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Untitled. The Ruckus Society : Index. Rainforest Action Network | Environmentalism with teeth. Public Citizen Home Page. The Official Web Page of the United Farm Workers of America. In 1938 he and his family moved to California. He lived in La Colonia Barrio in Oxnard for a short period, returning to Arizona several months later. They returned to California in June 1939 and this time settled in San Jose. They lived in the barrio called Sal Si Puedes -"Get Out If You Can. " Cesar thought the only way to get out of the circle of poverty was to work his way up and send the kids to college.

He and his family worked in the fields of California from Brawley to Oxnard, Atascadero, Gonzales, King City, Salinas, McFarland, Delano, Wasco, Selma, Kingsburg, and Mendota. He did not like school as a child, probably because he spoke only Spanish at home. While his childhood school education was not the best, later in life, education was his passion. He joined the U.S. In 1948 Cesar married Helen Fabela. Cesar returned to San Jose where he met and was influenced by Father Donald McDonnell. Cesar became an organizer for Ross' organization, the Community Service Organization - CSO. International Forum on Globalization.

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