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19 Σεπ 2015 · Filipino farmworkers, including Larry Itliong (left), were the first to walk out of vineyards, prompting the Delano Grape Strike. They would join forces with Mexican laborers led by Cesar...
7 Μαΐ 2019 · Cesar Chavez, labor leader, civil rights activist and founder of the National Farm Workers Association, dedicated his life to the rights of farm workers. They had a profound...
30 Μαρ 2023 · Over the next six decades, he went from back-breaking work in California’s fields to national fame, fighting for the rights of millions of farm workers. Though he became an icon for Mexican...
By the 1960s, worsening conditions encouraged Filipino farm workers to participate in social activism in order to demand greater justice. Led by Larry Itliong, Filipino workers partnered with Cesar Chavez and Mexican-American workers to overcome unfair treatment.
22 Μαρ 2021 · This day focuses on the legacy of Cesar Chavez, Chicanos, and Mexican Americans’ efforts. However, only celebrating Chavez is ignoring the actions of Filipinos workers.
Cesario Estrada Chavez (/ ˈtʃɑːvɛz /; Spanish: [ˈtʃaβes]; March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist.
Under its leadership, Filipino field hands at nine labor camps struck in September 1965 and NFWA joined the strike. The farm workers' struggle struck an immediate chord with students and other activists already galvanized by the civil rights movement, as it did within the labor movement.
