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

In the third 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 the value of oral history archives and the importance of the Watsonville is the Heart project. He also discusses learning about Filipino involvement in the United Farm Workers (UFW) riots of the 1960s and 1970s.

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

June 3, 2021

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.

English

Oral History

DEO.2021.87

Dr. Kathleen "Kat" Cruz Gutierrez

Paul Phillip DeOcampo Jr.

UC Santa Cruz

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10:43

[0:01] Importance of documenting the past

[4:36] Learning about Filipino farm workers, United Farm Workers (UFW), and Cesar Chavez

[5:40] Tensions and conflicts between UFW and Filipino farm workers

[7:38] Reflecting on Filipino and American histories with mother, Gloria Molina DeOcampo