Philip Vera Cruz

Read about Philip Vera Cruz who was born in the Philippines and worked on farms there until he came to the U.S. in 1926. Even though he hoped to go to school, he had to work many different jobs to survive and only went to one year of university. Learn about how he and other Filipino farm workers - the manongs - started the historic strike in Delano, CA that led to a grape boycott and the birth of the United Farm Workers union that became known around the world.