If you're in or around California's Central Valley, you're invited to attend the 40th anniversary celebration of Agbayani Village, happening Saturday, June 21 in Delano, California.
The event will honor the Manongs, young men from the Philippines imported in the 1920s and 30s. Forbidden from marrying by law, they worked in the agricultural industry and helped lead the 1965 Delano Grape Strike. Agbayani Village was built for these heroic men to live out their final years.
The free event will include entertainment, live music by the Filipino Latin rock gropu Dakila, food, photo exhibitions, tours of the village, oral histories, and a ceremony to honor the Manongs and the volunteers that helped build Agbayani Village. Here are some more details about the event:
