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Watsonville is in the Heart: Community Digital Archive

Browse Collections (36 total)

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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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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Lopez Family Collection

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Arsenio “Archie” Soblechero Lopez was born on December 16, 1905, in the municipality of Villasis, in the province of Pangasinan, in the Philippines.…

Contributors: Rosario "Rose" Lopez, Anthony "Tony" Tapiz Jr.

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Madalora Family Collection

Santiago Madalora was born in the municipality of Bacarra, in the province of Ilocos Norte, in the Philippines on July 10, 1910. Santiago immigrated…

Contributors: Frank Madalora

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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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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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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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Mariano Family Collection

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Marcelino "Bob" Mariano was born in 1910 in the municipality of Camiling, in the province of Tarlac, in the Philippines. He was the oldest of three…

Contributors: Bobby Mariano

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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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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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Isidro Family Collection

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Alejandro “Felix” Isidro was born in the Philippines during the early 1900s (exact location and date of birth are unidentified). He traveled to the…

Contributors: Joseph "Joe" Isidro

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Reyes Family Collection

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Jose Sebayan Reyes was born in 1903 in the municipality of Luna, in the province of La Union, Ilocos Norte in the region of the Philippines. He…

Contributors: Joe Reyes, Ted "Teddy" Reyes , Roland Reyes

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