It is Filipino American Heritage Month, and CBS Sacramento is celebrating the rich culture and prominent leaders.

In downtown Stockton, the Filipino American National Historical Society remains a pillar in the community.

"The museum is here to kind of let them recognize and discover themselves, and discover the strength that their parents, parents' parents, all the way down to the time that we first came here," said Erwin Mina, the museum's board president.

Among the many historical artifacts are items and photographs of the late labor leader Larry Itliong.

Through his work, Itliong led the 1965 Delano Grape Strike that sparked the farm labor movement.

Itliong's leadership would be pivotal in forming the United Farm Workers, along with Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta.

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