https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/files/original/bb23bb6b0ae924b9288f68affc8d3a4a.pdf f7df9a5c7f560b1c534b0b757b08e496 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 Asuncion Family Collection Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Anastacio "Stosh" Asuncion Description An account of the resource Anastacio “Tony” Polistico Asuncion was born in 1898 in the Bohol province of the Philippines. Tony served in both World War I and World War II. After World War I, he immigrated alone from the Philippines to Hawai’i and eventually to California. Upon arriving in California, Tony worked around the East Bay area as an agricultural laborer. While working in agriculture in the East Bay area, Tony met Paula Montelongo. Paula was born near San Antonio, Texas, and is of Mexican descent. Her exact birth date is unknown. She had five children from her previous marriage. After she divorced her ex-husband, Paula moved to the East Bay area and worked in the strawberry industry. Tony and Paula got married sometime around 1946 to 1947. Together, they had five children. They eventually settled in Watsonville, where they worked for Reiter Berry Company and lived in two labor camps, one on San Andreas Road and another in Rio del Mar. Their son, Anastacio “Stosh” (b. 1950) worked in the fields alongside his parents. Stosh went on to attend the University of California, Santa Cruz. He graduated with a B.A. in History and a teacher's credential. He worked as a middle school teacher in the Berryessa Union School District for thirty-three years. Tony retired from working in the strawberry fields during his 60’s due to a lung infection caused by exposure to pesticides. Tony passed away in 1980 and Paula passed away in 1990. The Asuncion Family Collection was donated to Watsonville is in the Heart in 2023 by Tony's and Paula's son, Stosh. It contains eight family photographs and an essay titled, "Watsonville's Filipino Bachelor Community" that was written by Stosh when he was a student at UCSC in 1970. The collection also includes sixteen photographs that show elderly Filipino manong, labor camps, and Filipino-owned businesses in Watsonville that accompanied Stosh's 1970 essay. Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Notebook 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 Anastacio Sr.'s Travel Journal Description An account of the resource This is a black leather notebook with two metal rings and lined paper. It includes Anastacio "Tony" Polistico Asuncion Sr. transcriptions of popular song lyrics, addresses, and his handwritten descriptions of "important events" that span leaving his home in Bohol on March 20, 1920; arriving in Kaikea, Hawai'i to work at the Papaaloa Plantation on December 2, 1922; leaving Honolulu on March 14, 1924; arriving in Stockton on March 20, 1924; and discusses working at Mildred Island and being ill; and traveling from Seattle to Alaska. In this section, he describes an experience in which his friends caused trouble at a Chinese restaurant. The notebook also includes 1 small brownie photograph of a man (possibly Anastacio) with an inscription on the back that indicates the photo was sent to him. After scanning AUS.2023.43.22 there are several blank pages, writing chronology begins from the other side of the notebook, I flipped the notebook and began scanning from the other side. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1920s- 1930 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Anastacio Asuncion 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. Images were donated and digitally reproduced from private collections of individuals and families. Copyright remains with original owners. All images included herein are intended for personal or educational use only. Any reproduction, redistribution, publication, or other use, by any means, without prior written permission is prohibited. Please note that the images on this website are not included at their full resolution. For permission to publish or reproduce and for higher resolution files, please contact the project director at wiith@ucsc.edu . If you are the rightful copyright holder of this item and its use online constitutes an infringement of your copyright, please contact the project director to discuss its removal from the archive. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 4.75 x 3 inches Language A language of the resource English Ilokano Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context AUS.2023.44 Hawai'i Music Philippines Physical Object poetry Transnational Travel