Pete Velasco
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Pete Velasco was a Filipino American labor organizer and key United Farm Workers figure who helped lead the historic Delano grape strike in the 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pete Velasco canonical | 2 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Filipino American
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labor organizer ⓘ person ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| activeIn | 1960s ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
better working conditions for farm workers
ⓘ
improved wages for farm workers ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith |
César Chávez
ⓘ
surface form:
Cesar Chavez
Larry Itliong ⓘ United Farm Workers ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| cause | farm workers' rights ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Filipino Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
Filipino American
|
| fieldOfWork |
agricultural labor organizing
ⓘ
labor rights ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee
ⓘ
United Farm Workers ⓘ |
| movement | farm workers' movement ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableEvent | helped lead the Delano grape strike in the 1960s ⓘ |
| notableFor | leadership in the Delano grape strike ⓘ |
| occupation |
farm worker
ⓘ
labor organizer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Delano grape strike ⓘ |
| role | key United Farm Workers figure ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.