Appleseeds articles from February 2002

Appleseeds archives from February 2002

Young Cesar E. Chavez: the early years of an American hero.
February 1, 2002... You pick fruit from the produce stand in the grocery store... but did you ever wonder who picked it in the first place? Plants produce fruits and vegetables, but people must do the harvesting. Many of these people are migrant farm workers....

Huelga! The great strike.(National Farm Workers Association strike led by founder Cesar Chavez)
February 1, 2002... "When we are really honest with ourselves, we must admit that our lives are all that really belong to us," Cesar E. Chavez said in 1968. "So it is how we use our lives that determines what kind of men we are. It is my deepest belief that only...

La peregrinacion/the pilgrimage. (Where in the world?).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... On March 17, 1966, Cesar E. Chavez led 67 fellow farm workers on a march from Delano to Sacramento, California. They walked this long distance--more than 300 miles--as a symbol of their protest and to support the Great Grape Strike that had...

"He inspired others": an interview with Cesar's Grandson.
February 1, 2002... Why should young people know about Cesar E. Chavez? Fernando Chavez, a 13-year-old grandson of Cesar E. Chavez, responded, "Children should know what my grandfather did so they will be inspired to help others. My Tata (grandfather) helped...

Si se puede! The legacy of Cesar E. Chavez.
February 1, 2002... Si se puede! was a favorite saying of Cesar E. Chavez. In English, it means "It can be done!" or "Yes we can!" Cesar E. Chavez was a man who believed that anything is possible. He is remembered for organizing the National Farm Workers...

The work is longer than the life.
February 1, 2002... Paul F. Chavez, son of Cesar and father of Fernando, helped his dad pass out flyers to migrant families. He heard the speeches. He walked through the fields, and he saw the hardships. Today, he carries on his father's important work....

Dolores Huerta, leader and activist.
February 1, 2002... Dolores Huerta, who was born in New Mexico in 1930, was always concerned about civil rights. Everyone should be treated with respect, she believed. Her mother and family moved to Stockton, California, when she was young. She was fortunate to go...

Designing a great logo. (Fun Stuff).
February 1, 2002... When Cesar E. Chavez planned the first meeting of the National Farm Workers Association, he included a surprise. The meeting was held in an abandoned movie theater. When people arrived, something was hanging on the movie screen, covered up....

Working the farms: children on the move.
February 1, 2002... Migrant farm children grow up quickly. Many of them work beside their parents in the fields when they are as young as 7 years old. By the time they are 13 or 14, they are often full-time workers. The children help make money for their...

What a character! (Fun Stuff).(cartoon character from the 1960s depicts a farm worker)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Meet Don Sotaco. Artist Andy Zermeno created him to represent a typical farm worker. During the 1960s, Don Sotaco appeared in the farm workers' newspaper, El Malcriado (MAHL-cree-ah-doh). The paper was published in Spanish and in English. Its...

Theresa's day: a true story.
February 1, 2002... In California's strawberry fields, work starts before dawn. Theresa and her family huddle around a small fire burning at the end of a row of crops, warming themselves in the chilly morning fog as they wait for the foreman. Within a few...

Food facts. (By the Numbers).
February 1, 2002... Bar graphs, picture graphs, circle graphs, and line graphs--graphs are a way of showing how numbers or facts relate to one another. Find out more about farms and farm workers by reading these graphs. Then answer the questions. 1. Land...

21st-century activists.
February 1, 2002... Can kids make a difference? Niko Milonopoulos believes he can. So do Jesse Cook, Kimberly Stevenson, Kathleen Murray--and thousands of youth activists who volunteer in their communities. "How can I make my street a safer place for...

Branching out.
February 1, 2002... Imagine moving from place to place, picking crops from early morning to night. That is how Cesar E. Chavez spent his boyhood and what migrant farm workers still do. Farmworker's Friend: The Story of Cesar Chavez, by David R. Collins (Carolrhoda...

Home is where the fruit grows.
February 1, 2002... Every spring and summer, Perla Lopez lives in Cobden, a small town in southern Illinois. When fail comes, she lives in Florida. She has two homes because her parents pick fruit as migrant farm workers, in Illinois, they pick peaches,...