Part 4, Chapter 41 Summary

Carlos returns to Los Angeles where he and Jose call for a meeting of Filipino labor leaders to discuss their common problems and to organize a committee that could work on those problems. The meeting is held at the house of the Filipino communist and is attended by 21 people. They want to form an independent organization for the West Coast Filipinos. They create an organization called the Committee for Protection of Filipino Rights (CPFR). The major goal of the committee is to obtain citizenship for Filipinos.

Carlos is busy writing articles and news items for the cause. They help publish Ganzo's paper. The CPFR grows to have chapters in every important city on the West Coast and a bill is introduced in Congress for Filipino citizenship. The sponsor is Representative Vito Marcantonio. Carlos takes on speaking engagements to support the bill...