Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This third episode in a four-part series uncovers the often-overlooked role Filipino American farmworkers played in building the U.S. labor movement. Leaders like Larry Itliong and other Filipino organizers were organizing farmworkers as early as the 1920s, sharpening the political strategies that would later unite Filipino and Mexican workers in California. Their leadership helped pave the way for the creation of the United Farm Workers movement in the 1960s.
Learn more about Stockton’s Little Manila community in the exhibition “How Can You Forget Me: Filipino American Stories”:
https://apa.si.edu/exhibitions/filipino-american-stories/
This video was made possible through the generous support of the Panda CommUnity Fund. It also received federal funding from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.
This third episode in a four-part series uncovers the often-overlooked role Filipino American farmworkers played in building the U.S. labor movement. Leaders like Larry Itliong and other Filipino organizers were organizing farmworkers as early as the 1920s, sharpening the political strategies that would later unite Filipino and Mexican workers in California. Their leadership helped pave the way for the creation of the United Farm Workers movement in the 1960s.
Learn more about Stockton’s Little Manila community in the exhibition “How Can You Forget Me: Filipino American Stories”:
https://apa.si.edu/exhibitions/filipino-american-stories/
This video was made possible through the generous support of the Panda CommUnity Fund. It also received federal funding from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.
