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Philip Vera Cruz / by Su, Karen,author.(CARDINAL)868817; Li, Arlo,illustrator.(CARDINAL)868816;
From the Philippines to Delano -- On strike! -- Honoring the Manongs -- Time line.This biography tells the story an unsung hero and Filipino farm worker, Philip Vera Cruz, who led the historic Delano strike, grape boycott, and the formation of the United Farm Workers union.810LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Picture books.; Vera Cruz, Philip, 1904-1994; United Farm Workers of America; Agricultural laborers, Foreign; Filipinos; Grape Strike, Calif., 1965-1970;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Cesar Chavez, with profiles of Terence V. Powderly and Dolores Huerta / by Thompson, E. L.,1953-(CARDINAL)480102; World Book, Inc.(CARDINAL)170438;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Profile : Terence V. Powderly -- Cesar Chavez. Chronology and introduction to Chavez's life ; The early years ; Education of an organizer ; The birth of la causa ; Union strikes and civil rights ; Struggles with the Teamsters ; Winning awards and settling old scores -- Profile : Dolores Huerta.A biography of Cesar Chavez, social activist, union organizer, and spokesperson for the poor. Also profiled are Terence V. Powderly, who led the Knights of Labor, one of the most important early labor organizations in the United States, and Dolores Huerta, who worked with Cesar Chavez to found and organize what would become the United Farm Workers of America, and who has also encouraged Hispanic American women to run for office.
Subjects: Biographies.; Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993; Huerta, Dolores, 1930-; Powderly, Terence Vincent, 1849-1924; Knights of Labor; Knights of Labor; United Farm Workers; United Farm Workers; Labor leaders; Labor leaders; Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers; Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers; Migrant agricultural laborers; Migrant agricultural laborers;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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La Causa : the migrant farmworkers' story / by De Ruiz, Dana Catharine,1945-(CARDINAL)369666; Gutierrez, Rudy,illustrator.(CARDINAL)369668; Larios, Richard,1953-(CARDINAL)369667;
Describes the efforts in the 1960s of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta to organize migrant workers in California into a union which became the United Farm Workers.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993; Huerta, Dolores, 1930-; United Farm Workers; Labor leaders; Labor unions; Labor unions; Mexican Americans; Migrant labor;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Doing her bit : a story about the Women's Land Army of America / by Hagar, Erin,author.(CARDINAL)409499; Hill, Jen,1975-illustrator.(CARDINAL)396558;
Includes bibliographical references.Helen wants to contribute to the war effort after the United States goes to war in 1917--so she joins the Women's Land Army of America, an organization that trains women to do farm work, replacing the workers drafted into the army.700LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Women's Land Army of America; Agricultural laborers; Agricultural laborers; Farm life; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 13
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Broken heartland : the rise of America's rural ghetto / by Davidson, Osha Gray.(CARDINAL)202260;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-198) and index.Decline and denial -- Roots of the farm crisis -- The rise of the rural ghetto -- Poverty and social disintegration -- The dying of the light -- The growth of the hate groups -- The second wave -- What future, what hope?An in-depth study of the disintegration of rural communities and the spread of homelessness, hunger, poverty, and despair throughout America's heartland. Based on interviews with more than two hundred rural residents, social workers, governmental officials, and scholars. Portrays life in dying communities riddled with farm foreclosures, plant closings, and conglomeratization.
Subjects: Rural poor; Farmers;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The united farm workers movement : el movimiento de la unión de campesinos / by Perez Mendoza, Brenda,author.(CARDINAL)878806;
Includes index.What is the United Farm Workers Movement? = ¿Qu? es el Movimiento de la Uni?n de Campesinos? -- Meet the leaders = Conoce a los l?deres -- Why was this movement necessary? = ¿Por qu? era necesario este movimiento? -- What did this movement accomplish? = ¿Qu? logr? este movimiento? -- We grow together = Crecemos juntos."Find out how a push for fair working conditions launched a civil rights movement that changed the country. The Racial Justice in America: Latinx Histories series explores moments and eras in America's history that have been ignored or misrepresented in education due to racial bias. Books explore each topic in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Titles were developed with educator, advocate, and author Brenda Mendoza to reach children of all races and encourage them to approach our history with open eyes and minds"--Grades 4-6770LAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: United Farm Workers; Agricultural laborers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cosechando esperanza : la historia de César Chávez / by Krull, Kathleen.(CARDINAL)511928; Morales, Yuyi,illustrator.(CARDINAL)343160;
A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable working conditions.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993; United Farm Workers; United Farm Workers; Labor leaders; Labor leaders; Mexican Americans; Mexican Americans; Mexican Americans; Migrant labor; Picturing America 2009.; Spanish language materials; We the People Bookshelf on Picturing America 2009.;
Available copies: 17 / Total copies: 26
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Cesar Chavez [videorecording] by JWM Productions.(CARDINAL)535319; Library Video Company.(CARDINAL)832407; Schlessinger Media.(CARDINAL)221345;
"Cesar Chavez overcame huge obstacles, including extreme poverty and the prejudice that he experienced as a Hispanic American and a migrant farmer, to achieve his goal of helping to organize the first successful union for America's farm workers. As a union activist, he promoted the use of nonviolent strikes, boycotts and protests to help farm workers obtain better pay and working conditions, and forever changed the relationship between farm owners and workers. In this fascinating portrait, kids will examine the life of this dedicated labor leader, whose determination to help others gave thousands a voice and the power to change things for the better in this country"--Container.Grades K-4.DVD.
Subjects: Educational videos.; Video recordings for children.; Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993; United Farm Workers; United Farm Workers.; Unión de Trabajadores Agrícolas; Migrant agricultural laborers; Migrant labor.; Trabajadores migratorios agrícolas;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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This is Captain America / by Deacon, Wendy,author.(CARDINAL)897097; Lee, Anthony J.,author.(CARDINAL)881224; Taylor, Devin(Illustrator),illustrator.; Tomatofarm (Firm),illustrator.(CARDINAL)630132;
"This Level 1 World of Reading storybook about Captain America features all new art and story. Young readers will learn about both super heroes who have carried the mantle of Captain America : Sam Wilson and Steve Rogers. This storybook tells the origin stories of both Avengers and then teams them up for an incredible adventure."--6-8.2-3.450L
Subjects: Superhero fiction.; Fiction.; Readers (Publications); Captain America (Fictitious character); Wilson, Sam (Fictitious character); Superheroes; Soldiers; Social workers; Soldiers; Social workers;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 9
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Foreign temporary workers in America : policies that benefit the U.S. economy / by Lowell, Briant Lindsay.(CARDINAL)194262;
Includes bibliographical references and index.1470L
Subjects: Foreign workers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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