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Joaquin Magon: Why Citizenship?

April 15, 2014 / By
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[Translate]   The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 31: Why Citizenship?   Citizenship is one of the most important rights in this country; so why is there talk of denying this to an entire population?

Magón: Chávez Film Shows Human Side of Farm Worker Movement

March 28, 2014 / By
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[Translate]   The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 30: Living Unconquered   “César Chávez: An American Hero” opens in theaters today, bringing to the big screen the story of the beginning of the United Farm Workers.

Magon: Five Generations of Sinaloa

August 27, 2013 / By
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[Translate]   The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 26:  Five Generations of Sinaloa   My great grandmother, Maria, never wrote anything down.

Joaquín Magón: Farm Workers Will Benefit From Prop 37

November 3, 2012 / By
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[Translate]   Entry 19: Farm Workers Left Out of Prop 37 Discussion, But Have a Stake SALINAS – As an organizer with the United Farm Workers, I’ve grown accustomed to seeing farm workers routinely be excluded or absent from the public discourse happening around issues of food justice.

An Open Letter to La Mujer Campesina

July 13, 2012 / By
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[Translate] The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 15: An Open Letter to La Mujer Campesina Mujer, Not a day goes by that I am not fascinated by your struggle.

Diary of Joaquín Magón: Four-Day Strike Leads to Union Contract

June 25, 2012 / By
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[Translate]     The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 13   Gonzalez, Calif. — On Monday, June 18, roughly 200 farm workers from a vegetable company walked out on strike around 5:30 a.m.