Miriam Pawel
Journalist and author of The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography, offering historical perspective and research-based insights into Chavez's life and the farmworker movement.
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Mar 20, 2026 • 55min
California Confronts the Cesar Chavez Allegations
Matthew J. Garcia, Dartmouth professor and movement historian. Miriam Pawel, journalist and Chavez biographer. Manny Fernandez, NYT California editor-at-large and investigator. They discuss the New York Times investigation into sexual abuse allegations, how archives and reporting corroborated survivors, debates over renaming Cesar Chavez Day, and how movement culture and leadership shaped responses.
