Caption: Still of Filipino farm labor organizer Larry Itliong from film The Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes of the United Farmworkers Union.
UCR ARTS—On March 30, join UCR ARTS in Riverside for an afternoon screening of DELANO MANONGS (2014). This free event includes an introduction from filmmaker Marissa Aroy.
Synopsis: THE 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.
Saturday, March 30, 2024 | 3 pm
3824 + 3834 Main Street
Riverside, CA 92501
Free admission! Reserve your free ticket here.
*A film admission ticket gives you access to the film screening and complimentary admission to all UCR ARTS exhibitions during your visit. Please note: most galleries close at 5 PM. For a list of current exhibitions, please click here.
This event is presented in partnership with California Humanities, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
This film is supported by a California Documentary Project grant.
