8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
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63 Chinese Cuisines: the Complete Guide – according to ‘Chinese Cooking Demystified’
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Tag Archives: Manongs
Why Stockton for Asian Americans?
Stockton – a mid sized city in California’s Central Valley known for being one of the poorest, most dangerous cities on the West Coast. Whenever the name is mentioned, there is a negative connotation associated with it; being one of … Continue reading
When Asian Americans are “too American”: Filipino Americans in the 1930’s
A recent poll suggests that many Americans think that Asian Americans are more loyal to their country of origins than to the United States. In contrast, a blog post from the JSTOR Daily describes a time when Asian Americans immigrants … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Health, History
Tagged Apl.de.ap, Filipino American, Manongs
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San Jose to Add Delano Manongs Park, named for Filipino American Farm Workers
The City of San Jose is adding a new park called Delano Manongs Park, honoring the Delano Manong farm workers, key players in the founding of the United Farm workers and the Delano Grape strike. According to this City of … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Farm Workers, Manongs, San Jose, The Delano Manongs
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October 25 in California is now Larry Itliong day
On June 30, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed bill AB 7 making October 25 in California Larry Itliong day. Who is Larry Itliong? He was one of the key Filipino contributors, along with Phillip Vera Cruz (shown on the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, Labor
Tagged Caesar Chavez, Larry Itliong, Manongs, Rob Bonta, The Delano Manongs, United Farm Workers
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Diego Luna Celebrates Premiere of ‘Cesar Chavez’ Biopic While Filipinos Disappointed
EDITORS NOTE: A similar article was first published at Examiner.com. This version has been published at 8Asians.com with permission. –Joz By Peter Gonzaga It was a night that Cesar Chavez supporters have been waiting for, the biopic “Cesar Chavez” directed … Continue reading
Asian American Farm Workers and Cesar Chavez
When I was a boy, my father took my family and some other family friends to Half Moon Bay on the California Coast. We drove through farms to reach the coastal cliffs, where we rappelled down to gather a certain … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, History
Tagged Cesar Chavez, Delano Grape Strike, Larry Itliong, Manongs, The Delano Manongs, UFW
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