https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/files/original/e79fb0851002a75dfaa5b25c397079d1.pdf 00d2bae6a87e0cebddc1575d9eb2a172 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 Fallorina Family Collection Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Daniel "Dan" Fallorina Description An account of the resource Mariano Doctor Fallorina was born in the barangay of Villanueva which is in the municipality of Bautista, in the Pangasinan province of the Philippines on October 24, 1906. On February 9, 1927, Mariano embarked to the United States aboard the S.S. President Taft. He arrived in San Francisco on March 9, 1927. In his early years, Mariano worked as a migrant farm laborer throughout California and along the Pacific seaboard. During this time, he principally lived and worked in Gonzales and Soledad, California. On August 11, 1942, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the Pacific Theater as a member of the First Filipino Infantry. While in the Philippines, Mariano met Angelina Nicolas through his sister, Ana Fallorina. Angelina was born on December 6, 1922, in Guimba, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. As a young woman in the Philippines, Angelina was involved in the Methodist Church and worked as a teacher. In February 1946, Mariano was discharged from the military and returned to the United States. He continued to court Angelina until he returned to the Philippines in 1952 after which the couple soon married. They traveled back to California the same year. The couple first lived in Soledad and had a son, Mariano N. Fallorina, Jr. (b. 1952). After Mariano Jr. was born, the family moved to the Pajaro Valley. Mariano and Angelina first worked as strawberry sharecroppers for Reiter Berries on San Andreas Road. They had another son, Daniel “Dan” K. N. Fallorina (b. 1957), and adopted Elizabeth "Liz" R. N. Fallorina (b. 1950) from the Philippines. In 1962, Elizabeth joined the family in California. The family continued to work as sharecroppers in the Pajaro Valley until 1962. Mariano was a farm laborer for various companies including Jensen Apples, Loveless and Sons, and C&V Farms. Angelina worked in the canneries for Frozen Foods, Watsonville Canning, and Green Giant. The family was active in the First United Methodist Church in Watsonville and enjoyed celebrations with other Filipino families. Mariano and Angelina’s children attended school and worked in Watsonville before pursuing careers outside of agriculture. Elizabeth worked with a behavioral optometrist; Mariano Jr. became a Ford Senior Master Technician for several Ford dealerships in the Monterey Bay area; and Dan pursued work in the tech industry after receiving his B.S. in Industrial Technology from San Jose State University. As an engineer, he worked for the National Cash Register, Victor Technologies, Plantronics, Tandem, Compaq, and Hewlett-Packard. Mariano passed away in 1989 at the age of 82 and Angelina passed away in 2022 at the age of 99. The Fallorina Family Collection was contributed to Watsonville is in the Heart by Mariano and Angelina Fallorina's son, Dan Fallorina, in 2022. The collection contains ninety-two items in total. It includes an oral history interview in which Dan Fallorina reflects on his parents' migration and labor histories as well as his own memories of growing up around the labor camp on San Andreas Road, of the strawberry fields where he, his parents, and siblings worked, and of the neighborhood in Watsonville where he lived as he got older. The collection also contains fifty-six individual photographs; many of which depict the Fallorina family working in strawberry fields and at labor camps. The collection also includes handmade material culture objects that represent Mariano Fallorina's skill and craftsmanship, as well as objects he brought back to California after serving in the First Filipino Infantry. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Meleia Simon-Reynolds Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Daniel “Dan” Kerubin Fallorina and Anna Kammer Fallorina Location The location of the interview Watsonville, CA Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data .wav Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 1:58:07 Time Summary A summary of an interview given for different time stamps throughout the interview [0:00] Biographical information [3:09] Mariano Fallorina Sr.’s background in the Philippines [5:02] Mariano Sr.’s migration history in 1927 [6:23] Mariano Sr.’s work in Gonzalez and Soledad [14:24] Mariano Sr. met Angelina Nicolas in the Philippines while on leave [15:57] Mariano Sr. enlistment and service in the First Filipino Infantry [18:17] Angelina’s experience in the Philippines during World War II [21:04] Mariano Sr. and Angelina’s migration to Watsonville to work as sharecroppers [22:48] Description of Reiter Berries strawberry fields and the labor camps off San Andreas Road [25:57] Families who lived in Reiter Berries labor camps [27:02] Memories of playing around the camps and fields as a young child [34:30] Typical day for the Fallorina family when they worked in the strawberry fields [39:50] Mariano Sr. and Angelina’s leisure activities [45:13] Family involvement in the First United Methodist Church in Watsonville [49:40] Uncles, manong, and extended friends and family gatherings [52:42] Moving to town from the labor camps in 1962 [54:42] Mariano Sr.’s continued field work at Jensen Apples and C&V Farms; Angelina’s work in the canneries—United Foods and Watsonville Canning [1:02:04] Parents’ hard work to support their family in Watsonville and in the Philippines; how Dan and his siblings struggled to understand when they were young; and the values of hard work and that they instilled in their children [1:10:02] Growing up in Watsonville [1:15:12] Drag racing down Green Valley Road [1:18:48] Fourth of July parades and the Watsonville Fly-in [1:24:24] Dan’s experiences picking strawberries as a young teenager [1:29:24] Other jobs Dan had in Watsonville as a teen [1:32:14] Dan’s career in the burgeoning tech industry [1:47:31] Dan and his wife, Anna’s love story [1:53:12] Learning about the Watsonville race riots URL <span style="font-weight: 400;">Link to audio recording on escholarship: <a href="https://escholarship.org/uc/item/40w9t3c4#supplemental" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daniel "Dan" Kerubin Fallorina interviewed by Meleia Simon-Reynolds</a></span> 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 Daniel “Dan” Kerubin Fallorina interviewed by Meleia Simon-Reynolds Description An account of the resource In this interview, originally recorded in person, Daniel “Dan” Kerubin Fallorina and his wife Anna Kammer Fallorina speak with Watsonville is in the Heart team member Meleia Simon-Reynolds. Dan discusses his father, Mariano Doctor Fallorina Sr.’s early experiences in the Philippines, his migration to the United States in 1927, and his early farm work in Gonzales, Soledad, and other areas in California. He also details Mariano Sr.’s military service in the First Filipino Regiment as well as his mother, Angelina Nicolas Fallorina’s experiences of World War II as a teenager in the Philippines. Dan tells the story of how his parents met while Mariano was on leave during the war and how they both migrated back to the US in 1952. Dan also provides vivid memories of his family’s life, labor, and leisure while sharecropping for Reiter Berries and living in labor camps off San Andreas Road in Watsonville. He also discusses moving into town, and his parents’ jobs—Mariano’s continued work for local agricultural companies including Jensen Apples and C&V Farms, and Angelina’s night shifts at United Foods and Watsonville Canning. Dan shares memories of fun with friends while growing up in Watsonville and the many jobs he had as a teen, including working in strawberry fields. Finally, Dan discusses his career in the tech industry, how he met Anna, and how he learned about the Watsonville race riots late in life. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Daniel “Dan” Kerubin Fallorina, Anna Kammer Fallorina, Meleia Simon-Reynolds Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 8, 2022 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. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FAL.2021.62 Agriculture C&V Farms Canneries Filipino Infantry Regiment First United Methodist Church Fishing Gonzalez Green Valley Road Holm Road Jensen Apples Military Philippines Race Reiter Berries Riots San Andreas Road Soledad Strikes United Foods War Brides Watsonville Watsonville Canning Women and World War II World War 2 World War II WW2