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Lesson Plan, Teaching Guide, Unit Plan, Video Farm Workers Rights: Larry Itliong and Philip Vera Cruz

  • Grade Level K-8th Grade
  • Time Period 1950 - 1989
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Introduction

Filipino labor workers advocates Larry Itliong and Philip Vera Cruz work toward better working conditions for farm workers, including co-leading the Delano Grape Strike with Caesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta.

Essential Questions

  • What is democracy?

  • How does being more involved in a democracy have an impact on a person’s life?

  • What happens when there is very little participation by a certain cultural or racial group of people?

  • What is the balance between rights and responsibilities?