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Paul Phillip DeOcampo Jr. interviewed by Dr. Kathleen "Kat" Cruz Gutierrez Part 1 of 3

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Title

Paul Phillip DeOcampo Jr. interviewed by Dr. Kathleen "Kat" Cruz Gutierrez Part 1 of 3

Description

In the first part of this three part interview, Paul Phillip DeOcampo speaks with Dr. Kathleen "Kat" Cruz Gutierrez, a member of the Watsonville is in the Heart project team. DeOcampo briefly discusses his father’s, Paul “Skippy” Talaban DeOcampo’s, and mother's, Gloria Molina DeOcampo’s, migration and labor histories and their relationship. He briefly recounts a trip he took back to the Philippines at the age of eleven. Lastly, he details his experiences growing up mixed-race in the small town of Aromas, California, as well as the racial and socioeconomic demographic of his school and town.

Creator

Paul Phillip DeOcampo Jr. and Kathleen "Kat" Cruz Gutierrez

Date

June 3, 2021

Rights

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 Soundcloud. 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

English

Type

Oral History

Identifier

DEO.2021.85

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Dr. Kathleen "Kat" Cruz Gutierrez

Interviewee

Paul Phillip DeOcampo Jr.

Location

UC Santa Cruz

Original Format

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Duration

52:59

Time Summary

[2:15] Father, Paul “Skippy” Tabalan DeOcampo's and DeOcampo family’s background and migration histories

[13:55] Mother, Gloria Molina DeOcampo’s history

[19:23] Marriage and family challenges

[21:41] Travel to the Philippines

[30:45] Growing up in Aromas: environment, community, and demographics

[38:59] Mixed-race identity and socioeconomic dynamics

[44:55] Labor and leisure

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Files

Paul Philip DeOcampo Jr. interviewed by Kathleen “Kat” Cruz Gutierrez Part 1 of 3.pdf

Citation

Paul Phillip DeOcampo Jr. and Kathleen "Kat" Cruz Gutierrez, “Paul Phillip DeOcampo Jr. interviewed by Dr. Kathleen "Kat" Cruz Gutierrez Part 1 of 3,” Watsonville is in the Heart: Community Digital Archive, accessed November 7, 2024, https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/items/show/57.

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