October Celebration of Heritage

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Across
  1. 4. Union created by that strike in partnership with the Mexican Union at that time
  2. 5. This Sister from Italy became the first US citizen to be canonized a saint by the Catholic Church
  3. 7. Singer born to Italian immigrants who likes things his way
  4. 9. Filipinos are the ______-largest Asian American group in the US
  5. 11. This state has the largest Filipino American population
  6. 13. Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano was the first European to map this coast of today's US
Down
  1. 1. Physician, promoter of liberty, and close friend of Thomas Jefferson who published a pamphlet containing the phrase: "All men are by nature equally free and independent."
  2. 2. National dish of Italy and well-loved pasta sauce in the states
  3. 3. Filipino leader from Stockton who organized Filipino workers to conduct a grape strike and urge community members to support the farm laborers
  4. 5. Location of first documented proof of Filipino presence in the continental US
  5. 6. Doctor and writer who is considered one of the Philippines' National Heroes
  6. 8. State with the largest Italian-American population
  7. 10. Common language spoken by Filipinos
  8. 12. Italian-Americans make up the _____ largest ethnic group in the US