Dartmouth professor’s tip led to New York Times investigation into Cesar Chavez

AHA Member Appears on Local ABC News to Discuss Research Leading to Cesar Chavez Allegations

AHA member Matthew Garcia (Dartmouth Univ.) appeared on KFSN, the ABC News affiliate in central California, to discuss his historical research that led to the discovery of sexual assault allegations against labor leader Cesar Chavez.

Dartmouth professor’s tip led to New York Times investigation into Cesar Chavez

Latin American, Latino and Caribbean studies professor Matthew Garcia provided the New York Times with the tip about sexual assault allegations against Cesar Chavez, co-founder of the United Farm Workers union, that prompted a five-year long investigation which revealed that Chavez sexually abused girls as young as 12 in the 1970s.Garcia said he learned of the allegations against Chavez from contacts he made while writing his 2012 book "From the…