tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894641286672863815.post8381292887049469458..comments2024-01-15T01:53:00.775-05:00Comments on The Uncommon Corps: Still Open to Interpretation: Questions about César Chávez and the United Farm Workers MovementUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894641286672863815.post-39712571155210097302014-07-10T11:47:09.717-04:002014-07-10T11:47:09.717-04:00Thank you for your email. I think you will be plea...Thank you for your email. I think you will be pleased to see that Larry Brimmer has included information about Filipino work towards labor reform. He has made a particular effort to include their stories. Myra Zarnowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08384106059616982063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894641286672863815.post-56682296598697822014-07-10T11:36:41.660-04:002014-07-10T11:36:41.660-04:00I am excited to read this book. My Ex was an Anglo...I am excited to read this book. My Ex was an Anglo "Boycotter"/Organizer when we met in 1971. In the early days of the UFWOC the impact and leadership of Larry Itliong and Philip Vera Cruz were acknowledged http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/us/larry-itliong-forgotten-filipino-labor-leader.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 My ex even helped build Filipino Hall. When the mission of the UFW enlarged include the active empowerment of La Raza,many Anglos were asked to depart he UFW organization. Though many of these original Boycotters and Organizers maintained their personal relationships with the UFW leadership, they moved onto to other movements--labor/social justice, housing, education, faith communities.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512747292156291334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894641286672863815.post-5166300889014052572014-07-07T07:43:44.010-04:002014-07-07T07:43:44.010-04:00Of course we should introduce students to books or...Of course we should introduce students to books or articles that question the leadership of those otherwise seen as heroes -- we have grown accustomed to doing that for the Founding Fathers, but no less apt for the heroes of the causes of the 60s.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032364072326167382noreply@blogger.com