Crew
MA
Marissa Aroy
Director
MA
Marissa Aroy
Writer
NM
Niall McKay
Producer
Cast
AF
Alex Fabros
Himself
RC
Richard Chavez
Himself
Dolores Huerta
Herself
AI
Andy Imutan
Himself
JI
Johnny Itliong
Himself
The Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes Of The United Farm Workers Movement
201428m10.0 (1)
DocumentaryHistory
The Delano Manongs tells the story of farm labor organizer Larry Itliong and a group of Filipino farm workers who instigated one of the American farm labor movement’s finest hours – The Delano Grape Strike of 1965 that brought about the creation of the United Farm Workers Union (UFW). While the movement is known for Cesar Chavez’s leadership and considered a Chicano movement, Filipinos played a pivotal role. Filipino labor organizer, Larry Itliong, a cigar-chomping union veteran, organized a group of 1500 Filipinos to strike against the grape growers of Delano, California, beginning a collaboration between Filipinos, Chicanos and other ethnic workers that would go on for years.
