https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/files/original/3f852568ec599af5e29ede39058e318e.jpeg 8a1bca82621399350318a1fc41481db5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Asuncion Family Collection Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Anastacio "Stosh" Asuncion Description An account of the resource 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 World War I, he immigrated alone from the Philippines to Hawai’i and eventually to California. Upon arriving in California, Tony worked around the East Bay area as an agricultural laborer. While working in agriculture in the East Bay area, Tony met Paula Montelongo. Paula was born near San Antonio, Texas, and is of Mexican descent. Her exact birth date is unknown. She had five children from her previous marriage. After she divorced her ex-husband, Paula moved to the East Bay area and worked in the strawberry industry. Tony and Paula got married sometime around 1946 to 1947. Together, they had five children. They eventually settled in Watsonville, where they worked for Reiter Berry Company and lived in two labor camps, one on San Andreas Road and another in Rio del Mar. Their son, Anastacio “Stosh” (b. 1950) worked in the fields alongside his parents. Stosh went on to attend the University of California, Santa Cruz. He graduated with a B.A. in History and a teacher's credential. He worked as a middle school teacher in the Berryessa Union School District for thirty-three years. Tony retired from working in the strawberry fields during his 60’s due to a lung infection caused by exposure to pesticides. Tony passed away in 1980 and Paula passed away in 1990. The Asuncion Family Collection was donated to Watsonville is in the Heart in 2023 by Tony's and Paula's son, Stosh. It contains eight family photographs and an essay titled, "Watsonville's Filipino Bachelor Community" that was written by Stosh when he was a student at UCSC in 1970. The collection also includes sixteen photographs that show elderly Filipino manong, labor camps, and Filipino-owned businesses in Watsonville that accompanied Stosh's 1970 essay. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Man With a Fighting Cock Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of a man holding a chicken at the Ramirez labor camp. Anastacio Asuncion's Caption: "Close up of gentleman, with fighting cock in arms. He played with cock as if it were a kitten." This photograph is a part of a series of photographs included in the essay "Watsonville's Filipino Bachelor Community: Frontiers in Asian American Experiences." To view the essay look for item AUS.2023.9. The essay is current housed in UCSC Special Collections at McHenry Library. Requests to view the original essay and photographs can be made at this link: https://ucsc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991019687309704876&context=L&vid=01CDL_SCR_INST:USCS&lang=en&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=Everything&query=any,contains,anastacio%20asuncion&offset=0 The original essay included photographs which he referenced in the essay. To view these photographs see items AUS.2023.10-AUS.2023.25. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anastacio Asuncion Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Anastacio Asuncion, and UCSC Special Collections Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Watsonville is in the Heart (WIITH) is a community-driven public history initiative to preserve and uplift stories of Filipino migration and labor in the city of Watsonville and greater Pajaro Valley. Images were donated and digitally reproduced from private collections of individuals and families. Copyright remains with original owners. All images included herein are intended for personal or educational use only. Any reproduction, redistribution, publication, or other use, by any means, without prior written permission is prohibited. Please note that the images on this website are not included at their full resolution. For permission to publish or reproduce and for higher resolution files, please contact the project director at wiith@ucsc.edu . If you are the rightful copyright holder of this item and its use online constitutes an infringement of your copyright, please contact the project director to discuss its removal from the archive. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context AUS.2023.21 Agriculture Ramirez Labor Camp Watsonville