Paul Philip DeOcampo Jr. interviewed by Dr. Kathleen "Kat" Cruz Gutierrez Part 2 of 3

In the second 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 discusses his experience learning about the Watsonville Race Riots later in his life. He also speculates why his parents and uncles hid their experience with racism and intolerance. DeOcampo also recounts growing up with a large age difference between him and his sisters, Antoinette DeOcampo-Lechtenberg and Veronica Hernandez, and with aging parents.

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

June 3, 2021

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English

Oral History

DEO.2021.86

Dr. Kathleen "Kat" Cruz Gutierrez

Paul Phillip DeOcampo Jr.

UC Santa Cruz

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36:19

[0:30] Learning about the Watsonville Race Riots and history

[6:10] Origins of the DeOcampo family name

[13:00] Parenting

[22:00] Generational gaps and differences in the Filipino American community

[24:51] Family dynamics while growing up

[29:40] Lessons learned from parents