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Watsonville is in the Heart: Community Digital Archive

Browse Collections (36 total)

Alminiana Family Collection

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Amando Ocampo Alminiana was born in the municipality of Bacnotan, in the province of La Union, in the Ilocos region of the Philippines on August 29,…

Contributors: Eva Alminiana Monroe

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Ancheta Family Collection

Julio Valiente Ancheta was born in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Accompanied by his cousins, Julio left the Philippines for Hawai‘i in…

Contributors: Shirley Ancheta

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Asuncion Family Collection

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Anastacio “Tony” Polistico Asuncion was born in 1898 in the Bohol province of the Philippines. Tony served in both World War I and World War II. After…

Contributors: Anastacio "Stosh" Asuncion

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Baniaga Family Collection

The Baniaga family originates from the municipality of Vintar, in the province of Ilocos Norte in the Philippines. In 1927, Calixto Baniaga migrated…

Contributors: Anthony “Tony” Magarin Baniaga, Ruby “Ruthy” Baniaga Kalidonis

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Bersamin Family Collection

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Eulalio “Max” Valera Brazil Bersamin was born on December 14, 1911, in the municipality of Bangued, in the province ofAbra of the Philippines. His…

Contributors: Manuel Bersamin

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Bongolan Family Collection

Felix Hidalgo Bongolan was born in October 1911 in the municipality of Santiago, in the province of Ilocos Sur, in the Philippines. Felix immigrated…

Contributors: Lorraine "Rain" Bongolan

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Bosque Family Collection

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Marcelo “Marcel” Cardona Bosque was born on January 16, 1909, in the municipality of Santa, in the province of Ilocos Sur, in the Philippines. He was…

Contributors: Sharon Bosque-Weibe Hoffmann

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Carrillo Family Collection

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Pacifico “Frank” Cabegon Carrillo was born on September 6, 1909 in the province of Pangasinan in the Philippines. In 1928, Pacifico immigrated to the…

Contributors: Maurice Carrillo

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Castillo Family Collection

Doroteo Lafer Castillo was born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. His date of birth is unknown. At the age of 16, Doroteo and a few of his friends…

Contributors: Freddie Leo Castillo

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Cawaling Family Collection

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Florencio “Encio” T. Cawaling was born on February 25, 1909 in the Aklan province of the Philippines. His parents, Lorencio and Lapaz Cawaling, had…

Contributors: Loren Cawaling

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DeOcampo Family Collection

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Paul “Skippy” Tabalan DeOcampo was born municipality of Santo Domingo, in the Ilocos Sur region of the Philippines on August 17, 1909 or 1910. The…

Contributors: Antoinette Yvonne DeOcampo-Lechtenberg, Veronica Hernandez, Paul Phillip DeOcampo, Jr.

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Fallorina Family Collection

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Mariano Doctor Fallorina was born in the barangay of Villanueva which is in the municipality of Bautista, in the Pangasinan province of the…

Contributors: Daniel "Dan" Fallorina

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