Media Advisory: Delano Manongs Park Honors Filipino American Community
The new park memorializes the contributions of the Filipino American community in the farmworker labor movement of the 1960s
Post Date:11/04/2022 10:00 AMMedia Contact
Elizabeth Castro, Public Information Representative, Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services
408-460-4468, elizabeth.castro@sanjoseca.gov
Advisory
Detail
What:
Delano Manongs Park Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
When:
Saturday, November 5, 2022
2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Where:
Delano Manongs Park
Gimelli Way and Beechnut Dr.
San José, CA 95133
Who:
Councilmember Magdalena Carrasco, District 5
Neil Rufino, Assistant Director, Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services
Thelma Boac, School Board Trustee, Berryessa Union School District
Dr. Kevin Nadal, President of the Filipino American National Historical Society
Daniel Lazo, Leadership, Education, Activism and Dialogue (LEAD) Filipino Organizer
Dr. Estella Habal, Professor Emeritus in Asian American Studies at San José State University
Background:
Join the City of San José Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Department and Council District 5 for the ribbon-cutting of Delano Manongs Park and cultural performances by the Kulintang Dialect and Filipino American Heritage Group Dancers.
LEAD Filipino, the Filipino American National Historical Society, and the intergenerational community members of the Delano Manongs Park Committee advocated for the park name, sharing stories, and letters of support with San José’s leaders. After two community surveys and a unanimous vote by the City Council, the park was named after the Emmy award-winning PBS documentary “The Delano Manongs” by filmmaker Marissa Arroy.
“Manong” means “older brother” or “honored elder,” and Delano refers to the Delano grape strike, a historic labor strike that won improved pay, benefits, and protections for thousands of farm workers.
The new park features an open turf area, picnic tables, benches, a playground, and an interpretative sign with the history of the Delano Manongs and San Josean Filipino farmworkers.
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