singh in 2004 to win the first two pga starts as the number one player in the official world golf rankings. a lot of people believed this would be the carousel exchanging the top spot situation with dustin johnson and jason day, and rory mcilroy. but dustin johnson seems to like the view as the number one player in the world. as we send you down to steve sands. >> dan, hold on. he's going to give his fiancée paulina and his son tatum a hug. give him one second. all right, dustin. how much -- how much were you tested today? >> oh, a lot. i feel like i didn't really -- i didn't give him any holes except for 10. three-putted 10. it was tough out there. greens got fast. the wind was affecting all the putts. but yeah. jon played really well. i just really didn't give him

anything. >> three straight pga tour starts have ended in victory for you. how would you characterize the roll you're on right now? >> i am playing pretty well. today was a tough day, a long day. this whole weekend was. i am proud of the way i played, the way i stayed in there even though he made some birdies on the back nine. i couldn't get any putts to drop. i am proud of the way i played. >> congratulations on the victory, dustin. >> thank you. >> dan, back up to you. >> dan: number one. in the fedex cup list. for the number one player in the world. lpga on the golf channel. next stop for the team the shell houston open. you'll see dustin johnson go for four in a row in the leadup to the first major of the year. you see our coverage times there on golf channel and nbc. tonight, starting at 8:00, 7:00 central, new episodes of little big shots, chicago justice and shades of blue. for the team, dan hicks saying

so long. dustin johnson wins again.

generation of philanthropists by the work that you're doing, maybe get them to give back this way you're giving back? john: well, we think it's important to give back, not--you know, we kind of focus the majority of our giving to silicon valley because that's where our business was successful. but we also think it's important to give back to those institutions that kind of shaped our lives. in my case, i graduated from santa clara back in 1960.

my son and his deceased wife graduated 1983. my daughter sheri got her master's degree there in the '90s. my grandchildren graduated 5 or 6 years ago, so we got quite a long history of sobratos that have attended santa clara university, so we just think, you know, it's important to give back to that institution that has shaped our lives, jesuit values. damian: sure, and so, that leads me to the cristo rey, your participation with cristo rey, and the other organizations and agencies and institutions in this valley. social--i don't want to say social justice, but, those who are in agencies into social reform and social justice, is that what the interest is with your family? john: well, i think we like to empower individuals from low-income, marginalized, disenfranchised, you know, at-risk populations.

and that is pretty much the definition of the hispanic community, unfortunately. you know, about a third of our population in silicon valley lives below the poverty line. and it's our belief that education is the surest way of poverty--out of poverty. and as a consequence, we get involved with all sorts of different charter schools and--but i mean, cristo rey's sort of a favorite of mine because we started that from the ground up. i got a bunch of my friends together about 4 or 5 years ago, and we raised some money, and i made a deal with the bishop of san jose on a closed parochial school over at the five wounds parish. and so, we made a 30-year lease on that school. and it only housed about 200 children when it was a parochial school. and we have 350 now on campus just through the junior year.

and we just finished a new building about 6 months ago, and we started another building a couple of months ago, and it'll be a multi-purpose building. and anyway, next year, when this next class comes in, it'll be the first graduating class, we'll have 500 cristo rey students. and it'll be the second-largest cristo rey school of the 32 that are across the nation. do you know how it work? you know, the kids go to school-- damian: they've been on the show. they do some internships and whatnot. john: absolutely. they basically work in industry. you know, we've got kids at cisco, and hewlett-packard, of course in my office, and all our subcontractors, et cetera. damian: let's talk about that in our next segments. i want to expand on that in a little bit. but again, the sobrato family foundation, there's a web address if you'd like more information on this foundation. we'll be back in just a few. ♪

on "comunidad del valle." we talked about your work with cristo rey high school. there's also the latino college prep academy, which does some fabulous work with those students as well. talk about your involvement there and why again. john: right, well, basically i met roberto cruz about 20 years ago. he had a 5-acre parcel--or excuse me, an 11-acre parcel on stony road that they had a lease from the mount pleasant school district. i had a friend that i used to go fishing with, introduced me to roberto, and he's really quite a terrific personality. he's the kind of guy you couldn't say no to. so anyway, i got on his board, we raised some money, we bought the land, raised $5 million for that. and then we needed a new building, so being a contractor, i wanted to see a really nice, state of the art academic building. so about--i guess it's almost 10, 12 years ago, we built a 65,000-square-foot building there.

