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Daniel "Dan" Kerubin Fallorina interviewed by Ian Hunte Doyle Part 2 of 3

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Daniel "Dan" Kerubin Fallorina interviewed by Ian Hunte Doyle Part 2 of 3

Description

In this interview, originally recorded in person, Daniel “Dan Kerubin Fallorina speaks with Ian Hunte Doyle, a member of the Watsonville is in the Heart team. In the interview, Dan describes his mother, Angelina Nicolas Fallorina’s career in Watsonville’s food processing industry from 1963 through 1987. He explains that Angelina worked for United Foods and in the Green Giant-Pillsbury factory. Dan shares that while working in food processing, Angelina was a member of the Teamsters Local 912 Union. In addition, Dan discusses Angelina’s work in agriculture. He describes Angelina’s work harvesting produce as well as her role overseeing bookkeeping while the Fallorina family sharecropped strawberries with Reiter Berries during the 1960s. Dan also reflects on Angelina’s involvement in Watsonville First United Methodist Church and her love for gardening. This interview is part two of a series of three interviews conducted by the Watsonville is in the Heart team with Dan Fallorina.

Creator

Daniel "Dan" Kerubin Fallorina
Ian Hunte Doyle

Date

May 31, 2023

Rights

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 the 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 Soundcloud. 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

English

Type

Oral History

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Interviewer

Ian Hunte Doyle

Interviewee

Daniel "Dan" Kerubin Fallorina

Original Format

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Duration

1:25:12

Files

Daniel _Dan_ Kerubin Fallorina interviewed by Ian Hunte Doyle Part 2 of 3.pdf

Citation

Daniel "Dan" Kerubin Fallorina and Ian Hunte Doyle, “Daniel "Dan" Kerubin Fallorina interviewed by Ian Hunte Doyle Part 2 of 3,” Watsonville is in the Heart: Community Digital Archive, accessed November 7, 2024, https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/items/show/1231.

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