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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Filipino American
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

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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

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