it was originally called the national hispanic university. then the national hispanic university--unfortunately, roberto died, and we lost a really, really terrific leader. so, at that point, we decided to sell the university to a for-profit organization called the laureate educational foundation. so, they purchased the university, they wanted to operate it and kind of go nationwide with the secret sauce over there. and in any event, they had difficulty recruiting enough students. they were headquartered back in maryland. they have 50,000 students worldwide, so it's quite a large organization. but at the same time, there was a lot of bad press out because a lot of these for-profit colleges were taking advantage of the students, you know, with student loans, the debt never could be repaid, and all these promises of jobs. and that really wasn't an issue with nhu, but it really, really hurt their recruiting efforts.

so, they just couldn't make it go. but at the same time, we had created a theater school for the national hispanic university called the latino college preparatory academy. and they were in leased facilities over in the ida jew school in mount pleasant district. we were there for 5 years. so, about the same time that laureate wanted to get out of nhu, we had a need to place latino college prep because they were growing. so, we moved latino college preparatory academy into the nhu campus. since then, we created another school over there called the roberto cruz leadership academy that's primarily focused towards students that want to become teachers. so, we have about 600 high school students there, we have a waiting list. so, we're starting another building this summer, another 20,000-square-foot building. i'm proud to say my grandson started there about 6 years ago, and he's now the assistant principal.

it's not just writing checks, the family gets involved. damian: does it inspire you to see the fight in those kids, in those communities? john: absolutely, absolutely. damian: you just open the door for them, and they're kicking it wide open. john: absolutely. you know, it's so important. in silicon valley, these high-tech businesses are having a really hard time recruiting because of the cost of housing. and we've got this wonderful resource of hard-working latinos that need to be educated to be able to work in the high-tech community. and you know, i really think that's important for the long-range success of our valley. we've got to get more latinos trained to be able to work in the high-tech community, and we work in that regard. damian: well, good luck with that. i want to touch on this next topic, the early academic language program? john: seal? seal stands for sobrato early academic language. we started that program 6 years ago with 1,500 students in a pilot program, two in a low-income neighborhood in redwood city, two in san jose, 1,500 kids.

it's a preschool program starting in year three. and the whole purpose, it's a very language-rich program, is to make these kids academically literate. a lot of them can speak english, but they're not academically literate by the time they're in the third grade. anyway, it has been proven pretty successful. it received the golden bell award from the california teachers' association. we started, as i said, with 1,500 kids. today, we're in 87 schools with 39,000 kids. we're in the los angeles school district now. we're going into the central valley. in los angeles, the federal government has given marymount university $2 million to validate our program. they think it's pretty important. and i'm hoping after that validation that we're going to be able to go statewide. damian: oh, that's awesome. well, we--i mean, i think on behalf of the entire community who's seen your name on a lot of buildings and a lot of programs,

it's appreciated what you've done in transforming silicon valley, and in believing in the kids who not many people might believe in, and giving them that opportunity. the sobrato family foundation, again, there's a web address for more information. any final thoughts, sir, before we let you go? john: well, thank you for this opportunity. and i--you know, i could go into my notes, but i think you wanted to keep this just to, you know, an open conversation, so let's just leave it at that. damian: all right, thank you so much for all that you do. all right, and up next here on "comunidad del valle," the family of cesar chavez. stay with us.

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rita chavez medina is his sister. xavier campos is the vice president of the chavez family vision foundation here on "comunidad del valle." welcome to the show, welcome back. rita chavez medina: thank you. damian: rita, we were talking before the lights came on that it's like yesterday you were gathered here celebrating last year's cesar chavez holiday in here. rita: i missed last year 'cause i had surgery. and i barely got out of the hospital the day before the breakfast, so i missed the march, the breakfast, everything.

damian: you know, in 1993, i was a senior at san jose state when we lost cesar. but a lot of the kids nowadays, they didn't grow up knowing about cesar, but yet they do because--talk about the inspiration that cesar was for even the younger generation now, the kids. you see them in alum rock doing the marches and whatnot, and carrying the button that you have pinned. talk about the importance of the kids picking up the torch and walking with it. rita: yeah, i always tell especially the family kids they have to carry on, because we--i'm old anyway, i'm getting old, everybody's getting old, going to die or go whatever, and they have to follow, they have to keep the legacy going. they can't let it die, you know. damian: we have video of the actual ceremony, the us navy ceremony, because cesar was a navy veteran. this is the ceremony over at his burial site in la paz. rita: i'll never forget that day. damian: talk about the image here when you see your brother like that, and the way he's been celebrated after his death.

