https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/files/original/88b94166ff738cbaba86d268f7a34b6e.pdf 8953578d05814884267f7e37c1603c29 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 DeOcampo Family Collection Description An account of the resource Paul “Skippy” Tabalan DeOcampo was born municipality of Santo Domingo, in the Ilocos Sur region of the Philippines on August 17, 1909 or 1910. The exact date of his birth is unknown. DeOcampo immigrated to the United States in 1928 following his brother Leon Tabalan DeOcampo, who immigrated in 1927. Paul settled in the Pajaro Valley working as a farmer at the Lazo-Rosser Ranch, which was owned by his cousins Leon Lazo and Cipriano Lazo and Cipriano's wife, May Rosser. He also worked as the head foreman at the Resetar, Sheehy, and J.J. Crosetti ranches. He served at J.J. Crosetti for fifty years where he managed the business' apple orchards. It was there where he later met his wife, Gloria Molina, a fellow J.J. Crosetti employee. They married on November 16, 1954. Gloria was born in La Salle, Texas on February 18, 1932 or 1937. The exact date of her birth is unknown. Her parents, Margarita Molina and Ascenscion “Chon” Molina, and their family left in 1945 for Michigan and Washington before eventually settling in Watsonville in 1952 to escape harsh agricultural working conditions in Texas. After years of saving money working in the agricultural sector, Paul and Gloria purchased five acres of land in Aromas in 1960 and began their farm where they grew cucumbers for pickling. They had three children, who were all born in Watsonville and raised in Aromas: Veronica Marie Hernandez (b. 1958), Antoinette Yvonne DeOcampo-Lechtenberg (b. 1960), and Paul Phillip DeOcampo, Jr. (b. 1967). All three children worked alongside their parents at the J.J. Crosetti Ranch until they pursued careers outside of agriculture. Paul passed in 1995 at the age of 86. The DeOcampo Family Collection was contributed to Watsonville is in the Heart by Paul and Gloria DeOcampo's children, Veronica Marie Hernandez, Antoinette Yvonne DeOcampo-Lechtenberg, and Paul Phillip DeOcampo, Jr., in 2021. The collection contains seventy-eight items in total. It includes oral history interviews with Veronica, Antoinette, and Paul in which they discuss their parents' histories and their experiences growing up in the Pajaro Valley. It also contains seventy-three material culture items that document their extended family's labor and leisure, most notably Paul DeOcampo's agricultural tools and photographs of their family network, which includes the Lazo, Rosser, and <a href="https://wiith.ucsc.edu/collections/show/12">Tuzon families</a>. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Antoinette Yvonne DeOcampo-Lechtenberg Veronica Hernandez Paul Phillip DeOcampo, Jr. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Dioscoro “Roy” Respino Recio, Jr. and Amanda Gamban Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Veronica Hernandez Location The location of the interview Zoom Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data mp4 Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 1:05:41 URL Link to audio recording on escholarship: <a href="https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5kf4j9vh#supplemental" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Veronica Hernandez interviewed by Dioscoro "Roy" Respino Recio Jr. and Amanda Gamban</a> Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound [1:41] Early childhood memories [4:43] Mother, Gloria Molina DeOcampo’s and father, Paul “Skippy” Tabalan DeOcampo’s backgrounds and how they met [6:32] Working in the fields and cooking with Skippy [11:02] Family’s agricultural labor and properties on San Miguel Canyon Road and in Aromas [17:33] Challenges Skippy faced as an immigrant and an English-language learner [20:37] Skippy’s farming equipment and its significance [25:21] Memories of siblings, Antoinette Yvonne DeOcampo Lechtenberg and Paul Philip DeOcampo Jr., and working in the fields with their father [29:15] Childhood leisure activities [34:08] Veronica’s life and career trajectory—working in the fields, getting married, and going to college [41:21] Family participation in community organizations including the Filipino Catholic Association, events, and barbeques [47:11] Mixed-race identity and belonging [51:30] Memories of driving and loading farm trucks [53:52] Experiences of difference, racism, and resilience [58:58] The Watsonville is in the Heart project and importance of historical documentation 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 Veronica Hernandez interviewed by Dioscoro "Roy" Respino Recio Jr. and Amanda Gamban Description An account of the resource In this interview, originally recorded on video over Zoom, Veronica Hernandez speaks with Dioscoro “Roy” Respino Recio, Jr. and Amanda Gamban who are members of the Watsonville is in the Heart project team. Hernandez gives a broad overview of her family’s immigration history and experience living in the Pajaro Valley as agricultural workers. She discusses her father, Paul “Skippy” Tabalan DeOcampo’s immigration from the Philippines to the United States in 1928 and her mother, Gloria Molina DeOcampo’s experience moving from Texas to California. Hernandez details memories of working in agricultural fields with her parents. She also discusses her experience growing up as mixed-race and her encounters with racism. Lastly, she discusses how working in the fields inspired her to pursue a career as an ESL teacher and her employment after leaving the fields in her 20s. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Veronica Hernandez, Dioscoro "Roy" Respino Recio Jr. and Amanda Gamban Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 5, 2021 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 DEO.2021.84 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Veronica Hernandez 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. Agriculture Aromas Cars Filipino Catholic Association Race