![]() ![]() This intricately detailed story of love, loss, and human dignity spans more than eight decades and sweeps from the Philippines to the United States. To write this novel, Patty Enrado, the daughter of a farm worker, researched and interviewed Filipino farm laborers who were involved in the labor movement including her own family members. In the vein of The Grapes of Wrath, A Village in the Fields pays tribute to the sacrifices that Filipino immigrant farm workers made to bring justice to the fields. Fifty years ago, September 8, 1965, Filipino farm workers walked out of the fields and sparked the United Farm Workers Union movement. In her debut novel, Patty Enrado highlights a compelling but buried piece of American history: the Filipino-American contribution to the farm labor movement. ![]() ![]() For questions regarding this program, call 51. This FREE program takes place in the 3rd Floor Community Meeting Room of the Central Library. Enrado reads from her historical novel and discusses the Filipino-American farm workers who sparked the historic Delano Grape Strike in September 1965, which led to the formation of the United Farm Workers union. Berkeley Public November 5, 2015- Author Patty Enrado presents her debut novel, A Village in the Fields, at the Berkeley Public Library on Saturday, December 6, 2015, at 2:00 – 3:30 pm. ![]()
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