The newly formed Delano chapter and its parent organization, the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS), will host a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Delano Grape Strike with a series of events over Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 5 and 6, in Delano, CA. Dubbed “Bold Step,” the weekend will focus on the momentous decision to strike, and celebrate the strike’s legacy in the Filipino American community in Delano and across the nation.
News story courtesy of FANHS
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Your children will learn aspects of the Filipino culture taught in a fun, but very educational way. The Summer Camp is a real opportunity to connect them with their roots, help them understand their culture, and appreciate and preserve their heritage. New for 2015! Be inspired as you listen to successful Filipinos share their success stories.
Learn the real truth about the purging of the Filipino leadership and the exodus of Filipino workers from the UFW. Understand the real reasons for Chavez’s visit to Manila to embrace Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos and the impact his visit had upon the UFW. July 18, 2015, 6pm at San Francisco Manilatown Center, 868 Kearny Street in San Francisco.
Join speakers, sister Cindy Domingo & widow Terri Mast, current National Secretary-Treasurer of the ILWU IBU, present how their families & the Filipino community uncovered the evidence to prove that the assassinations were ordered and paid for by the Philippine Marcos dictatorship. July 17, 2015, 4pm at 801 2nd Street, San Francisco.
