https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/files/original/677def387636a7e0746ac6b144a9c5ee.pdf c22a925b181f16a68707eaf60281c4a2 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 Tejada Family Collection Description An account of the resource 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 the United States from the Philippines in 1929, joining his first cousins to work in agriculture in Stockton. He moved across California and Seattle working various agricultural jobs. In Central California, Godo worked as an agricultural foreman managing crews including Filipino workers and Mexican braceros. In the 1950s, while visiting the Philippines, Godo met his soon-to-be wife Meady Dalisay Salomeo through a matchmaker. Meady was born on May 17, 1930, in the municipality of Altavas in the Aklan province of the Philippines. Soon after their marriage, Meady accompanied Godo to California. Godo and Meady settled in Watsonville in 1955. God continued to work in agriculture, harvesting strawberries, lettuce, and Brussels sprouts. Meady worked at the Green Giant cannery and the Colshire pajama factory. Together, they had six children: Godofredo “Fred” Jr. (b. 1956), Lucy “Chris” (b. 1958), Frances (b. 1959), Josephine (b. 1961), Anette (b. 1962), and Connie (b. 1968). While living in Watsonville, the family housed several other Filipino manong who worked with Godo in the fields. Meady passed away in 2002, and Godo passed away in 2007. Their daughter, Frances passed away in 2013. The Tejada Family Collection was donated to Watsonville is in the Heart in 2023. It contains one oral history interview with Godofredo "Fred" Tejada Jr.. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Godofredo "Fred" Tejada Jr. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Meleia Simon-Reynolds Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Godofredo "Fred" Tejada Jr. Location The location of the interview Scotts Valley Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data .wav Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 1:35:35 URL <span style="font-weight: 400;">Link to audio recording on escholarship: </span><a href="https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8nj5k20s#supplemental" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fred Tejada interviewed by Meleia Simon-Reynolds</a> 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 Fred Tejada interviewed by Meleia Simon-Reynolds Description An account of the resource In this interview, originally recorded in person, Fred Tejada speaks with Watsonville is in the Heart team member Meleia Simon-Reynolds. Fred talks about his father, Godofredo “Godo” Tana Tejada, who immigrated from the Philippines to the United States. He discusses how his father worked various jobs in Seattle and California, and he details his father’s work as a foreman for the Bracero Program. Fred goes on to explain how his father met his mother, Meady Dalisay Solomeo in the Philippines, and how his parents moved to Watsonville together shortly after marrying. Fred talks about his father’s work harvesting strawberries, lettuce, and brussel sprouts, and he discusses his mom’s work in the fields during the day and at the pajama factory at night. Fred remembers helping his father in the fields throughout his adolescence, as well as he recalls his family housing many manong while they lived in Watsonville. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Godofredo "Fred" Tejada Jr. Meleia Simon-Reynolds Maia Mislang Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 11, 2023 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. All oral history interviews are donated to WIITH by the narrators. Copyright is held by WIITH. Oral history interview recordings and transcripts are available for unrestricted use and reproduction by educators and researchers. Please note that the recordings on this website are provided via escholarship. For access to oral history audio files, please contact the project director at wiith@ucsc.edu. If you are an oral history narrator and would like to remove your interview from the archive website, please contact the project director. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History Agriculture Aklan Colshire Factory Fort Ord Gardening Green Giant Makato Association Military Moss Landing Philippine Gardens Cafe Philippines Salinas Salsipuedes Elementary School Seattle Sharecropping Stanford Watsonville Watsonville High School