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DESCRIPTION:Unsung Heroes of U. S. History \n6:00-7:00 PM - Buffalo Soldiers in the 
 Philippine War - A Conflict of Conscience for African 
 Americans\nDescendents of Buffalo Soldiers who married Filipino women and 
 moved back to the Bay Area will be invited to share their family 
 stories.\n7:00-8:00 PM – Film Preview of “The Delano Manongs: Forgotten 
 Heroes of the UFW”\nThe Delano Manongs tells the unknown history of a 
 group of Filipino farmworkers in Delano, California who toiled under the 
 yoke of racism for decades, then rose up in their twilight years to fight 
 for fair wages and ethical work conditions.\nThe Manongs (a Manong is a 
 Filipino term of respect for an older brother) instigated one of the 
 American labor movement’s finest hours – the Great Grape Strike of 1965 
 that brought about a successful joining of the Filipino and Chicano 
 (Mexican-American) labor groups and the creation of the United Farm Workers 
 Union (UFW). This program will show the 10 min. trailer. There will also be 
 a discussion with the film’s director Marissa Aroy.\n8:00-9:00 PM – 
 Tribute to Al Robles “Uncle Al”\nAlfred A. Robles (February 16, 1930 - 
 May 2, 2009) dedicated his life to working for social justice.  A community 
 character, he was instrumental in the political fight against the city to 
 stop the demolition of the International Hotel on Kearny Street.\nSee 
 also:\nhttp://www.laborfest.net/2011/2011schedule.htm\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-Hotel\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Robles\nhttp://www.ufw.org/\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/06/20/18682397.php
SUMMARY:Laborfest: Unsung Heroes of U. S. History
LOCATION:Manilatown Center - 868 Kearny St., San Francisco.  Walk 1/2 mile from 
 Montgomery St BART/Muni Metro on Kearny.  Buses: 1, 8, 10, 12, 41, 30, 45.  
 (For last 2, get off at Jackson or Pacific and Stockton and walk 2 blocks 
 down Jackson or Pacific to Kearny.)   \n
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