StoryCorps Shorts: The Men Who Fed America

Johnny Itliong honors the memory of his migrant father and the men who helped feed America. More

Johnny Itliong grew up in the California grape fields in the 1960s. His father Larry Itliong was a migrant farmworker and a leader of the Delano Grape Strike. As a kid, Johnny spent his days lending a hand to his father and the men who worked in the fields. Johnny brought his son, Aleks, to a StoryCorps recording booth to honor the memory of his father and the men who helped feed America.

AIR DATE 8/29/24