The Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes of The United Farm Workers Movement

The story of the role of the Filipino farm workers within the history of the United Farm Workers Union (UFW) and the 1960s Chicano Movement is now a documentary, “The Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes of the United Farm Workers.” The film shares the history leading up to The Delano Grape Strike of September 1965 in Delano, CA, lead by Larry Itliong, and the spark that it created to form a collaboration between the Filipino, Chicano, and other ethnic farm workers.

To find out more, check out the Documentary. Website: http://www.delanomanongs.com/

Credits
WRITER, DIRECTOR & NARRATOR
Marissa Aroy

PRODUCER & DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Niall McKay

EDITOR
Nick August Perna

FEATURING:
Alex Fabros
Dolores Huerta
Richard Chavez
Andy Imutan
Johnny Itliong

CO-PRODUCER
Lisa Whitmer