Larry Itliong

Friday, January 01, 1965

Larry Itliong was born in the Philippines in 1913 and immigrated to the United States in 1929. Itliong was a labor organizer and civil rights activist who fought for better pay and benefits for agricultural workers. In 1965, Itliong led a strike against the grape growers near Delano, California. Itliong was a central figure in the creation of the United Farm Workers (UFW) union.