https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/files/original/ffca6a1e4b4da6d769cad9c8ddbe73b4.jpeg ebdf2fe99f55e1730613d761fa42599c https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/files/original/25f78eea0956fcf66af03bbb4dae0db5.jpeg 297ada702d16c926bf9b81560ff9579f 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 Sulay Family Collection Description An account of the resource 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 Philippines. He went to school in Guimba, Nueva Ecija, and obtained a sixth-grade education. In September 1928, he immigrated to Honolulu with his father-in-law and nephew-in-law from his first marriage. The three traveled to Hawai‘i on a ship called the Sandviken. In 1930, Mamerto and his nephew-in-law left Hawai‘i to work in California, arriving first in Wilmington. Mamerto's father-in-law returned to Ilocos Sur in the Philippines. In the continental United States, Mamerto worked as a farm laborer, crew boss, and contractor. He traveled along the west coast following seasonal crop rotations. Census data first documents Mamerto in Union, California where he resided in Camp 5 of the Canal Ranch on Peltier Road. In the summer of 1939, while working as a laborer in a pea field in Arroyo Grande, he met Virginia Alice Viner. Virginia was born in Shed, Oregon in 1922. Her parents traveled extensively throughout the United States but briefly settled in San Luis Obispo County. The Viners lived behind a church where her father worked as a groundskeeper. On August 5, 1940, Mamerto and Virginia traveled to Vancouver, Washington to marry to evade anti-miscegenation laws in California. After their marriage, the two settled in the Pajaro Valley at Rowe Ranch in a Filipino labor camp. The Pajaro Valley was a frequent stop along the agricultural circuit, and many of Mamerto's friends also settled in the area. In 1944, the couple purchased a one-bedroom house on Broadis Street in Watsonville next to a member of the Crosetti family, which had been a long-time employer of Mamerto and his friends. The property was placed in Virginia’s name due to exclusionary property laws that barred Filipinos from owning land. In the 1950s, the house was remodeled by fellow manong, Eddie and Ray Castro. Mamerto and Virginia had six children: Juanita Sulay Wilson, Manzanita Garcia, Mamerto “Sonny” Sulay, Cristine “Cris” Sulay, Alberto “Bert” Sulay, and Mariano “Mario” Telodro Sulay. Mamerto also had a son, Quirino Sulay, in the Philippines, who immigrated to the United States and settled in Watsonville with his family in the 1970s. The Sulay children attended the gatherings, picnics, parties, and celebrations of the organizations to which their parents belonged including the Aglipay Lodge #26 of the Caballeros de Dimas-Alang, the Filipino Community of Watsonville, and the Filipino Women’s Club of Watsonville. Virginia passed in 1988, and Mamerto in 1995. The Sulay Family Collection was contributed to Watsonville is in the Heart by Mamerto and Virginia Sulay's children, Juanita Sulay Wilson and Mariano "Mario" Telodro Sulay, in 2021 and 2022. The collection contains four hundred and twenty-eight items total. It includes two oral history interviews conducted with Juanita and Mario. In the interviews, they reflect on their fathers' migration and labor histories, their parents' marriage, and their experiences growing up mixed-race in Watsonville. In her interview, Juanita also discusses her dedication to researching and archiving her family history. The collection also contains ninety photographs documenting Mamerto's early life as a migrant worker during the 1930s, the family's life in Watsonville, and Mamerto and Virginia's participation in community organizations such as Caballeros de Dimas-Alang and the Filipino Women's Club of Watsonville. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Juanita Sulay Wilson Mariano "Mario" Telodro Sulay 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 "Irene + Paul" Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of Paul and Irene De La Cruz, Cristine "Cris" Sulay's godparents. On the front is written, "Irene + Paul" and the back says, "Paul De La Cruz, Irene" Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Juanita Sulay Wilson 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. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 7 x 5 inches Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SUL.2023.242 Fashion