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Cesar Chavez Day

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Cesar Chavez Day

Cesar Chavez Day is a U.S. federal commemorative holiday, proclaimed by President Barack Obama in 2014. The holiday celebrates the birth and legacy of the civil rights and labor movement activist Cesar Chavez on March 31 every year.

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Observed by
(1) A formal holiday in US states of Arizona, California, Washington, and Utah (2) An optional holiday in US states of Colorado and Texas, state offices open with limited staffing(3) A festival day in Nebraska and Nevada(4) A commemorative proclamation holiday by the United States
Date
March 31
Next time
March 31, 2026 (2026-03-31)
Frequency
annual

Tables

· Observances by state
Arizona
Arizona
State
Arizona
Observance
Observed by the cities of Phoenix and Tucson
California
California
State
California
Observance
March 31, moved to the following Monday when March 31 falls on a Sunday, is designated as the state holiday "Cesar Chavez Day". Public schools may, but are not required to, close in observance.
Colorado
Colorado
State
Colorado
Observance
Declared as an optional holiday on March 31
Minnesota
Minnesota
State
Minnesota
Observance
The thirty-first day of March, recognized as Cesar Chavez Day
Texas
Texas
State
Texas
Observance
Declared as an optional holiday on March 31
Utah
Utah
State
Utah
Observance
State offices and school is optional
Washington
Washington
State
Washington
Observance
The thirty-first day of March, recognized as Cesar Chavez Day
State
Observance
Arizona
Observed by the cities of Phoenix and Tucson
California
March 31, moved to the following Monday when March 31 falls on a Sunday, is designated as the state holiday "Cesar Chavez Day". Public schools may, but are not required to, close in observance.
Colorado
Declared as an optional holiday on March 31
Minnesota
The thirty-first day of March, recognized as Cesar Chavez Day
Texas
Declared as an optional holiday on March 31
Utah
State offices and school is optional
Washington
The thirty-first day of March, recognized as Cesar Chavez Day

References

  1. whitehouse.gov
    https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/03/28/presidential-proclamation-cesar-chavez-day-2014
  2. "Cesar Chavez Day (Observed) (City Offices Closed)"
    https://www.phoenix.gov/calendar/holidays/2461
  3. www.tucsonaz.gov
    https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Human-Resources/City-Holidays
  4. Cal. Gov. Code § 6700(a)(7), eff. Jan. 1, 2023. Accessed April 2, 2024.
    https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=6700.
  5. Cal. Gov. Code § 6701(a), eff. Jan. 1, 2023. Accessed April 2, 2024.
    https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=6701.
  6. Cal. Educ. Code § 37220.5, eff. Jan. 1, 2023. Accessed April 2, 2024.
    https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC&sectionNum=37220.5.
  7. "Cesar Chavez Day in the United States"
    https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/cesar-chavez-day
  8. Codified at MN statute 10.555.
    https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/10.555
  9. Time
    https://newsfeed.time.com/2011/03/31/a-not-quite-national-holiday-eight-states-celebrate-cesar-chavez-day/
  10. "Cesar Chavez"
    http://www.pointsoflight.org/programs/recognition/extra-mile/cesar-chavez
  11. whitehouse.gov
    https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/03/30/presidential-proclamation-cesar-chavez-day
  12. Cesar Chavez Day in United States
    http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/cesar-chavez-day
  13. Barack Obama calls for National Holiday for Cesar E. Chavez
    https://web.archive.org/web/20070512153031/http://www.cesarchavezholiday.org/
  14. whitehouse.gov
    https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/03/30/presidential-proclamation-cesar-chavez-day
  15. url=http://records.cityofsacramento.org/ViewDoc.aspx?ID=s6tFBnt4W+IfryOBaWQPWjUlw2fqOq//
  16. whitehouse.gov
    https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/03/28/presidential-proclamation-cesar-chavez-day-2014
  17. www.cesarchavezholiday.org
    https://web.archive.org/web/20070512153031/http://www.cesarchavezholiday.org/
  18. ABC7 Los Angeles
    https://abc7.com/archive/6043773/
  19. Not Just Black and White: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Immigration, Race, and Ethnicity in the United States
    https://books.google.com/books?id=5O6FAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA211
  20. KPCC
    https://www.scpr.org/blogs/multiamerican/2011/04/01/7203/the-asian-american-farm-worker-legacy/
  21. "FANHS Speaks Out on the New Film CESAR CHAVEZ"
    http://fanhs-national.org/filam/fanhs-speaks-out-on-the-new-film-cesar-chavez/
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