many Latinos, Cesar Chavez seemed like a saint. There have in fact been efforts to canonize him. I lived in Los Angeles for a summer when I was an undergraduate, and I frequently drove down Cesar E. Chavez Avenue. Just about every institution I’ve belonged to has named something after him. In Tucson, I’ve met with University of Arizona professors in the Cesar E. Chavez Building. At Northwestern, where I am now a professor, a group of Latino students once invited me to speak on their Cesar Chavez Day of Service, before they went out into the community to volunteer. The streets, buildings, and commemorative days will likely be renamed, but what will I say now about Chavez in my Latino-history course, which I teach almost every year? A yearslong investigation by The New York Times uncovered accusations that he sexually abused Ana Murguia and Debra Rojas when they were minors, and raped Dolores Huerta, with whom he co-founded the United Farm Workers union. One of the most revered figures of not only Latino …