Today we celebrate Cesar Chavez Day in California. We remember the Filipino Americans who led and wo
Today we celebrate Cesar Chavez Day in California. We remember the Filipino Americans who led and worked with Chicano leaders during the farmworker boycott. “Celebrating Cesar Chavez and remembering Larry Itliong and Phillip Vera Cruz, two Pilipino farmworker leaders who initiated the famous grape strikes arm in arm with Chicanos. Sharing this post of the amazing John Delloro, late Pilipino labor leader and founder of the Pilipino Workers Center (PWC), who tells the story of the history of the legendary boycott.” Check out the video on This Filipino American Life Facebook page. #tfalpodcast Rest in Power Larry Itliong Phillip Vera Pete Velasco Benjamin Gines John Delloro (at Pilipino Workers Center (PWC)) -- source link
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