Hispanic Star: Cesar Chavez

<p><b>Read about Mexican-American labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez in the latest installment of Hispanic Star's series of engaging, illustrated biographies for young readers, published in English and Spanish. <br></b><br>Meet labor leader and civil rights activist, Cesar Chavez-once just a kid from Yuma, Arizona whose family would eventually migrate to San Jose, California amid the poverty of the Great Depression. At a young age, Cesar experienced anti-Latino prejudice as an agriculture laborer, and eventually co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) (later known as the United Farm Workers labor union). In 1994, Cesar Chavez received a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom, and is recognized as an icon for organized labor in the United States.<br><br>Hispanic Star proudly celebrates Hispanic and Latinx heroes who have made remarkable contributions to American culture and have been undeniable forces in shaping its future.<br><i><br>If you can see it, you can be it. </i></p>