Union of Democratic Filipinos

This article is about the organization in the United States. For the party in the Philippines, see Katipunan ng Demokratikong Pilipino.
Democratic Union of Filipinos
Katipunan ng mga Demokratikong Pilipino
AbbreviationKDP
Formation1973
Founded atSanta Cruz, California
Dissolved1986
HeadquartersOakland, California
Key people
Bruce Occena, Melinda Paras, Rene Ciria Cruz, Silme Domingo, Gene Viernes, Cindy Domingo

The Union of Democratic Filipinos (Katipunan ng mga Demokratikong Pilipino, abbreviated as KDP) was a left-wing organization of Filipino Americans in the United States, active from 1973-1986. The KDP embraced the goal of fighting for socialism in the United States and opposing the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines.[1][2]

  1. ^ McCann, Michael W.; Lovell, George I. (2020). Union by law: Filipino American labor activists, rights radicalism, and racial capitalism. Chicago series in law and society. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-67987-7.
  2. ^ "Katipunan ng mga Demokratikong Pilipino (KDP) [Union of Democratic Filipinos] records - Archives West". archiveswest.orbiscascade.org. Retrieved 2024-05-23.