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Albert "Bert" Nabor interviewed by Meleia Simon-Reynolds Part 2 of 2

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Title

Albert "Bert" Nabor interviewed by Meleia Simon-Reynolds Part 2 of 2

Description

In this interview, originally recorded in-person at in-person at University of California, Santa Cruz, Albert “Bert” Thomas Nabor speaks with Watsonville is in the Heart team member Meleia Simon-Reynolds. Bert discusses his father, Alberto Nabor’s involvement with Caballeros de Dimas-Alang and the Filipino Catholic Association. He remembers going to dances and community events with his family as a young child. Bert also discusses his father’s marriage to Erlinda Aragon, a Mexican American woman from Colorado. Bert reflects on his father’s life and the values that he instilled. Finally, he discusses his experience attending UC Santa Cruz in the 1980s and how the school has changed over the years.

Creator

Albert "Bert" Nabor and Meleia Simon-Reynolds

Date

July 14, 2021

Rights

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.

Language

English

Type

Oral History

Identifier

NAB.2021.8

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Meleia Simon-Reynolds

Interviewee

Albert "Bert" Nabor

Location

UC Santa Cruz

Original Format

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Duration

29:19

Time Summary

[0:12] Father, Alberto’s involvement in Caballeros de Dimas-Alang and the Filipino Catholic Association
[3:58] Memories of community events and dances
[9:39] Erlinda Aragon and Alberto Nabor’ meeting and marriage
[11:39] Nabor extended family and friend network
[14:10] Alberto’s personality and the values he instilled in Bert throughout his life
[23:22] Bert’s memories of attending UC Santa Cruz for college and how the school has changed

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Albert “Bert” Thomas Nabor interviewed by Meleia Simon- Reynolds Part 2 of 2 .pdf

Citation

Albert "Bert" Nabor and Meleia Simon-Reynolds, “Albert "Bert" Nabor interviewed by Meleia Simon-Reynolds Part 2 of 2,” Watsonville is in the Heart: Community Digital Archive, accessed November 7, 2024, https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/items/show/719.

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