This textn tells the story of Oregon's most prominent Chicano activist, which also illustrates the formation of a significant Mexican-American community in the state between the 1960s and 1980's, and the ensuing rise of Oregon's Chicano movement

1900-1999, Activistes Oregon Biographies, Américains d'origine mexicaine Oregon Biographies, Biographies, Colegio Cesar Chavez (Mount Angel, Or.), Mexican Americans, Mexican Americans Oregon Biography, Mexican Americans Oregon Politics and government 20th century, Mexican Americans Politics and government, Montes, Sonny, 1944-, Oregon, Oregon Race

Introduction Progloue: From Weslaco to Cornelius Contexts: The Upper Willamette Valley, Oregon, and America ca. 1965 The Valley Migrant League The Revolution Activist From Mount Angel College to Colegio Cesar Chavez The "Save Colegio Cesar Chavez" Campaign: A Local Manifestation of the Chicano Movement Under Siege The Colegio After Sonny, Sonny After the Colegio Conclusion