{"product_id":"garcia-paul-a-tom-joad-never-died-gilbert-padillas-contributions-to-the-national-farm-workers-movment","title":"Garcia, Paul A., Tom Joad Never Died: Gilbert Padilla's Contributions to the National Farm Workers Movment","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-tabs wc-tabs-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"tab-description\" class=\"woocommerce-Tabs-panel woocommerce-Tabs-panel--description panel entry-content wc-tab\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e2026\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, Garcia's book shines a light on Gilbert Padilla, an unsung co-founder of the United Farm Workers (UFW) alongside César Chávez and Dolores Huerta. The title draws a parallel between John Steinbeck’s iconic fictional activist character, Tom Joad, and Padilla's real-life enduring legacy in civil rights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the biography, Garcia outlines what he defines as the \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\"\u003e\"Padilla Doctrine\"\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e— three central organizing principles that prioritized the direct agency, dignity, and immediate needs of the farmworkers above rigid institutional or union policies. 270 Pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjr9ZjjicmXAxUIoo4IHRkcJWcQ0fEReggIAggBCAoQAQ\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan data-subtree=\"aimfl\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjr9ZjjicmXAxUIoo4IHRkcJWcQ0fEReggIAggBCAoQAQ\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\"\u003ePaul A. Garcia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is an author, commentator and retired educator based in Fresno, CA. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"related products\"\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Chavez Center Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67756956746043,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/9460\/5371\/files\/IMG_5373_de805419-b859-4901-a4d3-622e1c9c9820.jpg?v=1792516721","url":"https:\/\/lapazstore.org\/products\/garcia-paul-a-tom-joad-never-died-gilbert-padillas-contributions-to-the-national-farm-workers-movment","provider":"La Paz Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}