Editing Cesar Chavez (section)

===Orders, decorations, monuments, and honors===
{{main|List of places named after Cesar Chavez}}
[[File:Arch_(50017847777)_(cropped).jpg|thumb|left|250px|The ''[[Arch of Dignity, Equality, and Justice]]'' by [[Judy Baca]], is dedicated to Chavez, and is on the [[Plaza de César Chávez]] at [[San José State University]].]]
Chavez received a range of awards, both during his lifetime and posthumously. In 1973, he received the [[Jefferson Awards for Public Service|Jefferson Award]] for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national|title=National Winners|publisher=Jefferson Awards|access-date=June 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124043935/http://jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national|archive-date=November 24, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> and in 1992 the [[Pacem in Terris Award|''Pacem in Terris'' Award]], a Catholic award meant to honor "achievements in peace and justice".<ref>{{cite web |title=Pacem In Terris (Peace On Earth) Award Recipients |url=http://www.davenportdiocese.org/socialaction/sapitrecipients.htm |publisher=Diocese of Davenport |access-date=June 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725222132/http://www.davenportdiocese.org/socialaction/sapitrecipients.htm |archive-date=July 25, 2011 }}</ref> In August 1994, Chavez was posthumously awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]], the country's highest honor for non-military personnel, by Democratic President [[Bill Clinton]]. Chavez's widow collected it from the [[White House]].{{sfn|Bruns|2005|p=128}} Clinton stated that Chavez had been a "remarkable man" and that "he was for his own people a Moses figure."{{sfn|Bruns|2005|p=128}} In 2006, California Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] inducted Chavez into the [[California Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.californiamuseum.org/exhibits/halloffame/inductee/cesar-chavez |title=César Chávez Inductee Page |work=[[California Hall of Fame]] List of 2006 Inductees |publisher=[[The California Museum for History, Women, and the Arts]] |access-date=September 8, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091205180847/http://www.californiamuseum.org/exhibits/halloffame/inductee/cesar-chavez |archive-date=December 5, 2009 }}</ref> Asteroid [[6982 Cesarchavez]], discovered by [[Eleanor Helin]] at [[Palomar Observatory]] in 1993, was named in his memory;<ref name="jpldata" /> the official {{MoMP|6982|naming citation}} was published by the [[Minor Planet Center]] on August 27, 2019 ({{small|[[Minor Planet Circulars|M.P.C.]] 115893}}).<ref name="MPC-Circulars-Archive" /> In March 2013, [[Google]] celebrated his 86th birthday with a [[Google Doodle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://doodles.google/doodle/cesar-chavezs-86th-birthday/|title=Cesar Chavez's 86th Birthday|website=Google|date=March 31, 2013}}</ref>

The Reuther-Chavez Award was created in 2002 by [[Americans for Democratic Action]] "to recognize important activist, scholarly and journalistic contributions on behalf of workers' rights, especially the right to unionize and bargain collectively."<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Compa|first=Lance|date=March 2008|title=Labor's New Opening to International Human Rights Standards|url=https://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1378&context=articles|journal=Cornell University ILR School}}</ref> [[Colegio Cesar Chavez]], named after Chavez while he was still alive, was a four-year "college without walls" in [[Mount Angel, Oregon]], intended for the education of Mexican-Americans, that ran from 1973 to 1983.<ref>{{cite web |last=Baer |first=April |url=http://news.opb.org/article/5340-what-cesar-chavezs-connection-oregon/ |title=What Is César Chávez's Connection To Oregon? |publisher=Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |date=July 17, 2012 |access-date=March 5, 2013 |archive-date=July 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704113358/http://news.opb.org/article/5340-what-cesar-chavezs-connection-oregon/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> On May 18, 2011, Navy Secretary [[Ray Mabus]] announced that the Navy would be naming the last of 14 [[Lewis and Clark class dry cargo ship|Lewis and Clark-class]] cargo ships after Cesar Chavez.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.navytimes.com/news/2011/05/ap-chavez-military-ship-051811/ |title=Navy names new ship for Cesar Chavez |newspaper=Navy Times |agency=Associated Press |date=May 18, 2011 |access-date=May 18, 2011}}</ref> The [[USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE-14)|USNS ''Cesar Chavez'']] was launched on May 5, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kpbs.org/news/2012/may/03/navy-christen-and-launch-usns-cesar-chavez-may-5/ |title=Navy To Christen And Launch USNS Cesar Chavez On May 5 |publisher=KPBS |date=May 3, 2012 |access-date=October 17, 2012}}</ref>

