https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/files/original/3e61ecdfdb3f2957211ae66c6c0767de.pdf ac939f6ed4d965cf49859bcb999b19e5 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 Tabancay Family Collection Description An account of the resource Benny Tabancay was born in the municipality of Bacarra, in the province of Ilocos Norte, in the Philippines in 1906. The details of his immigration to the United States are unknown, but he eventually came to settle in Watsonville where he opened a dry cleaning business called Ideal Cleaners with Ben Ragsac, another Filipino man. Esther Galicia was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines in 1924, where she worked as a teacher. Through a sponsorship from her aunt, Paula Galicia, she immigrated to Salinas to attend Hartnell College. Esther attended Hartnell College until she married Benny and moved to Watsonville. The details of their meeting and marriage are unknown. Together, Benny and Esther had four kids: Ruth (b. 1951), Francis (b. 1952), Darlene (b. 1959), and Jerry (b. 1960). The Tabancay family was active in the Filipino American community in Watsonville. Esther was involved in The Filipino Women’s Club of Watsonville, and the children participated in Filipino folk dance classes. Esther worked at the Green Giant cannery in Watsonville for twenty-five years. Benny passed away in 1961. After his passing, Ruth helped Esther by taking care of her siblings. Through her second marriage, Esther had a fifth child, Linda (b. 1963), who was later adopted. Esther remarried a third time to Emilio (Last Name Unknown), who was a father figure after Benny’s passing. Ruth went on to go to medical school and art school. Ruth is a Bay Area-based textile and fiber artist. Francis went on to attend Cabrillo College and San Jose State University, and she still lives in Watsonville. The Tabancay Family Collection was donated to Watsonville is in the Heart in 2023. It contains one oral history interview with Ruth Tabancay. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ruth Tabancay 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. URL <div class="c-clientmarkup"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Link to audio recording on escholarship: </span><a href="https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0j54t3h2#supplemental" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ruth Tabancay interviewed by Maia Mislang</a></div> <h2 class="c-tabcontent__main-heading" tabindex="-1"></h2> <div class="c-authorlist"></div> Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Maia Mislang Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Ruth Tabancay Location The location of the interview Zoom 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.) 1:39:37 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 Ruth Tabancay interviewed by Maia Mislang Description An account of the resource In this interview, originally recorded over Zoom, Ruth Tabancay speaks with Watsonville is in the Heart team member Maia Mislang. Ruth is a Bay Area-based textile and fiber artist. Ruth explains how her mother, Esther Galicia, immigrated to the United States from the Philippines to attend Hartnell College in Salinas. Esther’s immigration to the US was sponsored by her aunt, Paula Galicia. Ruth discusses Esther’s twenty-five years of experience working at Green Giant cannery in Watsonville. Ruth also explains that her father, Benny Tabancay, worked in the dry cleaning business rather than in the agricultural fields like many other men. Throughout the interview, Ruth reflects on her time growing up within the Filipino American community in Watsonville, as well as how her identity and experiences impact her current art practice. She fondly recalls participating in Filipino folk dance classes, wearing traditional Filipiniana clothing, playing street games with neighborhood kids, and making decorations for Fourth of July parade floats with her mother and other members of The Filipino Women’s Club of Watsonville. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruth Tabancay Maia Mislang Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 21, 2023 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ruth Tabancay 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 Dances Filipino Women's Club of Watsonville Fourth of July Green Giant Hartnell College Ideal Dry Cleaners Ilocos Norte Salinas Watsonville