To Read & To Write

Larry Itliong was a Filipino-American political activist between the years of 1929 (when he arrived in the United States) and 1977 (when he died in the U.S.). "Journey for Justice" chronicles his entire life, including his childhood in the Philippines, leading up to his arrival in America and then following his steps as an advocate for Filipino Workers Rights in California, then finally to the creation of the Filipino Workers Union.  For an elementary school children's picture book, this story is hefty, though this is understandable: the information needs to come out somehow, and this short biography explains as much as possible in the length allotted. "Journey for Justice" offers a fine crafting of history (for all ages). An important part of the text covers the Philippines under U.S. colonialism - and the subsequent schools in which children were taught English and fed propaganda proclaiming U.S. greatness which mentions the abuse the children suffered if...