INQUIRER.net: Mural paying homage to Filipino leader of 1965 US grape strike unveiled in Milpitas

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Mural paying homage to Filipino leader of 1965 US grape strike unveiled in Milpitas Oct 18th 2013, 00:18 MILPITAS, California—Johnny Itliong, 48, choked up twice while addressing the crowd at the unveiling ceremony of the mural honoring his father and other farm workers at this city's library auditorium last Saturday, Oct. 12. The mural, the brainchild of San Jose State University alumni, depicts his late father, Larry Itliong, together with Cesar Chavez, Philip Vera Cruz, Pete Velasco, Dolores Huerta and other labor union members prominent in the Delano farm workers' grape strike in 1965. What began as a long, hard and often violent struggle for a wage increase from 75 cents to $1.25 an hour and better working conditions, captured the world's attention. It also inspired t... Keep on reading: Mural paying homage to Filipino leader of 1965 US grape strike unveiled in Milpitas Media files: itliong-photo-1-e1382054887403-1024x853.jpg (image/jpeg)

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