Larry Itliong Leads the Way for Farmworkers' Rights

Larry Itliong Leads the Way for Farmworkers' Rights — page 3
Farmworkers often lived in labor camps such as this one in Sonoma California in 1937 Most of the vineyards were owned by wealthy white men These men known as growers hired farmworkers to help at harvest time Many of the farmworkers were immigrants from the Philippines and Mexico Because of Delano’s many vineyards the area had become home to a large immigrant population In Filipino Hall Larry Itliong gave a speech to his fellow farmworkers Itliong was a respected leader in the Filipino farmworker community He spoke to the workers about the discrimination 6