MEDIA
speaking engagements & interviews
WHY FARM WORKER JUSTICE MUST COME FROM THE BOTTOM
Legacies of Mexican American Farming Communities
An Untold History of Food, Farming, and Mexican American Communities with Dr. Matthew Garcia
WESTERN LABOR AND WORKING CLASS HISTORY
History professors talked about how they became interested in labor and working class history and how best to bring that…
LABOR MOVEMENT IN CALIFORNIA
Professor Matthew Garcia talked about the history of the labor movement in California. He is the author of the book, A World of…
1965 HART-CELLER IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT
Panelists talked about the history of the 1965 Hart-Celler Act, which changed U.S. immigration policy from a quota system to one…
FARM WORKER MOVEMENT
Dolores Huerta delivered remarks on the history of the Farm Workers Movement. Following her remarks, panelists talked about the…
KCRW’s Good Food
Matt Garcia is the author of From the Jaws of Victory: The Triumph and Tragedy of Cesar Chavez and the Farm Worker Movement.
50 Years On, Reconsidering Cesar Chavez
Fifty years after Cesar Chavez created a farm workers union, President Obama dedicated the labor leader's home as a national monument. But a new book calls Chavez a "tragic hero."
other interviews
KPCC’s Take Two“Honoring the Legacy of Workers’ Rights Advocate Cesar Chavez”(10/8/12)
Arizona PBS’s Horizonte
Saturday Morning with Joy Keys
(9/22/12)
“Race, Immigration Reform and the 2008 Presidential Election” (4/9/09)
WBUR’s Here & Now
(4/7/08)
KPCC’s Air Talk with Larry Mantle
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