Filipino and Mexican American farmworkers united in 1965 to strike against California grape growers, under the stewardship of Filipino labor leader Larry Itliong and one of the founders of the National Farm Workers Association, César Chavez.
‘Delano Manongs’ elevates Filipino Americans as civil rights heroes
By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Filipino American producer and director Marissa Aroy has a timely message.<!–more–> Her documentary, “The Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes of the United Farm Workers,” adds […]
COMMENTARY: UFW is a tribute to the real solidarity achieved between Latinos and Filipinos
By Lorraine Agtang I’m one of the few living Filipino grape strikers — members of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee — who walked out of Delano vineyards on Sept. 8, […]
Filipino American organizer’s legacy ignored, but not by all
By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly As with justice, a rightful place in U.S. history delayed is that place denied. After the Immigration Act of 1924, agriculture companies recruited Filipinos […]
Top Contributor: Rey Pascua
By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Rey Pascua was the persistent and committed man who helped proclaim October as Filipino American History Month for several years in a row. He […]