Quintero-Bersamin Family Photograph

A photograph of a big Quintero-Bersamin family gathering. According to Manuel Bersamin, the photograph represents the many "Mexi-pino" families who lived in Watsonville and the Pajaro Valley. It shows Filipino manongs with their Mexican wives and children. In the back row, from left to right, the third person is Eva Quintero, the fourth is Nita Bersamin, the fifth is Ramon Quintero, and the tenth is Manuel Bersamin. The rest are unidentified. In the middle row, second from the left is Victoria Bersamin and the rest are unidentified.
This photo is a reproduction.

Unidentified

c. 1980

Manuel Bersamin

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6.25x 4 inches

Still Image

BER.2021.10

Photograph