https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/files/original/e478f09c6dba9e445d22d52d9b869b60.pdf 0f149ecd317bd4d72d63a2266443dce0 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 Yoro Family Collection Description An account of the resource Sabino “Sammy” Yoro Sr. was born in the Philippines on December 25, 1912. In 1942, Sammy Sr. and his brother traveled via boat from the Philippines to Hawai‘i and eventually to San Francisco. He worked as a cook in San Francisco until 1949 when he moved to Watsonville to work in the fields. Sammy Sr. worked as a seasonal laborer for the Crosetti, Dobler, and C&V Farms. In 1949, Sammy Sr. met Gregor “Greg” Otero, a Mexican American and Native American woman, in New Mexico. Greg was born in Los Lunas, New Mexico in 1927. She had two children: Peter (b. unknown) and Eleanor (b. unknown), from her previous marriage. After Sammy Sr. and Greg met, they moved to Watsonville together to start a family. They had three children: Randy (b. 1950), Samuel “Sammy” Jr. (b. 1952), and Susan “Suzie” (b. 1956). In Watsonville, Greg worked in the cannery industry. Greg participated in the Watsonville Filipino American community events and took her children to participate in the Filipino dance troupe. Sammy Sr. and Greg married in 1978 in the Philippines. Their son, Sammy Jr., began working with his father in the lettuce fields while he was attending Watsonville High School. He was involved with the Independent Farmworkers Union. He eventually sued C&V Farms for breaking their labor contract and retired afterwards. Sammy Sr. never retired from agricultural work until he passed away in 1989. Greg passed away in 1999. The Yoro Family Collection was donated to Watsonville is in the Heart in 2023. It contains one oral history interview with Samuel "Sammy" Yoro. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Samuel "Sammy" Yoro Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource undated Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 8.5 x 11 inches Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Hana Yamamoto Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Samuel "Sammy" Yoro Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data .m4a Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 1:25:53 URL Link to audio recording on escholarship: <a href="https://escholarship.org/uc/item/28x418zm#supplemental" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Samuel "Sammy" Yoro interviewed by Hana Yamamoto</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 Samuel "Sammy" Yoro interviewed by Hana Yamamoto Description An account of the resource In this interview, originally recorded in person, Samuel “Sammy” Yoro speaks with Watsonville is in the Heart team member, Hana Yamamoto. Sammy begins by discussing how his father, Sabino Ivanos Yoro, came to the United States from the Philippines and eventually settled in Watsonville to work in the lettuce fields. Sammy talks about how he began working with his father harvesting produce in high school, and he describes how working in the asparagus fields helped him become a better track and field athlete in high school. Sammy goes on to describe how the agriculture industry evolved over the years and notes the influence of Cesar Chavez on farm labor strikes. Sammy discusses his involvement with The Independent Farmworkers Union. Sammy also talks about his mother, Gregor Otero, who came to Watsonville from New Mexico to start a family and work in the canneries. Sammy reflects on how growing up in a multiracial community affected his views on his parents’ interracial marriage, and he remembers his mother’s involvement in Filipino community organizations. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Samuel "Sammy" Yoro Hana Yamamoto Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 23, 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 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 8.5 x 11 inches Agriculture Canneries New Mexico Watsonville