DID YOU KNOW IN THE NEWS COLUMN ?
CESAR E. CHAVEZ LEGACY AND EDUCATIONAL FUND
EDUCATION IN THE KNOW
HEALTH MATTERS
IN THE COMMUNITY
A CONVERSATION WITH CESAR
EDUCATION IN THE KNOW
By Joe Michael Gonzales
HEALTH MATTERS
(TO BE UP-DATED)
IN THE COMMUNITY
(TO BE UP-DATED)
A CONVERSTION WITH CESAR
BY JAIME P. MARTINEZ
(TO BE UP-DATED)
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For our first column on "EDUCATION IN THE KNOW", I thought it was only appropiate to hear from someone in the educational system. In this case a student by the name of Aakash Singh who graduated from Fox Tech H.S. in 2008. I first meet Kash (as he is called by other students ) when he was a sophomore at Fox Tech. One day he walked into my office of the San Antonio Education Partnership and asked what was my role as his College Access Advisor and what was the Ambassador's Program all about?
After explaining to him my role on campus and the role of an Ambassador, he gave a simple reply " How can I help." From that first day until his graduation, Kash stayed involved with the mission of the Partnership by being a role model for other students and working tirelessly in the community. The following is a letter that was written by Kash explaining how Cesar E. Chavez played an important role not just in his life, but in the lives of others. This letter was dated March 28, 2008, which was the day of the Cesar E. Chavez Banquet.
"My name is Aakash Singh. I am a senior at Fox Tech High School. I am also an Ambassador for the San Antonio Education Partnership and also a Young Ambassador for the Cesar Chavez Legacy and Educational Fund.
I wanted to begin by saying a quote from the life of Mr. Chavez, but as I began writing, I thought of the hardships that led this humble man to say what he said, that have become prophetic in how we think, do and live our lives. Many by now know his educational level, his faith, commitment, valor, endless struggle to make a wrong a right and his tireless quest to reach out to another human being that there is a better tomorrow. He saw value where others did not amongst the laborers in the field whom he recognized needed more than just another crop to pick, but dignity that they were and are feeding the world.
Education to this day is valued higher than that of our material world, but should also be looked at as a means to empower the people to make real positive changes in the work place, in their homes and to serve their communities.
As an Ambassador I see Mr. Chavez not as a revolutionist to take arms, for he never invoked violence, but was a leader of peace and hope to others. His legacy in why he lived are the stepping stones that many of us should and even must live by; in that these same values are as natural as the fruits that grow in the fields through out our great nation.
Cesar Estrada Chavez was a simple man, working and fighting for the rights of the common man, woman and child who deserved to be respected for their contributions to our society. When I as a student who is just beginning to make the new transition into college, I will take his words that he shared with others and also plant them into the hearts and soul of others that I come into contact with, that Cesar E. Chavez is alive and well amongst us.
So as we come together in his annual march, we must remember that we as the masses are representing who he was, why he lived and yes why he died."
VIVA CESAR CHAVEZ !
