Still from Delano Manongs
Still from Delano Manongs
 

Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes of the United Farm Workers Movement

by Marissa Aroy
DELANO MANONGS explores the little known history of the Filipinos involved in the United Farm Workers Union (UFW).
2014  ·  30m  ·  United States
English
About the Film
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.
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Editor
Nick August Perna
Cinematographer
Niall McKay
Producer
Niall McKay
Sound Editor
Laura Sinnott
Soundtrack Composer
Justin Carroll
Animator
Lina Larsen
Writer
Marissa Aroy
Production Company
Media Factory
Colorists
Ranju and Sanjit Majumdar
Guitarist
Grey McMurray
Aerial Cinematography
Ralph Rebaya – Heli Watch, Inc.

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