[[File:2009-0726-CA-NationalChavezCenter.jpg|thumb|right|The National Chavez Center, Keene, California]]

In 2004, the National Chavez Center was opened on the UFW national headquarters campus in Keene by the César E. Chávez Foundation. It currently consists of a visitor center, memorial garden and his grave site. When it is fully completed, the {{convert|187|acre|km2|adj=on}} site will include a museum and conference center to explore and share Chavez's work.<ref name="NCC">[http://www.nationalchavezcenter.org/main.html What is the National Chávez Center?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091224152219/http://www.nationalchavezcenter.org/main.html |date=December 24, 2009 }}, National Chávez Center, Accessed August 8, 2009.</ref> On September 14, 2011, the [[U.S. Department of the Interior]] added the {{convert|187|acre|ha}} Nuestra Senora Reina de La Paz ranch to the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/09/cesar-chavez-home-designated-historic-site-.html |last=Simon |first=Richard |title=César Chávez's Home Is Designated National Historic Site |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=September 15, 2011 |access-date=September 16, 2011}}</ref> On October 8, 2012, President [[Barack Obama]] designated the [[Cesar E. Chavez National Monument]] within the [[National Park]] system.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2012/10/08/obama-announces-cesar-chavez-monument/1621245/ |title=Obama announces César Chávez monument |date=October 8, 2012 |access-date=October 8, 2012 |work=[[USA Today]] |author=Madhani, Aamer}}</ref> [[California State University San Marcos]]' Chavez Plaza includes a statue to Chavez. In 2007, [[The University of Texas at Austin]] unveiled its own Cesar Chavez statue<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.utexas.edu/2007/10/09/statue-2 |title=Cesar Chavez Statue Unveiled on West Mall of University of Texas at Austin Campus |work=UT News |publisher=The University of Texas at Austin |date=October 9, 2007 |access-date=March 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331115556/https://news.utexas.edu/2007/10/09/statue-2 |archive-date=March 31, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> on campus. The [[Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008]] authorized the [[National Park Service]] to conduct a special resource study of sites that are significant to the life of Cesar Chavez and the farm labor movement in the western United States. The study evaluated the significance and suitability of sites significant to Cesar Chavez and the farm labor movement, and the feasibility and appropriateness of a National Park Service role in the management of any of these sites.<ref>[https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo65451 Cesar Chavez Special Resource Study and Environmental Assessment.] San Francisco, CA: National Park Service, Pacific West Region, U.S. Department of the Interior, 2012.</ref>

