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Watsonville is in the Heart: Community Digital Archive

Browse Collections (36 total)

Yoro Family Collection

Sabino “Sammy” Yoro Sr. was born in the Philippines on December 25, 1912. In 1942, Sammy Sr. and his brother traveled via boat from the Philippines to…

Contributors: Samuel "Sammy" Yoro

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WIITH Oral History Interview Collection

Anastacio Asuncion interviewed by Meleia Simon-Reynolds.pdf

This collection contains oral history interviews collected by the Watsonville is in the Heart (WIITH) research team that chronicle the lives of the…

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Tuzon Family Collection

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Modesto Jarmillo Tuzon was born in the municipality of Santo Domingo in the province of Ilocos Sur in the Philippines on June 15, 1907. In 1926, he…

Contributors: Modesto Orlando Tuzon, Rita Louise Tuzon

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Tumbaga Family Collection

Benny Tumbaga was born on October 17, 1910 in the municipality of San Fernando in the La Union province of the Philippines. In 1926, Benny migrated…

Contributors: Lydia Tumbaga Brumblay

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Tobera Project

2024 Tobera Project Calendar.pdf

The Tobera Project was formed by grassroots organizer Dioscoro “Roy” Recio, Jr. in 2020. The project honors Fermin Tobera and educates the public on…

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Tejada Family Collection

Godofredo “Godo” Tana Tejada was born on November 8, 1908 in the municipality of Makato in the Aklan province of the Philippines. Godo immigrated to…

Contributors: Godofredo "Fred" Tejada Jr.

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Taytayon Family Collection

Eliseo Tapia Taytayon was born in 1908 in the barangay of Calimbajan, in the municipality of Makato, in the Province of Aklan, in the Philippines. His…

Contributors: Erlinda Taytayon Heebner

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Tana and Tabios Family Collection

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Clemente Vargas Tana was born on November 27, 1902, in the barangay of Calimbajan, in the municipality of Makato, in the province of Aklan, in the …

Contributors: Estelita Tabios, Elizabeth "Liz" Tana

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Tabasa Family Collection

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Jesus Torrente Tabasa was born in the province of Aklan in the Philippines. Jesus first immigrated to Hawaii before immigrating to Alaska in the 1930s…

Contributors: Greg Tabasa

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Tabancay Family Collection

Benny Tabancay was born in the municipality of Bacarra, in the province of Ilocos Norte, in the Philippines in 1906. The details of his immigration to…

Contributors: Ruth Tabancay

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Sulay Family Collection

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Mamerto Agustin “Max” Sulay was born in 1907 and raised by his siblings in the municipality of Licab, in the province of Nueva Ecija, in the…

Contributors: Juanita Sulay Wilson , Mariano "Mario" Telodro Sulay

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Sales Family Collection

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Florendo Macadangdang Sales was born in the municipality of Bacarra, in the Ilocos Norte province of the Philippines in 1910. In 1929, Florendo…

Contributors: Dana Sales

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