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Meet Amazing Americans 社會運動家與改革家 凱薩查維斯 (Cesar Chavez)
 
Cesear and Helen Chavez
凱撒查維斯及他的妻子海倫(Helen)

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凱薩查維斯的成長過程

凱撒的成長歲月為他的後半輩子帶來了難以磨滅的影響。1948年時,他與一個也是來自於農場季節工人家庭的女子結婚。到了1959年時,他們總共生下了八名子女。沒受過多少教育及訓練的查維斯被迫回到農場工作。就像從前一般,農場生活十分艱苦,查維斯決定他必須著手進行改善;他召集農場工人並組成了一個工會;工會成立後,他們就可以試著爭取合理薪資及較佳的工作環境。


Cesar's life growing up had a big impact on what he did with the rest of his life. In 1948, he married a woman who also was from a family of migrant farm workers. By 1959, the couple had eight children, and Chavez, who had little education and training, was forced to return to farm work. As before, life in the fields was harsh. Chavez decided he had to do something about it. He started to unite farm workers into a labor union. As a group they would try to get higher wages and better working conditions.
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