Generations Divided on Legacy of Cesar Chavez

4.17.26 – A month has passed since a New York Times investigation revealed decades of alleged sexual abuse and child rape by Cesar Chavez, reigniting thorny conversations around the Chicano labor organizer’s legacy. In Focus reporter Cailley Chella delves into what that’s looked like in New Mexico — home state of Chavez’s fellow labor leader Dolores Huerta, who’s now disclosed her own account of Chavez raping her — and a generational divide that emerged in her reporting. 

Correspondent: Cailley Chella 

Guests: 
Jacob Trujillo, Chair, Bernalillo County Democratic Party  
Melissa Galetti, Chicano Studies Teacher, Rio Grande High School  
Richard Marquez, Albuquerque Attorney  
Ricardo Cardenas Caballero, Albuquerque Resident  
NM Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero, D-Albuquerque  
Javier Marrufo, Historian and New Mexico State Director, League of United Latin American Citizens  
Mireya Martinez, UNM Senior and Farm Worker  
Kimberly Nevarez, UNM Sophomore and Student Organizer  
Victor Hall, Albuquerque City Council Associate Counsel 

For More Information: 
New Mexico community reacts to sexual assault allegations against Cesar Chavez – KRQE 13