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
.wav
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
[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
URL
Link to audio recording on escholarship: Paul Phillip DeOcampo interviewed by Dr. Kathleen "Kat" Cruz Gutierrez
Collection
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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