https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/files/original/bb47718c81241aa4ca4f6b354b192d63.pdf 9e82440305e87587a871d447aa2f8675 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 Marquez Family Collection Description An account of the resource Leon Custudio Ventura was born in the municipality of Piddig, in the province of Ilocos Norte, in the Philippines on May 5, 1909. He immigrated to San Francisco in 1929, where he worked as a maintenance worker at the University of San Francisco and lived with his brother, Carmelo Ventura. In 1939, Leon moved to the Pajaro Valley, where he stayed for a few years before enlisting in the U.S. military. After World War II, Leon visited the Philippines and was married (Leon’s wife’s name is unknown) in Leyte, Philippines on August 14, 1945. Leon and his wife had three children: Eva (b. 1946), Leon Jr. (b. 1947), and Hermenia (b. 1949). Because of his military service, Leon was able to receive U.S. citizenship, and in 1955 his family immigrated from the Philippines to Watsonville. In Watsonville, Leon worked for Jenson & Son Company harvesting strawberries and apples. His wife also worked for Jenson & Son Company and in the local canneries. Leon and his wife were well-known for helping other Filipino migrants navigate life in the United States, including applying for Social Security and learning financial skills. Their oldest daughter, Evelyn Marquez, has one son named John (b. 1969). Growing up, John worked with his grandparents in the agricultural fields. Today, John and Evelyn live in La Selva Beach. Leon passed away in 2008, and his wife passed away in 2013. The Marquez Collection was donated to Watsonville is in the Heart in 2022. It contains one oral history interview with John Marquez. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource John Marquez Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Katrina Pagaduan Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed John Marquez Evelyn Marquez 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.) 1:37:22 URL <span style="font-weight: 400;">Link to audio recording on escholarship: </span><a href="https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1kb5g2r7#supplemental" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Marquez interviewed by Katrina Pagaduan</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 John Marquez interviewed by Katrina Pagaduan Description An account of the resource In this interview, originally recorded in person, John Marquez and his mother, Evelyn Marquez talk with Watsonville is in the Heart team member Katrina Pagaduan. John primarily speaks about his grandfather, Leon Custodio Ventura, who served in the U.S. military and then immigrated to the United States. Evelyn describes her experience traveling by boat from the Philippines to California as a young child. John speaks about his grandfather’s experiences harvesting apples and strawberries for Jenson & Son Company in Watsonville. He recalls his time working in the fields with his grandfather when he was younger. He talks about his family’s experiences within the Watsonville Filipino American community and remembers that his grandparents taught other Filipino migrants how to navigate U.S. processes including citizenship, Social Security, and banking. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Marquez Katrina Pagaduan Evelyn Marquez Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 20, 2022 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 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 A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History Agriculture Basketball Canneries Dances Fishing Gardening Military Navy Philippines Race Race Riots Racism Riots San Francisco Superstitions Undertaking Vietnam War Watsonville World War 2 World War II