Cesar Chavez's birthday, March 31, is a holiday in California,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/General.aspx?id=6442455761|title=2018 State Holidays|website=www.cpuc.ca.gov|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308162510/https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/General.aspx?id=6442455761|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Denver|Denver (Colorado)]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.westword.com/news/denver-traded-for-cesar-chavez-day-but-colorado-legislature-still-honors-columbus-11282490|title=While Denver Celebrates Cesar Chavez Day, Columbus Still Afloat in Colorado|first=Patricia|last=Calhoun|date=March 25, 2019|website=Westword}}</ref> and Texas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comptroller.texas.gov/about/holidays.php|title=State of Texas Holiday Schedule – Fiscal 2021|website=comptroller.texas.gov}}</ref> It is intended to promote community service in honor of Chavez's life and work. Many, but not all, state government offices, [[community college]]s, and libraries are closed. Many public schools in the three states are also closed. Chavez Day is an optional holiday in Arizona. Although it is not a federal holiday, President [[Barack Obama]] proclaimed March 31 "[[Cesar Chavez Day]]" in the United States, with Americans being urged to "observe this day with appropriate service, community, and educational programs to honor César Chávez's enduring legacy".<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/03/30/presidential-proclamation-cesar-chavez-day |title=Presidential Proclamation: César Chávez Day |date=March 30, 2011 |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |work=[[whitehouse.gov]] |access-date=March 5, 2013}}</ref> The heavily Hispanic city of [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]], Texas, observes "Cesar Chavez Month" during March. Organized by the local [[League of United Latin American Citizens]], a citizens' march is held in downtown Laredo on the last Saturday morning of March to commemorate Chavez.<ref>Gabriela A. Trevino, "Chavez's March for Justice observed", ''[[Laredo Morning Times]]'', March 30, 2014, p. 3A</ref> In the [[Mission District, San Francisco]] a "Cesar Chavez Holiday Parade" is held on the second weekend of April, in honor of Cesar Chavez.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cesarchavezday.org/index.html |title=Cesar e. Chavez Holiday Parade & Festival 2017 |access-date=December 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619162722/http://www.cesarchavezday.org/index.html |archive-date=June 19, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Chavez was referenced by [[Stevie Wonder]] in the song "[[Black Man (song)|Black Man]]" from the 1976 album ''[[Songs in the Key of Life]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Power Grape: Cesar Chavez's Labor Legacy |url=https://igt.tilth.org/power-grapes-cesar-chavezs-labor-legacy/ |publisher=In Good Tilth |first=Andrew |last=Rodman |date=July 6, 2016 |access-date=August 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826132411/https://igt.tilth.org/power-grapes-cesar-chavezs-labor-legacy/ |archive-date=August 26, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The 2014 American film ''[[César Chávez (film)|César Chávez]]'', starring [[Michael Peña]] as Chavez, covered Chavez's life in the 1960s and early 1970s.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=What the New Cesar Chavez Film Gets Wrong About the Labor Activist |url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-new-cesar-chavez-film-gets-wrong-about-labor-activist-180950355/ |magazine=Smithsonian |first=Matt |last=Garcia |date=April 2, 2014}}</ref> That same year, a documentary film, titled ''[[Cesar's Last Fast]]'', was released. He received belated full military honors from the U.S. Navy at his graveside on April 23, 2015, the 22nd anniversary of his death.<ref name="CBS-AP-2015-04-23">{{cite news|title=22 years after death, Cesar Chavez gets Navy funeral honors|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cesar-chavez-gets-navy-funeral-honors-22-years-after-death/|access-date=April 23, 2015|publisher=CBS and AP|date=April 23, 2015}}</ref> In 2015, statues of Chavez and Huerta were erected above a pizzeria in Downtown Napa, financed by a wealthy private citizen, Michael Holcomb, rather than city authorities.{{sfn|Soto|2017|pp=67–68, 74}}

There is a portrait of Chavez in the [[National Portrait Gallery (United States)|National Portrait Gallery]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>[http://npgportraits.si.edu/emuseumnpg/code/emuseum.asp?searchstring=constituentid/,/is/,/8634/,/false/,/true&newvalues=1&rawsearch=constituentid/,/is/,/8634/,/false/,/true&newstyle=text&newprofile=CAP&newsearchdesc=Related%20to%20C%C3%A9sar%20Estrada%20Ch%C3%A1vez&newcurrentrecord=1&module=CAP&moduleid=1 database of portraits in the National Portrait gallery – Cesar Chavez]. Accessed March 20, 2009.</ref> In 2003, the [[United States Postal Service]] honored Chavez with a postage stamp.<ref>[http://usstampgallery.com/view.php?id=5a229d43a6d3f780cf00a6d6065aebbf8bda2125 Cesar E. Chavez] U.S. Stamp Gallery</ref> A three-dimensional mural by artist [[Johanna Poethig]], ''Tiene la lumbre por dentro'' (He Has the Fire Within Him) (2000) at [[Sonoma State University]], honors Chavez and the Farm Workers Movement.<ref name="SCI98">''Sonoma County Independent'', "Chavez tribute," June 4–10, 1998.</ref><ref name="PAR99">''Public Art Review''. "Recent Projects," Winter 1999, p. 42.</ref> The [[American Friends Service Committee]] (AFSC) nominated him three times for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afsc.org/about/nobel/past-nominations.htm |title=Nobel Peace Prize Nominations |date=April 14, 2010 |publisher=American Friends Service Committee |access-date=March 5, 2013 |archive-date=August 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080815101402/https://www.afsc.org/about/nobel/past-nominations.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

At the start of the [[presidency of Joe Biden]], a bust of Chavez was placed on a table directly behind the [[Resolute desk]] in the [[Oval Office]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Linskey|first=Annie|title=A look inside Biden's Oval Office|language=en-US|date=January 20, 2021|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/20/biden-oval-office/|access-date=January 20, 2021|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>