https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/files/original/b30e1e3a5707d702ca41aa42d9686b1c.jpg 5b8b9aa717ba11fcb636a8d348e7a3b0 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 Alminiana Family Collection Description An account of the resource Amando Ocampo Alminiana was born in the municipality of Bacnotan, in the province of La Union, in the Ilocos region of the Philippines on August 29, 1907. Amando immigrated to the United States in 1929, following his brother, Juan "Johnny" Alminiana, who immigrated to Stockton, California in the 1910s. Juan had first landed in Hawai‘i to work on a sugar plantation before migrating to California to work in agricultural fields. Upon arriving in Stockton after taking passage through San Francisco, Amando worked as a dishwasher in a restaurant. He later became a chef for the same restaurant after learning the trade. Shortly after, he moved to Beverly Hills to work as a houseboy and saved enough money to purchase a pool hall in Los Angeles. In 1934, he sold his pool hall and moved to Watsonville where he opened The Universal Barber Shop on 150 Main Street. The Universal Barbershop and its sister location in Santa Cruz remained open until his retirement in 1994. In 1942, Amando was recruited to serve in World War II as a trained medic in the First Filipino Infantry. The regiment was assigned to Corregidor Island in the Philippines. It was there that Amando met Rosario “Nena” Nieva Cortes. Rosario was born on October 3, 1914 in Lucena, Quezon, Philippines. She moved to Manila where she received her degree in nursing and met her first husband, Alejandro Cortes, a trained doctor. They had a son named Angelo Anthony Cortes, who was born on August 2, 1941. While serving as medical staff during World War II, Alejandro passed away, leaving Rosario a widow and single mother. Amando met Rosario while stationed in Corregidor, and they later married in Lucena following the war. In 1947, Rosario and her son immigrated to Watsonville to join Amando. Upon moving to California, Rosario sought to create a lively Filipino community in Watsonville and provide resources to newly arrived Filipinos. In 1951, she founded the Watsonville Filipino Women’s Club. She then later established the Filipino Catholic Association. By organizing events such as pageants, community picnics, resource presentations, and meet-and-greets with Watsonville officials, Rosario sought to raise social and cultural equity for Filipinos in the area. Together, Amando and Rosario had three children: Angelo Anthony Cortes (b. August 2, 1941 - d. June 24, 2014), Eva Alminiana Monroe (b. 1949), and Rene Alminiana (b. 1951). The Alminiana Family Collection was contributed to Watsonville is in the Heart by Amando and Rosario Alminiana's daughter, Eva Alminiana Monroe, in 2021. The collection contains a total of fifty-four items. It includes two oral history interviews with Eva during which she reflects on her parents' migration experiences and her own life growing up in Watsonville. The collection also includes individual photographs taken by Amando, Rosario, and their friends, as well as physical objects such as photograph albums, scrapbooks, and Amando's barbershop tools. The material culture items in the collection document the family's life in Watsonville, most notably The Universal Barbershop, Rosario's leadership in several community organizations including the Filipino Women's Club of Watsonville and the Filipino Catholic Association, and the family's leisure activities. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Eva Alminiana Monroe Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 3.25 x 4 inches 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 Easter Party Group Photograph Description An account of the resource Group photograph most likely taken during an Easter Party. The flower baskets shown are made by Rosario “Nena” Nieva Alminiana and the women are wearing orchids. The two boys in the front are Lannie Antonio (right) and Angelo Cortez (left). The seated women behind them are, starting from the left, Teddy Barbra, Connie Ramirez, an unknown woman, and Nena. Standing in the row behind them are: Frank Barbra, followed by three unknown people, Mr. Rivera, unknown, "TQ" Ramierez, Dioscoro Respino Recio Sr., unknown, and Amando Ocampo Alminiana. 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 c. 1955-56 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. 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