Finding Guide
Interview Finding Guide for Oral History of Lorraine Agtang
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Place of birth in 1952 – father’s occupation as a migrant worker – mother’s immigration into the United States – parents meet and Arizona, marry, and relocate to Delano – growing up in East Delano – ethnic relations in East Delano
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Ethnic relations in the fields– farm work at an early age– first experiences with farmworker activism– 1965 Grape Strikes and the Agricultural Workers Organizing (AWOC) Committee – early strikebreakers – joint strike with the National Farmworkers Association (NFWA) – Delano’s Filipino Community on strike – working with the United Farm Workers (UFW)
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Working at 40 Acres and Agbayani Village – decline of Filipino-Americans in union participation – The 1973 Strike and Teamsters – Filipinos in the Teamsters – ethnic tensions during AWOC-NFWA merger – Paul Agbayani’s death during the ’65 strike
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Pre-UFW strikes: Filipino farmworkers and “wildcat strikes” – wildcat strikes and the 1965 grape strike – Filipino farmworkers after the boycott – Agbayani Village and Asian students – deaths during the strike – Lorraine’s experience in the 1973 Grape Strike – working at the Rodridgo Terronez Memorial Clinic
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Working at the Rodridgo Terronez Memorial Clinic – construction of Agbayani Village– interactions with Manongs, Agbayani Village workers, and students – first manager of Agbayani Village – The Manongs daily life at Agbayani Village – Philip Vera Cruz –
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Cesar Chavez’ visit to the Philippines – working as a UFW labor organizer – post-’65 strike Filipino families in Delano –
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Supporting Filipino-American Farmworker History – Assembly Bill 123 – Legacy in Filipino-American Farmworker History