As we celebrate the final week of Hispanic Heritage Month, the American Latino Heritage Fund (ALHF) of the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks, today proudly joined the President of the United States Barack Obama, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis, in establishing the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument as an official park of the National Park System. Located within the property known as Nuestra Senora Reina de La Paz (Our Lady Queen of Peace), the Monument commemorates the home and final resting place of renowned Latino civil rights activist, Cesar E. Chavez, which also served as the former headquarters for the labor movement he helped create – the United Farm Workers of America (UFW).
The American Latino Heritage Fund of the National Park Foundation has dedicated $150,000 needed to open and fund operations of the national monument throughout its first year. ALHF's mission is anchored in preserving the full spectrum of American Latino history in the U.S. by identifying and celebrating historic sites and places essential to understanding the influence of Latinos' cultural, economic and civic contributions to the American story.
"The national park system exists to tell the stories of this nation and its people, and to provide individuals with a place to visit and honor those contributions. Today's dedication is a seminal moment as we ensure this historic chapter is noted in our American history," said Neil Mulholland, President & CEO of the National Park Foundation. "The American Latino Heritage Fund is dedicated to ensuring that the contributions of this nation's Latino community, like Cesar Chavez's legacy of equality and rights, are honored and protected forever." READ MORE
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