rita: it's always, you know, sometimes i just can't help it, i have to, it's--because i remember, you know, when we were very close all the time, very, very close. i remember when he joined the navy, he went to the post office and he got a letter, and it says, "report to fort mccarthy in la, army." and he got the letter, said, "i'm not going to army. let's go to bakersfield-- [speaking in foreign language] what are we doing? come on, let's go to bakersfield." so, i go, he went straight to the naval thing and volunteered himself, says, "see, i want to volunteer in the navy. i'm not going to no army." damian: and now, the usns cesar chavez is supplying the american warships with supplies and whatnot, named after cesar. your involvement, xavier, is no accident in the chavez family mission. your family goes back to the days of those marches and the boycotts. xavier campos: yes. now, i thank my father for that. my father, when they came here from texas, he was fortunate enough to find a factory job at ford, and got

involved with the united auto workers. and from there, you know, as you know the history, the uaw was the first large union to support the farm workers, and my father got immersed in it. and cesar and my father developed a friendship that, you know, i was lucky enough to be able to see it grow, and you know, and see that they--you know, that they all--my dad really was very proud of the work that he did with the farm workers, including about a year actually organizing in marysville, yuba city for them. damian: walter reuther was the name of the uaw-- xavier: he was the president, yes. damian: and so, this is a busy day or busy month for the families because march 31 is the holiday, and it's when the families spread out speaking, and holding rallies, and whatnot. rita: yes, we do, we have a few things, you know, going on this month. we have the flying of the flag, which is the only city in the united states i understand that flies-- damian: the only city that officially flies the ufw flag.

rita: that flies the flag in city hall. and we're going to have a march. and we've changed the march to april 2 to join the farm workers' march, they're going to do a farm workers' all over for the farm workers. so, we're going to do that in san jose april 2. and everybody's invited, i hope all the community would join us and make a big, huge march so we can show that we care for the farm workers, everybody else. damian: i know that arturo rodriguez is doing a great job with the farm workers, but do you think we've progressed, advanced since cesar passed, as a society? rita: it's been going, you know. it's been going a lot. i don't know too much about it except for, you know, i hear, they tell me. but i understand they are doing, you know, everything. from what i hear already talked about. in fact, last week, we were at a party, and it was talking about the progress they're doing. the radio station, now it's going into vegas, and they have it in five different states now. so, different things, you know, that they do. damian: and the family vision, xavier, is, i mean,

is to keep the legacy alive, right? it's more of a foundation. you're giving scholarships and whatnot. so, that's what the breakfast on march 31 is for. xavier: correct, it has two primary functions. one, keep cesar's legacy alive. and one of the ways to keep it alive is what he believed in, education. and so, the funds from the breakfast and the golf tournament go to funding students for, you know, for their first year in college. damian: and that's what--the breakfast is coming up on the 31st, and so it's a whole array--i mean, it's a fiesta celebration, right? xavier: it is. damian: it's always a beautiful, wonderful event full of the movers and shakers of this area. xavier: yes, yes, it is. damian: talk about the importance of that function. xavier: so, the importance of the breakfast, one, is, you know, we're raising funds for the scholarship. but it's also to never let cesar's legacy die.

cesar spent his--a good deal of his life here in san jose. this is where the union started, when fred ross found cesar, and you know, the rest is history. and we want to make sure that, one, no one forgets of his legacy, and that we continue to build on it, you know, with the young folks in this community as well. damian: well, you're doing a great job of that. again, the commemorative breakfast is happening on march 31, it's at the holiday inn in san jose. there is the chavez family vision website for more information. we'll be back, we'll bring in rudy chavez medina in our next segment. stay with us. ♪

of cesar chavez, on "comunidad del valle." rudy, first your thoughts--i have your lovely mother here, she's a walking history book.

