{"product_id":"remembering-silme-domingo-and-gene-ron-chew-9780295991900","title":"Remembering Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes: The Legacy of Filipino American Labor Activism","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eRemembering Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes\u003c\/i\u003e examines the lives of two slain cannery union reformers during the tumultuous Civil Rights Era of the 1970s. Author Ron Chew was a close friend of Gene and Silme, and his poignant prologue sets the stage for the story of their political awakening, the events that led to their tragic deaths, and the movement they nurtured. Through memories of family and friends, we learn about the men as second-generation Filipino Americans, as leaders, and as part of a generation striving to make America live up to its democratic ideals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book includes a history of Asian labor in the Alaska salmon-canneries written by Gene Viernes. He intended to publish this work to illuminate the contributions of cannery workers and the noble fight to create a union.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemembering Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes\u003c\/i\u003e provides rich insight into the roots of Asian American labor organizing and offers inspiration and wisdom for a new wave of activists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ron Chew\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0295991909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295991900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.40d","brand":"Ron Chew","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075820220671,"sku":"9780295991900","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_638736cf-7521-4afb-9b2f-4d0e9b5e80e6.jpg?v=1685461630","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/remembering-silme-domingo-and-gene-ron-chew-9780295991900","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}