https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/files/original/321a601a7b25d99f32573aa09a03cc82.pdf 4faade9a279fa3e3f35d9788c17b084e 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 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Christina Ayson Plank Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Eva Alminiana Monroe Location The location of the interview San Francisco, CA Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data mp3 Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 1:00:27 URL <span style="font-weight: 400;">Link to audio recording on escholarship: </span><a href="https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4772q1qc#main" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eva Alminiana Monroe interviewed by Christina Ayson Plank</a> Time Summary A summary of an interview given for different time stamps throughout the interview [1:44] Father, Amando Ocampo Alminiana’s journey to the United States [3:00] Amando’s various jobs [6:30] Establishing Universal Barbershop [8:06] Amando’s service in the First and Second Filipino Regiment during World War II [12:23] Mother, Rosario “Nena” Nieva Alminiana’s background and Amando’s and Nena’s courtship [18:00] Nena’s journey to the United States and founding the Filipino Women’s Club of Watsonville [20:00] Growing up in Watsonville [28:15] Memories of Universal Barbershop [38:21] Interactions with white community members in Watsonville [42:11] Uncle, Juan “Johnny” Alminiana’s experiences working in the fields [45:43] Manongs [50:00] Nena’s ties with the Philippines and role as an anchor for family migration to the United States [54:30] Race relations and the Watsonville Race Riots 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 Eva Alminiana Monroe interviewed by Christina Ayson Plank Part 1 of 2 Description An account of the resource In this first interview, Eva Alminiana Monroe speaks with Christina Ayson Plank, a member of the Watsonville is in the Heart project team. Monroe discusses her father’s immigration story and the establishment of his barbershop in Watsonville called The Universal Barbershop. She also discusses her father’s enlistment in the First Filipino Infantry Regiment and her mother’s work as a nurse during World War II in the Philippines where they met. Monroe recalls memories of growing up in Watsonville and the events that her mother organized in association with the Filipino Women’s Club. She also discusses her uncle’s work in the agricultural fields, experiences with racism, and memories of other manongs in the community. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Eva Alminiana Monroe and Christina Ayson Plank Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 8, 2021 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 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EAM.2021.53 Dances Filipino Infantry Regiment Filipino Women's Club of Watsonville Main Street Military Musicians Race Riots Universal Barbershop War Brides Women and World War II World War 2 World War II WW2