United Auto Workers President Walter Reuther carries the National Farm Workers Association’s eagle and “Strike” sign in a Dec. 17, 1965, Fresno Bee photo. Reuther, Larry Itliong of the ...

Roger Gadiano (left) and Alex Edillor hold a photo of grape strike leader Larry Itliong, whom they respectfully refer to as "The Man." Itliong convinced Filipino grape worker to go on strike in ...

Johnny Itliong grew up in California's grape fields. His father Larry Itliong helped lead the Delano Grape Strike in 1965. Johnny came to StoryCorps to share stories about his dad with his own son.

But one name that fails to appear in history books time after time from the same era is Filipino-American labor leader Larry Itliong. The Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS ...