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Remembering Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes : the legacy of Filipino American labor activism / Ron Chew.
Lippincott Library HD6517.W2 C44 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chew, Ron.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Domingo, Silme, 1952-1981.
- Domingo, Silme.
- Viernes, Gene, 1951-1981.
- Viernes, Gene.
- Labor leaders--Washington (State).
- Labor leaders.
- Minority labor union members--Washington (State).
- Minority labor union members.
- Labor movement.
- History.
- Asian Americans--Employment.
- Cannery workers--Labor unions.
- Filipino Americans.
- Washington (State).
- Filipino Americans--Washington (State).
- Cannery workers--Labor unions--Pacific States.
- Cannery workers.
- Asian Americans--Employment--Pacific States.
- Asian Americans.
- Labor movement--Pacific States--History.
- Physical Description:
- 150 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2012]
- Summary:
- Remembering Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes examines the lives of two slain cannery union reformers during the tumultuous Civil Rights Era of the 1970s. Author Ron Chew was a close friend of Gene and Silme, and his poignant prologue sets the stage for the story of their political awakening, the events that led to their tragic deaths, and the movement they nurtured. Through memories of family and friends, we learn about the men as second-generation Filipino Americans, as leaders, and as part of a generation striving to make America live up to its democratic ideals.
- The book includes a history of Asian labor in the Alaska salmon canneries written by Gene Viernes. He intended to publish this work to illuminate the contributions of cannery workers and the noble fight to create a union.
- Remembering Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes provides rich insight into the roots of Asian American labor organizing and offers inspiration and wisdom for a new wave of activists. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Part 1 The Era
- One Generations Time: Thirty Years after the Domingo-Viernes Murders 2
- Settlement of the Class Action Discrimination Lawsuits 18
- The Murder Trials and the Search for Truth 36
- Part 2 Reflections
- Interviews with Family, Friends, and Colleagues of Domingo and Viernes
- Abraham "Rami"Arditi 56
- Emma Catague 58
- David Delia 60
- Kalayaan Domingo 63
- Ligaya Domingo 65
- Lynn Domingo 67
- Angel Doniego 69
- Dick Farinas 71
- John Foz 74
- Rich Gurtiza 77
- John Hatten 80
- Julia Laranang 83
- Terri Mast 86
- Chris Mensalvas, Jr. 89
- Bruce Occena 92
- Andy Pascua 95
- Alonzo Suson 99
- Emily Van Bronkhorst 101
- VelmaVeloria ? 104
- Conan Viernes 106
- Stan Viernes 107
- Steve Viernes 110
- Michael Woo 112
- Part 3 The Past
- Afterword / Ron Chew Chew, Ron 119
- Alaskeros History / Gene Viernes Viernes, Gene 120
- References 146
- Special Credits 150.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-149).
- ISBN:
- 9780295991900
- 0295991909
- OCLC:
- 768041919
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