https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/files/original/dbb20062bb707662a3fecd14ed6ee08b.pdf 537e40b993748528aa5a9df2b8c2e62b 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 Lopez Family Collection Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rosario "Rose" Lopez Anthony "Tony" Tapiz Jr. Description An account of the resource Arsenio “Archie” Soblechero Lopez was born on December 16, 1905, in the municipality of Villasis, in the province of Pangasinan, in the Philippines. Archie migrated to the United States in 1929. He arrived in San Francisco aboard the S.S. President Lincoln on April 25, 1929. After arriving in the U.S. Archie worked as a migrant agricultural laborer and eventually as a barber and musician. Archie was also an active member of Filipino American organizations including the Caballeros De Dimas-Alang. In exchange for auto mechanic services, Archie was able to arrange a meeting with Margaret Yepez, a Mexican American woman who was born in Mendota, California on December 26, 1929. Due to the enforcement of anti-miscegenation laws in central coastal California, Archie and Margaret were married in a civil ceremony in Yolo County in 1947 before holding a Catholic wedding in Watsonville at St. Patrick’s church in 1948. Archie and Margaret lived in Santa Cruz County where Archie owned a Manila Barbershop located in Santa Cruz on Mission Street and operated Ace Card room, which was located next door to the barbershop. The barbershop and card room were popular gathering places for Filipino American farm workers. Archie also worked as a musician. He played saxophone in a band called “Archie and the Islanders.” Other members of the group included Alex Tabag who played tenor saxophone; Tommy Tomaio who played guitar; Benny Tumbaga who played the trumpet, and Chris (Last Name Unidentified) who played piano. Archie and the Islanders performed at Filipino American dances and events throughout the greater Bay Area and in Santa Cruz County including Watsonville. Archie and Margaret had seven children: Arsenio Soblechero Lopez Jr. (b. 1948), John Yepez Lopez (b. 1950), Rosario “Rose” Lopez (b. 1952), Richard Henry Lopez (b. 1953), Delia Marcia Lopez (b. 1957), Elizabeth Ann Lopez (b. 1961), and Robert Eugene Lopez (b. 1964). The Lopez Family Collection was donated to Watsonville is in the Heart in 2022 by Archie's and Margaret's daughter, Rosario "Rose" Lopez, and her son, Tony Tapiz. The collection contains fifty-four items including reproductions of family photographs; a program from a Caballeros de Dimas- Alang convention; and sheet music Archie used for his performances. 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 Rosario "Rose" Magdalena Lopez 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.) 1:51:10 URL <span style="font-weight: 400;">Link to audio recording on escholarship: </span><a href="https://escholarship.org/uc/item/24m625hb#supplemental" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rosario Lopez 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 Rosario Lopez interviewed by Hana Yamamoto Description An account of the resource In this interview, originally conducted in person, Rosario “Rose” Magdalena Lopez speaks with Watsonville is in the Heart team member Hana Yamamoto. Rose describes how her father, Arsenio “Archie” Soblechero Lopez traveled by ship from the Philippines to California and eventually began working in the fields in Watsonville. She further explains how Archie became sick with tuberculosis from pesticides like DDT that were commonly sprayed in the fields where he worked. His illness led him to quit working in the fields and open a barbershop in Santa Cruz on Mission Street. Rose vividly describes Archie’s barbershop, including the smell of Ilocano food being cooked for lunch and Filipino men gambling, smoking, and even trading produce in the Ace Cardroom that Archie ran in the back. Rose remembers singing Filipino songs at her father’s band, Archie and the Islanders. She goes on to speak about her mother, Margaret Yepez Lopez, a Mexican American woman who worked for the canneries and was an outspoken figure in union organizing. Rose details her parents’ wedding ceremony in Watsonville in 1948. She reflects fondly on the tight-knit Filipino and Mexican communities in Watsonville, remembering the Filipino social dances, gatherings at the labor camps, and the Filipino men her parents would house and take in as a family. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rosario "Rose" Magdalena Lopez Hana Yamamoto Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 9, 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 Canneries Watsonville