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Author:
Oxtra, Cristina, author.
Title:
The untold story of Larry Itliong : labor rights hero / by Cristina Oxtra ; consultant: Dr. James Zarsadiaz, Associate Professor of History & Director of the Yuchengco Philippine Studies Program, University of San Francisco.
Publisher:
Capstone Pressan imprint of Capstone,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
pages cm.
Subject:
Itliong, Larry,--1913-1977--Juvenile literature.
Labor leaders--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Labor unions--United States--Juvenile literature.
Filipino American migrant agricultural laborers--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Filipino Americans--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Itliong, Larry,--1913-1977.
Filipino American migrant agricultural laborers.
Filipino Americans.
Labor leaders.
United States.
Biographies.
Juvenile works.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"You may have read about Cesar Chavez's leadership in organizing the well-known Delano Grape Strike and Boycott of the 1960s. But did you know it began as a strike led by Larry Itliong? He was a Filipino labor organizer who had also been working with grape pickers in California at the time. With key biographical information and related historical events, this Capstone Captivate book will uncover Itliong's story and show how it connects to Chavez's story"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1669004759
9781669004752
1669004805
9781669004806
LCCN:
2022041447
Locations:
CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)
KTPC296 -- Mediapolis Public Library (Mediapolis)

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