Showing posts with label Larry Itliong. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Larry Itliong. Show all posts
Thursday, October 26, 2023

California marks day honoring Filiipino American labor leader Larry Itliong

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The late labor leader Larry Itliong's birthday is Oct. 25. California is still the only state that marks the birth of Filipino American ...
Saturday, September 9, 2023

1965 Grape Strike, launched by Filipino farm workers, is part of US labor history

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  Filipino farmworkers voted to strike against the California grape growers in 1965. On September 8, 1965, Filipino American farm workers or...
Friday, June 10, 2022

New national park proposed to honor Cesar Chavez, Filipino labor leaders and the UFW

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The Cesar Chavez National Monument in La Paz, CA would become part of the proposed national park honoring the agricultural workers movement....
Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Campaign launched for a US postal stamp honoring Larry Itliong

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What a Larry Itliong stamp might look like. A former postal worker is spearheading an effort to have labor leader Larry Itliong on a U.S. po...
Thursday, October 28, 2021

FilAm History Month: New Itliong mural unveiled in Delano

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  Besides honoring Larry Itliong, the mural emphasizes the labor leader's love of reading. A new mural honoring the life of Filipino Ame...
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Mural honoring Larry Itliong to be unveiled Oct. 25

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  Volunteers are seen working on a portion of a mural honoring labor leader Larry Itlion. The finishing touches on a mural remembering Larry...
Thursday, October 14, 2021

Larry Itliong, Ruth Asawa inducted into California Hall of Fame

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Artist Ruth Asawa and labor activist Larry Itliong were among those included in the 14th class of the California Hall of Fame. The two Asian...
Monday, September 27, 2021

Hispanic Heritage Month: When Filipinos and Mexicans refused to be pitted against each other

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1965 UFW photo Andy Imutan (left, front) with Dolores Huerta, Larry Itliong and Bobby Kennedy. Larry Itliong is slowly getting his well-dese...
Sunday, October 25, 2020

Filipino American History Month: Celebrating Larry Itliong Day!

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Maybe the reason Larry Itliong didn't get the glowing media attention as Cesar Chavez is because he was a bit blunter with his words. He...
Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Why all Americans should know about Larry Itliong

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The late labor leader Larry Itliong's birthday is Oct. 25. UPDATED Oct. 19, 2021 I was greatly disappointed that in the movie Ces...