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Title
Avelino Ramos oral history
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Created Date
May 9th, 1996
Description
Avelino "Abba" Ramos retired in 1997 after long career as ILWU activist, organizer, business agent, and International Representative
describes youth in Hawaii as son of Filipino sugar worker, coming of ILWU to Islands in 1940s, CIO organizing work in Hawaii, and career in California with Local 6, ILWU, 1962-1997, including rich exploration of the closing of the Colgate plant, East Bay, 1981
interview formed basis for an oral history article that appeared in the ILWU newspaper The Dispatcher, May 1996.
describes youth in Hawaii as son of Filipino sugar worker, coming of ILWU to Islands in 1940s, CIO organizing work in Hawaii, and career in California with Local 6, ILWU, 1962-1997, including rich exploration of the closing of the Colgate plant, East Bay, 1981
interview formed basis for an oral history article that appeared in the ILWU newspaper The Dispatcher, May 1996.
Creators and Contributors
Creator:
Labor Archives and Research Center
Interviewer: Schwartz, Harvey
Interviewee: Ramos, Avelino, 1934-
Interviewer: Schwartz, Harvey
Interviewee: Ramos, Avelino, 1934-
Subject Topic
Filipino Americans--California--Interviews
Filipino Americans--Hawaii--Interviews
Labor union members--California--San Francisco--Interviews
Labor union members--Hawaii--Interviews
Labor unions--California--History
Labor unions--Hawaii--History
Stevedores--Labor unions--California--San Francisco
Stevedores--Labor unions--Hawaii
Filipino Americans--Hawaii--Interviews
Labor union members--California--San Francisco--Interviews
Labor union members--Hawaii--Interviews
Labor unions--California--History
Labor unions--Hawaii--History
Stevedores--Labor unions--California--San Francisco
Stevedores--Labor unions--Hawaii
Subject Entity
Genre
Spatial Coverage
Language
Media Type
Format
Audio cassette
Extent
2
Tapes
Generation
Master
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Country of Creation
United States
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