https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/files/original/915c640513519924c7592fa3a356c467.pdf cc2809f706e3e70f3ee34040c40ea078 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 Recio Family Collection Description An account of the resource Dioscoro "Coro" Respino Recio, Sr. was born in the municipality of Banga, in the region of Aklan, in the Philippines on August 15, 1904. At age fifteen, Dioscoro married and had two daughters. His first wife passed away due to complications during childbirth. On April 22, 1929, he traveled to the United States in search of work to financially support his family who remained in the Philippines. He worked as a farm laborer traveling up and down California’s Central Coast following the crop rotation before eventually settling in the Pajaro Valley. In 1967, Dioscoro met a woman named Sally Anne Dalisay. The two were eventually married, though the exact date of their meeting and their marriage is unknown. Sally Anne was born in Fresno County on August 20, 1944. She was legally blind. Her mother, Beatrice Maxeen Reed, migrated to California from Kansas with her family during the Dust Bowl. Her father, Jose Antaran Dalisay, was a Filipino manong who worked as a farm laborer in Fresno County. Beatrice had four other children: Joanne Antaran Del Carlo (b. 1943), Joe Belgua (b. 1948), Lonna Dalisay (b. 1949), and Donna Dalisay (b. 1949). Beatrice and Jose had a difficult marriage. At the age of five, Sally Anne and her sisters were relocated to an orphanage. While her sisters were adopted, Sally Anne remained at the orphanage into adulthood. Dioscoro and Sally Anne lived in a labor camp on Beach Road in Watsonville. Dioscoro worked as an irrigator at various farms in the Pajaro Valley. Sally Anne stayed at home and took care of their three children: Peter Dalisay Recio (b. 1966), Dioscoro “Roy” Respino Recio, Jr. (b. 1968), and Lynette Dalisay Recio (b. 1975). In 1972, the family moved from the rural labor camp into town. The family's move was facilitated by Rosita Tabasa—a prominent member of the Watsonville Filipino community and the owner of the popular Philippine Gardens Cafe—who assisted them in applying for low-income housing on Green Valley Road. The couple lived in Watsonville for the rest of their lives. Coro passed in January 2004, and Sally Anne passed in March 2018. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Dioscoro "Roy" Respino Recio, Jr. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Recio Family Collection was contributed to Watsonville is in the Heart by Dioscoro and Sally Anne's son, Dioscoro "Roy" Respino Recio, Jr. Roy is the founder of the Tobera Project, a grassroots Filipino American community organization based in Watsonville. The Tobera Project is the community partner for the Watsonville is in the Heart community archive and research initiative. The Recio Family Collection contains five items total. This includes an oral history interview in which Roy reflects on his parents' migration histories, his experience growing up in Watsonville, and his pursuit of community organizing which led him to found the Tobera Project and to pursue a research partnership with the University of California, Santa Cruz. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Toby Baylon and Nicholas Nasser Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Dioscoro "Roy" Respino Recio Jr. Location The location of the interview Zoom Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data .m4a Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 1:29:27 URL <span style="font-weight: 400;">Link to audio recording on escholarship: </span><a href="https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7mt2z0rz#supplemental">Dioscoro "Roy" Recio Jr. interviewed by Toby Baylon and Nicholas Nasser</a> Time Summary A summary of an interview given for different time stamps throughout the interview [00:53]- Growing-up on a Filipino Labor Camp in Watsonville and Challenges faced by Roy and his family [06:19]- Interracial relations and multicultural communities in Watsonville [13:06]- Dioscoro Sr.’s background in the Philippines and reasons for migrating the US [17:00]- The Recio family’s relationship to religion [19:59]- Mother, Sally Anne Dalisay’s background as a “dust bowl migrant” [22:31]- Challenges with navigating disability and healthcare [26:55]- Roy’s educational journey [29:40]- Overcoming insecurities about identity and ability [34:06]- Watsonville community dynamics and leisure activities [38:41]- Narratives about United Farm Workers [41:42]- Impetus for the Tobera Project and Watsonville is in the Heart [46:32]- How Watsonville has changed over time [49:58]- Adolescent leisure activities and the American Dream [51:45]- Importance of preserving the multicultural histories of the Pajaro Valley and Santa Cruz county [54:03]- Filipino American Studies at San Francisco State and engagement with grassroots activism [56:22]- Inspiration for starting Filipino community organizations in Watsonville [1:00:0] Roy’s relationship with his mother and her impact on his life [1:08:50]- Roy’s work as the founder of Tobera Project and Watsonville is in the Heart [1:14:21]- Watsonville Race Riots and Anti- Asian and Filipino Racism 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 Dioscoro "Roy" Respino Recio Jr. interviewed by Toby Baylon and Nicholas Nasser Description An account of the resource In this interview recorded via Zoom, Dioscoro "Roy" Respino Recio Jr. speaks with Toby Baylon and Nicholas Nasser, two members of the Watsonville is in the Heart project team. Recio details his childhood experience in Watsonville in the late 1960s and 1970s. In particular, he discusses his experience growing up with a disability in a low-income, working-class neighborhood of Watsonville known as Mesa Village. He also discusses his father's immigration history from the Philippines to the United States to pursue work as an agricultural laborer. Recio details his mother's experience as a mixed-race Filipina who grew up in an orphanage. He also details his work experience as a community organizer in San Francisco working for the Manilatown Heritage Foundation, San Francisco Veterans Equity Center, and the Displaced Airport Screener program. Recio explains how his trajectory led him to founding The Tobera Project and establishing the Watsonville is in the Heart research project with the University of California, Santa Cruz. During the interview, at timestamp 11:19, Recio describes how racial slurs were commonly used against Black and Mexican individuals while he was growing up in Watsonville. In this conversation, he uses two racial slurs. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dioscoro "Roy" Respino Recio Jr., Toby Baylon, and Nicholas Nasser Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 1, 2021 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. 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 REC.2021.15 Agriculture Race