1948 Asparagus Strike March – LAFF_04014_FilipinoFarmworkersStocktonAsparagusStrike_FilipinoAmericanNationalHistoricSociety

In this image, Filipino farmworkers march through downtown Stockton, California during the 1948 Stockton Asparagus Strike. This strike was an important milestone in Filipino farmworker history because it provided firsthand experience that activated many Filipino workers to become more involved in labor organizing.

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The Asian American Studies Center acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, So. Channel Islands) and pay our respects to the honuukvetam (ancestors), ‘ahiihirom (elders), and ‘eyoohiinkem (relatives/relations) past, present, and emerging.

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