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).
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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