"Filipinos became politically active for the first time in the mid 1930s, launching both unions and civil rights campaigns. In 1933, Filipino Americans organized the Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union to represent men working in the canneries of Alaska" (Washington.edu).
"The founding leadership of the Cannery Workers and Farm Labor Union in 1933. Virgil Duyungan is on the far left" (Washington.edu)
The Filipino workers were given a voice through their own newspaper the Philippine-American Chronicle. It was a was a bi-weekly Seattle newspaper that was published from 1935-1936. The main topics the paper addressed were the lives of Filipino laborers, various union campaigns, and the solidarity of the Filipino community. This newspaper was a source of immense pride for Filipinos.