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Posts tagged "Cesar Chavez"

Arizona esta loco. Expect major immigration protest in Chicago on May Day.

Have they gone completely loco in Arizona? Activists gathered for Monday night vigil outside immigration detention center in Broadview. The Arizona Department of Education is going after teachers who speak with a heavy accent, according to a story by Miriam Jordan in The Wall Street Journal. And lawmakers also passed a bill targeting ethnic studies... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
April 30, 2010 at 3:26 pm
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Hispanic hero: Dolores Huerta

It’s Hispanic Heritage month and I’m continuing with my occasional blog about a Hispanic hero. Today I’d like to recognize Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America. She worked along side Cesar Chavez in the fight for fair wages and treatment of the people who harvest our crops. She helped win basics... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
September 30, 2009 at 3:37 pm
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Whole Foods, health care and the Virgin of Guadalupe

I read what the CEO of Whole Foods, John Mackey, wrote against government funding of health care in The Wall Street Journal,  and I too had my doubts about whether to boycott Whole Foods. But a friend enticed me to check out the new Whole Foods at 1550 N. Kingsbury Ct. in Lincoln Park. Now... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
September 2, 2009 at 7:52 am
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Viva Ted Kennedy

Latinos have always loved the Kennedy family. In 1960, they formed “Viva Kennedy” clubs across the country to support the candidacy of John F. Kennedy. But it was Sen. Edward “Ted” Kennedy who has left a legacy that all Americans and especially Latinos should be proud of. This legacy includes, the Civil Rights Act, the... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
August 26, 2009 at 5:06 pm
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