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C?esar E. Ch?avez

the fight for farm workers' rights
2003
Traces the life and accomplishments of Mexican American labor leader C?esar Ch?avez, who founded the United Farm Workers union to promote better wages and working conditions for migrants and other farm workers.

Castro!

1993
Documents the life of Cuba's charismatic leader, from his early days as a revolutionary to the present, and examines his economic and social reforms.

C?esar Ch?avez

2006
Tells the story of Cesar Chavez, a Mexican American farm worker who fought for the rights of migrant agricultural laborers and created the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA).

Comfort woman

a Filipina's story of prostitution and slavery under the Japanese military
1999
Maria Rosa Henson tells the story of her experiences as a teenager who was forced into service as a "comfort woman"--a sexual slave for Japanese troops employed in the Philippines during World War II.

Cesar E. Chavez

2003
Examines the life of Casar E. Chavez, discussing his work as a farm laborer, and looking at his efforts to unionize farm workers in order to provide them better pay and working conditions.

C?sar Ch?vez

una biograf?a ilustrada con fotograf?as
1999
Simple Spanish text presents the life story of the Mexican American labor leader who achieved justice for migrant farm workers by creating a union to protect their rights.

Wolf Kahn's America

an artist's travels
2003
Artist Wolf Kahn recounts many of his journeys throughout the United States, with paintings and pastels he made along the way helping to illustrate his stories.

Wolf Kahn

1996
Showcases the life and art of the German-born American painter, Wolf Kahn, describing his early years, his study with Hans Hofmann, how he uses color, and other related topics.

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