Lynn Domingo became involved in the Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP) while still in high school.
She attended the University of Washington where she played a leadership role in the Asian Student Association. She
remains an active member
of the Legacy of Equality, Leadership
and Organizing (LELO).
(2.4 min)
Working in the Alaska fish canneries
in the 1970s, Lynne Domingo experienced this dual discrimination
first hand. Because the
canneries were segregated by race and sex, women of color were essential
to the movement for fair treatment of Filipinos in the industry. Here she explains the difference
between white and Filipina women’s work in the cannery.
Filipina
Cannery Workers in the 1970s