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Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong
Title: Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong
Author: PhD Dawn B. Mabalon & Gayle Romasanta
Illustrator: Andre Sibayan
Publisher: Bridge and Delta Publishing: 2018
Format: Hardcover: 49 pages
Condition: New
ISBN: 9781732199323
Reading Age: 0-12
DESCRIPTION
This book, written by historian Dawn Bohulano Mabalon with writer Gayle Romasanta, richly illustrated by Andre Sibayan, tells the story of Larry Itliong's lifelong fight for a farmworkers union, and the birth of one of the most significant American social movements of all time, the farmworker's struggle, and its most enduring union, the United Farm Workers. A percentage of proceeds from this book will be donated to the nonprofit organizations Little Manila Rising and the Filipino American National Historical Society.
CONTRIBUTORS
Dawn B. Mabalon is a third generation Pinay (Filipina American) born and raised in Stockton, California and is a descendant of farmworkers and teachers.
Gayle Romasanta was born in Manila, Philippines and raised in Stockton, California.
Andre Sibayan is an illustrator and designer, born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Dawn Bohulano Mabalon, PhD
(1972-2018)