Proposed naming of Navy ship for Cesar Chavez draws fire support GOP lawmaker criticizes plan to name cargo after farmworker activist Naming Rep. Duncan Hunter Navy's decision Cong. slams idea Lawmaker be named considers Winter in May will stick around another day Family Quarrel Imperils a Labor Hero’s Legacy Provided Voice Hispanic Farmworkers Film Event Friday April 1 1230 p.m. at L.A. Live ECMC Foundation Supports Oregon's Latino Youth Pursue Their College Dreams Tszyu joins Hall Fame Photos San Francisco's mad marvelous Mission District

Labor organizer Cesar Chavez was always ready for a confrontation. And now the legendary founder of the United Farm Workers, dead since 1993, is in the middle of a ruckus over the U.S. Navy's plans to name a new ship in his honor. SAN DIEGO, May 17 (UPI) -- The idea of naming a U.S. Navy cargo ship for the late civil rights leader Cesar Chavez drew fire Tuesday from U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., a war veteran. U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Alpine) disagrees with the Navy's decision to name a cargo ship under construction in San Diego for California farm labor leader Cesar Chavez. The conservative Republican says that other Hispanics deserve the ship naming honor more than Cesar Chavez. SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California Republican congressman says the Navy has informed him it plans to name a cargo ship after the late farmworker activist Cesar Chavez — a decision he says is political and unfairly overlooks military war heroes. The last of the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ships will be the first named for a Mexican-American. SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Navy is considering naming a cargo ship that's being built after farmworker activist Cesar Chavez. A National Weather Service forecaster called it "a typical winter-type storm," only it's coming in the middle of May. A low-pressure system that moved down from Alaska sent a band of rain into the Bay Area late Saturday... Anthony Chavez at the grave of his father, Cesar Chavez, founder of the United Farm Workers. From humble beginnings on a farm his family had owned in the Gila Valley near Yuma, Ariz., Cesar Chavez rose to become a major historical icon for the Hispanic community in the United States. Chavez, co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union, advocated for the ... LOS ANGELES, March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Who: "Cesar's Last Fast" director Richard Ray Perez and producer Molly O'Brien, with special guests, joining over 150 inner-city students from Immaculate Conception School in downtown Los Angeles. What: "Cesar's Last Fast" is a multi-platfor MONMOUTH, Ore., March 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fifth year, ECMC Foundation is the title sponsor of the 21st Annual Cesar E. Chavez Leadership Conference (CECLC), taking place March 11 at Western Oregon University. This event encourages Latino youth to pursue educational opportunities beyond Australia's Kostya Tszyu chosen for International Boxing Hall of Fame induction alongside Mike Tyson and Julio Cesar Chavez. Take a (virtual) stroll through San Francisco's colorful and diverse Mission District.
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