Agbayani Village, A Haven For Retirees
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Filipino American migrant agricultural laborers [lcsh]
Grape Strike, Calif., 1965-1970 [lcsh]
Labor union welfare funds [lcsh]
Retirees [lcsh]
United Farm Workers [lcnaf]
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee [lcnaf]</a>
Brief history of the retiree community at Agbayani Village
And Pilipino
Date Unknown, circa 1970s
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Agbayani Village Volunteers
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Filipino American migrant agricultural laborers [lcsh]
Labor union members [lcsh]
Labor union welfare funds [lcsh]
Retirees [lcsh]
United Farm Workers [lcna]
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee [lcna]
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Volunteers from Los Angeles and the Bay Area help construct the Agbayani Village Retirement Home
circa 1970s
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Willie Barrientos
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Filipino American migrant agricultural laborers [lcsh]
Labor union members [lcsh]
Labor union welfare funds [lcsh]
Retirees [lcsh]
United Farm Workers [lcna]
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee [lcna]
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UFW Manong
circa 1970s
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Philip Vera Cruz Resigns from UFW
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Filipino American migrant agricultural laborers [lcsh]
Labor union members [lcsh]
Labor union welfare funds [lcsh]
Marcos, Ferdinand E. (Ferdinand Edralin), 1917-1989
Retirees [lcsh]
United Farm Workers [lcna]
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee [lcna]
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An interview by Ang Katipunan, containing an interview with Philip Vera Cruz. Vera Cruz explains his reasons for resigning from the union, his grievances towards Cesar Chavez and the role of Filipino Americans in the United Farm Workers.
Ang Katipunan
Ang Katipunan
September 1977
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Agtang (Lorraine) Oral History Interview
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Filipino American migrant agricultural laborers [lcsh]
Grape Strike, Calif., 1965-1970 [lcsh]
Labor union welfare funds [lcsh]
Retirees [lcsh]
United Farm Workers [lcna]
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee [lcna]</a>
Lorraine Agtang was a UFW organizer during the 1970s and served the first manager for Agbayani Village. In this oral history interview, Lorraine recounts her early experiences as a farmworker, along with her experiences in both the 1965 Delano Grape Strike and the 1973 Grape Strike.
Welga Project
University of California, Davis. Asian American Studies Department. Welga Filipino American Labor Archives.
March 17, 2014
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English