Larry Itliong Leads the Way for Farmworkers' Rights
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Strike 5 CHAPTER 2 The Manongs 9 CHAPTER 3 Seven Fingers 15 CHAPTER 4 Risking It All 21 CHAPTER 5 Joining Hands 27 CHAPTER 6 Don’t Eat Grapes 33 IN THEIR OWN WORDS Cesar Chavez 38 CHAPTER 7 Legacy 41 IN THEIR OWN WORDS Fred Abad 44 Focus on Larry Itliong 46 Glossary 47 To Learn More 48 Index 48
CHAPTER 1 STRIKE On On September 8 1965 hundreds of Filipino American farmworkers piled into Filipino Hall in Delano California Filipino Hall was a gathering space for the farmworkers Usually they held dances and celebrations in the hall But tonight they were not there to dance or celebrate The workers had a decision to make Delano was one of California’s numerous farm towns The city had many large vineyards Farmworkers pick grapes on a 5,000-acre vineyard in Guasti California in 1923 5
