Happy Birthday, César Chávez!
Posted By Ms. Banneker On March 30, 2008 @ 10:10 pm In Announcements, Food & Drink, History, Holidays, Immigration, People, Politics, Social issues | Comments Disabled
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Well, Angelenos, you restored my faith in you. You decided [2] that the term “illegals” is worse than “illegal immigration” itself. Perhaps you learned from Oklahoma’s economic missteps [3].
In honor of all the people who pick your grapes, wash your dishes, and blow your leaves [4], tomorrow is César Chávez Day [5].
The holiday is recognized by the state of California, and all state government offices, community colleges, and libraries are going to be closed. Schools, however, will not be. Be aware that some schools will have student-staged walk-outs; many students will simply not show up.
As for me, I will celebrate by wearing traditional Mexican clothing. Instead of leading a walk-out, I will stage a teach-in. Instead of typical math lessons, we will have a lesson on the economic impact of “illegal” immigration, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo [6], along with a mini-bio of the main man himself.
Oh, and I won’t be eating any grapes.
Image from Flickr user Bob Jagendorf [7] under a CC license [8]
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URL to article: http://la.metblogs.com/2008/03/30/happy-birthday-cesar-chavez/
URLs in this post:
[1] Image: http://la.metblogs.com/2008/03/30/happy-birthday-cesar-chavez/migrant-farm-workers/
[2] decided: http://la.metblogs.com/2008/03/24/64-worst-use-of-the-term-illegals-vs-illegal-immigration-itself/
[3] Oklahoma’s economic missteps: http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080326_1_A1_hThes24500
[4] blow your leaves: http://la.metblogs.com/2008/03/24/las-64-worst-round-1-leaf-blowers-vs-frys/
[5] César Chávez Day: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesar_Chavez
[6] Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Guadalupe_Hidalgo
[7] Bob Jagendorf: http://flickr.com/photos/bobjagendorf/86120845/
[8] CC license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/deed.en
[9] HAPPY MONDAY: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/08/24/happy-monday/
[10] Natural History Museum celebrates Darwin’s 200th birthday: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/02/03/natural-history-museum-celebrates-darwins-200th-birthday/
[11] City Councilman: Los Angeles is Happy: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/06/17/city-councilman-los-angeles-is-happy/
[12] American Apparel will fire 1800 undocumented workers: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/09/29/american-apparel-will-fire-1800-undocumented-workers/
[13] Happy Hour At Kabuki: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/04/18/happy-hour-at-kabuki/
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