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San Jose’s Luis Valdez marks 50 years as cultural icon

San Jose’s Luis Valdez marks 50 years as cultural icon

Staring down the barrel of a shotgun during the turbulent days of the 1965 Delano Grape Strike, Luis Valdez's storied career in theater underwent trial by fire. An enraged farmer had put a gun to Valdez's head and ordered him to stand down from rallying the...

Bobby Kennedy Was A Friend of Mine

Bobby Kennedy Was A Friend of Mine

By Luis Valdez In the Spring of ’66,  Senator Robert F. Kennedy flew into the Delano Airport in a small private plane, and gingerly asked an aide to remind him what he was doing there.  It did not take him long to find his bearings.  As a member of the Senate...

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