rudy chavez medina: yes, you know, she is. she has so much energy, she has so much excitement. you know, she motivates all of us, you know, at 91 and a half years old, and she's still going strong. i call her the energizer bunny because she just doesn't stop. you know, even when she was hurt, she was still communicating with us, she was still moving, getting us to move too, so it's a delight to have her here. damian: that's awesome. your thoughts, same question, rudy, your thoughts when you see the youngsters, especially the ones over in alum rock, but there's a lot of them all over the bay area who pick up the flag on march 31, and they do what they can to celebrate, "si se puede, cesar chavez," and whatnot, the fact that the younger generation is picking up that torch. rudy: i think that's excellent, you know. when children are growing up, you know, we were fortunate enough to have cesar, and he was a motivator, he was inspirational. and for the younger generations to see and hear and learn about his history, and capture some of those characteristics from him, it's just absolutely amazing.

and it really feels good 'cause that's the way legacies will continue is when each generation learns and develops around those characteristics, those disciplines. and they see what he did as a very poor, poor farm worker to become a national, international symbol of worker's rights, of social justice. it hopefully motivates the younger children so that when they have decisions to be made in their lives, in their careers, they'll make the right decisions. damian: and i know, rita, that cesar didn't want bridges, streets, buildings named after him, but i mean, that's how--that's one of the only ways we know to honor him. but it's got to be humbling, tambien, to see cesar statues here and plazas named after him. talk about that. rita: the one thing that really got me is when they named the ship after him. oh, that was a night. i mean, it was really--i don't know, i can't explain what we

felt, you know, after we see the ship. and there was an admiral of the navy by us, he was crying. he says, "you know what? i see a lot of ships go, but i've never cried, and i'm crying today." 'cause all the family was crying of happiness, you know. we were all--it was something, i don't know, it was so beautiful to see that ship under his name and going all over. so, the navy told us that's our ship, so whenever it lands, we can go to our ship. damian: oh, there you go, that's awesome. so, when they inaugurated the ship, it took off on its first mission right there and then, huh? rudy: well, it was launched, and then they did a test run around san diego bay. and then it--like several days later, it took off and went right into action. and there was a conflict in i want to say it was someplace in the mediterranean area, and the cesar chavez, usns cesar chavez went there and supplied our ships with the food, and gear, and stuff that they need 'cause that's what it is,

it's a supply ship. it's not a destroyer or anything. rita: it's a carrier 'cause he didn't fight, so, although it was--he was in the ships in the navy. damian: it goes in line with his non-violence. are we taking baby steps, rudy? are we kind of jumping--when we're talking about progress and where we've come since '93? rudy: well, i think it started off a little bit slow 'cause we were still all shocked. but arturo rodriguez, as you mentioned, has really done an awesome job in keeping cesar's legacy in terms of the fields and organizing farm workers, and keeping that going. and then paul chavez, who is cesar's son, also runs the national farm workers service center. so, they've done housing for farm workers, affordable housing for farm workers. and i think that's a big step. cesar always wanted to do that, you know. he felt that that's a way to help families so that they could unite, so that they can have some stability. and then from there, they can go on and prosper in a variety of other industries, not just agriculture.

so, i think we're taking now some good, major steps, and it just continues. the work is going to continue. cesar once said, you know, "my work is going to be done at the end of my life." so, it continues, and it continues in a strong fashion, so we're really proud of that. damian: and he--i mean, he was such an eloquent writer and speaker for a guy who had minimal education. rudy: eighth grade education, didn't get a chance to go on because he was helping the family. but the thing about cesar, and i tell people this all the time, he always had a book with him. and if it wasn't in his hand reading, he always kept it in the car when they were traveling up and down the state of california, arizona, washington, and texas. and so, he was a self-educated man. so, when xavier was talking about how important education is, oh, it's extremely important, you know. so, it's real important that when we give these scholarships to these young students, that they--it's just another kind of

help, push to get them to that next level. eventually, hopefully, we're going to get even bigger scholarships and more scholarships, so we'll get the help of other philanthropists. damian: there you go. maybe bring mr. sobrato back, and maybe he can help a little bit. there is the breakfast on march 31 at 7:30. there's also a golf tournament. the march is on april 2. log onto that website for more information, you will get everything you need to know from there. thank you so much for helping celebrate cesar's legacy with us. rudy: thanks for having us. damian: thank you very much, thank you very much. and we'll show you some information. if you'd like to get a hold of us, there is our information. you can follow me on twitter. also, pick up a copy of "el observador" newspaper and support your bilingual weeklies. we'll see you again next week. ♪

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