https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/files/original/1335c2a822e7405faea84ed758e9b29c.pdf 33935083e1a8b53b61251db6bf2d90aa 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 Alminiana Family Collection Description An account of the resource Amando Ocampo Alminiana was born in the municipality of Bacnotan, in the province of La Union, in the Ilocos region of the Philippines on August 29, 1907. Amando immigrated to the United States in 1929, following his brother, Juan "Johnny" Alminiana, who immigrated to Stockton, California in the 1910s. Juan had first landed in Hawai‘i to work on a sugar plantation before migrating to California to work in agricultural fields. Upon arriving in Stockton after taking passage through San Francisco, Amando worked as a dishwasher in a restaurant. He later became a chef for the same restaurant after learning the trade. Shortly after, he moved to Beverly Hills to work as a houseboy and saved enough money to purchase a pool hall in Los Angeles. In 1934, he sold his pool hall and moved to Watsonville where he opened The Universal Barber Shop on 150 Main Street. The Universal Barbershop and its sister location in Santa Cruz remained open until his retirement in 1994. In 1942, Amando was recruited to serve in World War II as a trained medic in the First Filipino Infantry. The regiment was assigned to Corregidor Island in the Philippines. It was there that Amando met Rosario “Nena” Nieva Cortes. Rosario was born on October 3, 1914 in Lucena, Quezon, Philippines. She moved to Manila where she received her degree in nursing and met her first husband, Alejandro Cortes, a trained doctor. They had a son named Angelo Anthony Cortes, who was born on August 2, 1941. While serving as medical staff during World War II, Alejandro passed away, leaving Rosario a widow and single mother. Amando met Rosario while stationed in Corregidor, and they later married in Lucena following the war. In 1947, Rosario and her son immigrated to Watsonville to join Amando. Upon moving to California, Rosario sought to create a lively Filipino community in Watsonville and provide resources to newly arrived Filipinos. In 1951, she founded the Watsonville Filipino Women’s Club. She then later established the Filipino Catholic Association. By organizing events such as pageants, community picnics, resource presentations, and meet-and-greets with Watsonville officials, Rosario sought to raise social and cultural equity for Filipinos in the area. Together, Amando and Rosario had three children: Angelo Anthony Cortes (b. August 2, 1941 - d. June 24, 2014), Eva Alminiana Monroe (b. 1949), and Rene Alminiana (b. 1951). The Alminiana Family Collection was contributed to Watsonville is in the Heart by Amando and Rosario Alminiana's daughter, Eva Alminiana Monroe, in 2021. The collection contains a total of fifty-four items. It includes two oral history interviews with Eva during which she reflects on her parents' migration experiences and her own life growing up in Watsonville. The collection also includes individual photographs taken by Amando, Rosario, and their friends, as well as physical objects such as photograph albums, scrapbooks, and Amando's barbershop tools. The material culture items in the collection document the family's life in Watsonville, most notably The Universal Barbershop, Rosario's leadership in several community organizations including the Filipino Women's Club of Watsonville and the Filipino Catholic Association, and the family's leisure activities. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Eva Alminiana Monroe Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Album 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 Nena and Amando's 40th Anniversary Scrapbook, Part 2 Description An account of the resource A photograph album made by Eva Alminiana Monroe to celebrate her parents, Rosario "Nena" Nieva Alminiana and Amando Ocampo Alminiana's anniversary. The album itself is from Gumps, a premier shop for home goods in San Francisco. It is made from an antique Obi, the crane pattern was handpicked because they symbolize life and longevity. Eva asked guests to contribute letters and photographs for the pages of this album. This entry is for part of the album and includes pages 24-44. For images of all the pages included in this entry, click on the attached image to open a PDF of all the pages. For the rest of the album, see <a href="https://wiith.ucsc.edu/items/show/662">“Nena and Amando's 40th Anniversary Scrapbook, Part 1.”</a> Page 24: This page contains a letter and a newspaper clipping. The letter is from Mary and John Cagni. The clipping is from the Register Pajaronian and it was written by Nena for the social page. Page 25: This page contains a photograph surrounded by newspaper clippings given by Mary and John Cagni. The clippings are all written by Nena about the Pajaro Altar Society for the Pajaronian. The photograph shows the Parish Priest Father Gilbert Meyer. Page 26: This page contains two newspaper clippings and a group photograph given by John and Mary Cagni. The clippings are about the Altar Society and two events they held. In the photograph, TQ Ramirez and Amando are the only Filipinos. Page 27: This page contains a letter and two photographs. The letter is from Mary Anne Erbe, a member of the Visiting Nurses Association (VNA), and discusses her trips to Portugal and the Philippines. She also notes how Amando was always taking pictures. Photo 1 shows members of the VNA traveling to Portugal in 1979. Photo 2 shows Nena in her nurse's