1. What country was Cesar Chavez a citizen of? Where was he born?

Cesar Chavez is a citizen of United States of America. He was born in Yuma, Arizona.

2. Why did Cesar Chavez and his family become migrant workers?

Cesar Chavez and his family became migrant workers because of the great depression

3. How many schools did Cesar Chavez attend before he dropped out of school in the 8th grade? What did he do after he dropped out?

Cesar Chavez attended to 30 elementary and middle schools. After he dropped out of eighth grade he went to work full-time in the fields to support his family.

4. What was the CSO, and what kind of work did Chavez do for them? Why did he quit the CSO in 1962?

The CSO is a Community Service Organization that helped its members on tax problem, police violence, and discrimination. Cesar quit the CSO in 1962 because he went to Delano and made his own organization called National Farm workers Association (NFWA).

5. Using your own knowledge of history and the civil rights movement, what do you think Cesar Chavez, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr. all had in common? What sort of tactics or demonstrations did they believe worked best in fighting injustice? (hint: look in the 11th paragraph)

The thing that the honorable men had in common was there hopes and dreams. Cesar , Mahatma, and Martin were all protesting for the rights of their people. All of them would be protesting until they got what they wanted. They were protesting in a non-violent way.

6. Who were "braceros" and why were did landowners favor hiring "braceros" over other workers?

The "braceros" were Mexican farm workers who would tolerate anything just to get a job. The landowners were favoring the "braceros"because they would get payed 20 cents for three hours without any complaints.

7. Other than Latinos, what other ethnic group helped achieve equality for minority farm workers?

The other Latino group that helped achieve equality for minority farm workers was the UFWA.

8. What crop did the UFWA help organize a boycott of in the 1960s? Was the boycott successful?
The crop that the UFWA helped organize a boycott of in the 1960's was called the Schenley
Liquor Company who owned the crop in the San Joaquin Valley. It was successful because that boycott was the most successful boycott in the USA history

9. What famous leaders does the grandpa mention in his story? Why was César Chávez so important to him?

President Kennedy, Niel Armstrong, and Martin Luther King. Cesar chavez was so important to him because he was telling everyone that they don't need to be bending their backs for bending all day.

10. How did the grandpa and his grandchild celebrate César Chavez's birthday?

Grandpa and Grandma were celebrating Cesar chavez's birthday by telling their grandchildren a story about him and other great leaders.

11. What was El cortito? What happened to farm workers who used this tool all of their lives? When was it outlawed?

El corito was a hoe that was only twenty-four inches long, making the farm workers who used it to bend their backs all day long.What happened to the farm workers when they were using the tool all their lives is that the would have serious back injuries as hunchbacks. This tool was outlawed in the year 1975 when California abandoned this tool from fields

12. What kind of a legacy did César Chávez leave behind? Are there any holidays, monuments, or schools named after him?

He left the phrase "Si se puede" and there were schools named after him.

13. Pick one quote from Cesar Chavez and explain why you feel that the quote you picked has special significance to you personally, to minorities, and/or migrant workers.
I chose "Hope" because its telling me to be patience and hope for good things and they'll a wait for you in sometime. For an example the migrant workers were hoping to have some freedom or to not get fired from their job. Then Cesar came and gave them more hope and help.

14. Some core values of Cesar Chavez are service to others, sacrifice, determination, nonviolence, acceptance, respect for life and environment, community, knowledge, and innovation. Which 2 do YOU value the most and why?
Non-violence and respect.
For Non-violence because he wanted his people to live and bring peace.
And for Respect he wanted all his people and farm workers to be respected and to not be pushed around.