A group of San Jose Filipino residents want to ensure their contributions to the labor movement won’t be forgotten. The group is pushing to rename Paseo de San Antonio, a downtown pedestrian walkway, after labor leader Larry Itliong. Itliong was instrumental in fighting for better farmworker rights alongside Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, but isn’t as well known. The group wants to raise $50,000 for the effort and has collected $7,000 so far. Tiffany Unarce Barry, founder of The Larry Itliong Way Project, is leading the effort. She got the idea when San Jose renamed a portion of Bird Avenue after…
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