Larry Itliong

Larry Itliong was a Filipino-American labor leader and activist known for organizing farmworkers and advocating for their rights. In the 1960s, he co-led the Delano grape strike, a pivotal movement that improved working conditions and wages for many agricultural laborers. Itliong played a crucial role in immigrant and labor rights, emphasizing dignity, fair treatment, and unionization efforts. His leadership helped advance social justice for Filipino Americans and other marginalized workers, making a lasting impact on labor history and civil rights in the United States.