{"id":17729,"date":"2024-09-30T13:05:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T20:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/?p=17729"},"modified":"2024-09-30T13:06:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T20:06:19","slug":"hailing-cesar-how-eduardo-chavez-found-his-own-take-on-an-iconic-legacy-through-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/es\/17729\/feature\/hailing-cesar-how-eduardo-chavez-found-his-own-take-on-an-iconic-legacy-through-film\/","title":{"rendered":"“Hailing Cesar”: How Eduardo Chavez Found His Own Take on an Iconic Legacy Through Film"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Jose City College held a screening of \u201cHailing Cesar,\u201d a 2018 documentary directed by Eduardo Chavez, grandson of famed civil rights activist Cesar Chavez at SJCC\u2019s on-campus theatre on Sept. 15.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A crowd of nearly 100 students and staff showed up to watch the documentary, which showcased Eduardo\u2019s experience of visiting farms from Cesar\u2019s youth, which was followed by an interactive Q&A session.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Eduardo Chavez (Left) speaking with F\u00e1tima C. Murillo (Right) after the screening.
(Mike Guzman<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eduardo used the film to spotlight laborious farm workers who pick fresh produce and gave eye-opening insight into what life looks like spending weeks on the fields. He said that by producing the film, he hoped to demonstrate the importance of field workers and the often backbreaking work that they do.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s super important for us to understand where our food comes from, ” Chavez told the Times. \u201cSo many people are not educated on what the food chain looks like.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Migrant workers, a group that is predominantly Latino\/x, play a pivotal role in the state\u2019s agricultural sector, comprising <\/span>over three-fourths<\/span><\/a> of the workforce in California, which yields<\/span> one-eighth<\/span><\/a> of the nation\u2019s yearly food output, a reality that Chavez is well aware of.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn this country \u2026 99.9% of the time there is either a Latina woman or man using their hands to<\/span> begin the food chain. That’s the very beginning and that ends on our plate or the grocery store.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After the film ended, Eduardo took time to detail his journey navigating the pressure tied to a surname such as Chavez and the precedent set by his grandfather.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was a kid I was always compared to my grandfather and [expected] to follow in his footsteps,\u201d Eduardo said. \u201cThere is so much power in your history and ancestry and the sacrifices your parents and grandparents made.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Eduardo expressed that over time, he eventually realized that he did not have to mirror his grandfather and that he could forge his own path, with the film highlighting the generational divide separating young Latino\/x communities and Cesar\u2019s weighty legacy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eduardo wants to keep educating the youth through his documentary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to his website,<\/span><\/a> Eduardo has given hundreds of speaking tours to high schools, colleges and universities across the country, sharing his experience about his family history and the challenges farm workers are still faced with today.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was kind of when I found my path in filmmaking and storytelling where I really came into peace with the fact that I\u2019m not my grandfather.\u201d Eduardo said. \u201cI don’t need to be him. My job is to honor his legacy with my own work and passion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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