Q: What do you think first when you see farmworkers in the fields? Michelle Fitzsimmons
What do you think first when you see farmworkers in the fields?
Asked at Monterey County Employees Credit Union in Salinas.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Follow-up: Who is Cesar Chavez?
WILL SIGNORELLI | Salinas | EngineerA: That they don’t get the day off.
Resume Builder: Cesar Chavez was an advocate for farmworkers.
DESIREE BARBA | Secretary for Department of Social Employment Services | Soledad
A: It’s touching, moving, beautiful. I’m a third generation Latina in the U.S.; my great grandparents went through a great struggle when they got here from Mexico. It’s intense because these people come here with nothing, and still struggle to make something of themselves.
Top Dog: Cesar Chavez set a very high standard for the Latinos in the U.S., through what he accomplished and stood for.
JESSE DELEON | Social Service Worker | Salinas
A: We need somebody to harvest the crops. The economy is dependent on that. Without them, our economy would be in turmoil.
Good Sign: A farmworker who was trying to set up the contracts for the farms. An icon.
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