Cesar was President of the United Farm Workers of America. For most of his life. Cesar toiled on farmsboth picking fruit and organizing workersand dedicated himself to improving the plight of migrant workers. Cesar grew up living as a migrant farm worker in the Southwest. and migrated with his family in their struggles to earn a living. His experiences taught him the importance of collective action and the importance of organizing to address Americas economic and social inequity. Cesar Chavez and his family were living in the East San Jose barrio of Sal Si Puedes. roughly translated this means Get Out If You Can. in 1952.