The California State Assembly has voted unanimously to declare October 25 as Larry Itliong Day, reports the Inquirer.
The farm labor organizer lead the eight day Delano grape strike in 1965. His Agricultural Worker Organizing Committee eventually merged with Cesar Chavez’s National Farm Worker’s Assocaition to become the United Farm Workers.
AB 7 is authored by Assemblyman Rob Bonta, the first Filipino American elected to the State Assembly.
“On Larry Itliong Day, all public schools and educational institutions are encouraged to conduct exercises remembering the life of Larry Itliong, recognizing his accomplishments, and familiarizing pupils with the contributions he made to this state,” the bill reads.
You can read more about Itliong’s life and efforts to honor him in the Inquirer.