uniform in Watsonville. Page 28: This page contains two photographs and a newspaper clipping all about the installation of Nena as the new leader for the Filipino Women's Club of Watsonville. Photo 1 shows Nena receiving the gavel from the previous president Rosing Tabasa. Photo 2 shows the installation dinner at the Mondesir Restaurant. Pictured starting from the left are Leo and Grace Silga, Rosing Tabasa, Andy and Anna Soldo, Father Guersen, unidentified, unidentified, and Connie Ramirez. Page 29: This page contains six photographs of the Alminiana family and their children's graduations. Photo 1 shows Easter at the Alminiana home. Photo 2 shows Mrs. Koda, their Japanese neighbor in their home that was built after the war. Photo 3 shows Nena and Amando in the kitchen. Photo 4 shows Rene's graduation from USF. Photo 5 shows Eva's graduation from USF. Photo 6 shows their family in Reno. Page 30: This page contains five photographs sent from their friends, the Bergado family who had lived in Salinas. The families had attended each other's events in each city. Page 31: This page contains a group photograph of the Filipino Catholic Association (FCA) in 1988 at the Mingchui Chinese restaurant, most likely in Watsonville. This photograph shows a mix of older and newer families. Page 32: This page contains a letter and four photographs from Arnold and Pat Serafica. The letter describes the leadership of Amando and Nena and how they were good examples for newcomers like the Seraficas. The photographs are of the FCA in the 1980s. The bottom left photograph shows Joanne de los Reyes as a teenager. The bottom right photograph shows women at the FCA's chicken BBQ event wearing decorative straw hats. Page 33: This page contains seven photographs of the FCA given by the Serafica family in the 1980s. The top left photograph is of the Filipino Youth Ministry, where the de los Reyes family is also pictured. Other photographs on this page show the chicken BBQ events held at the Filipino Community Hall in the 1980s. Page 34: This page contains twelve photographs to create a mishmash of family photographs. The top right photograph shows Nena with Amando's sisters in the Philippines. The bottom left photograph shows the Alminiana home in Corralitas with apple boxes. Page 35: This page contains a letter and photographs from Ann Soldo. The letter was written when Ann was the mayor of Watsonville and acknowledges Nena's role as a nurse for the Matiasevich family, which was a prominent Slovenian family. She had also shared some of her favorite moments with Nena. The photographs are of Nena in Watsonville. Page 36: This page contains five photographs of a family reunion with Nena's brothers and sisters in 1987. Page 37: This page contains seven photographs of Rene's in-laws from Washington state. Page 38: This page contains eight photographs from Nena and Amando's 25th anniversary in Corralitos in 1972. Page 39: This page contains a letter and four photographs of Eva's family with her in-laws. The letter is from Lola Monroe, Eva's mother-in-law. Page 40: This page contains six family photographs of their home in Corralitos. Page 41: This page contains a letter and photographs of Amando's nephew Felly Ocampo, the son of Amando's sister. The letter discusses how he remembered seeing Amando return from Bacnotan in uniform and that was what kindled the desire for him to go to the navy. He recalls how Amando was referred to as "The Statesmen '' in his village, how beautiful Nena was, and how the family approved of their marriage. Page 42: This page contains two photographs of Nena and Amando in the 1970s to 1980s. Eva remembers her parents as being a very playful and loving couple. Page 43: This page contains a two-page essay that was written by Amando and Nena's niece Cherie M. Querol Moreno titled "My Momento of Amando and Rosario Alminiana". Behind the essay is a letter written to Eva dated September 25th, 1987. Page 44: This final page contains two letters. One is from Gloria DeOcampo who honors Nena's class and remembers the first years of the FCA. The other is written by "JLM" and is written like a story to celebrate their anniversary. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Eva Alminiana Monroe Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1987 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Eva Alminiana Monroe Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource A formal yellow terno-style dress with intricate beading and embroidery worn by Luisa Irao de los Reyes. Luisa had a large collection of formal ternos and more casual dresses that she wore to the Filipino Community, Filipino Women's Club, Filipino Catholic Association, and Fil Visayan events. According to her daughter, Joanne de los Reyes-Hilario, Luisa had her dresses made when she traveled home to visit family in the Philippines. One of her family members owned a textile shop so it was convenient and affordable to obtain fabric and materials. The photograph of the dress was taken at Joanne de los Reyes-Hilario's family home on Elkhorn Road in the Pajaro Valley. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 13 x 12 inches Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EAM.2021.93 - EAM.2021.113 Aptos Castroville Corralitos Filipino Catholic Association Filipino Community Hall Filipino Infantry Regiment Filipino Women's Club of Watsonville Fishing Fourth of July Military Palm Beach Philippines Photograph Album Picnics Religion San Francisco Washington Watsonville Watsonville Veterans' Hall World War 2 World War II WW2