Aglipay and Dona Aurora Quezon Lodge Float in Watsonville

A group photograph of women and children on the Aglipay and Dona Aurora Quezon Lodge float for the Watsonville Fourth of July parade. The theme of this parade was “Birth of the Nation.” The Aglipay and Dona Aurora Quezon were Caballeros de Dimas-Alang lodges located in Watsonville. The hand-written note on the back of the photograph lists the names of the individuals pictured and, in some cases, their hometowns. It states: Queen Betty Cabral- Salinas, Princess Juanita Sulay- Watsonville, and Princess Joan Millares- Watsonville. The titles "queen" and "princess" were given to young women who raised the most money in Caballeros de Dimas-Alang fundraisers. Other names listed on the back are Pat Silga-Hollister, Dorothy, Joan Mirillara, Francine Tabasa, Eleanor Regunda-Watsonville, Souta Perez-Santa Cruz, Greg Tabasa, and Alberto Sulay.

Tony Callahan

1957

Elizabeth "Liz" Tana

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For more information on the Filipino Women's Club and Filipino community building:

Karis Lee, "The Filipino Women's Club of Washington D.C.," Boundary Stones, 2020. https://boundarystones.weta.org/2020/03/20/filipino-womens-club-washington-dc

Dawn Bohulano Mabalon. Little Manila Is in the Heart : The Making of the Filipina/o American Community in Stockton, California. Durham: Duke University Press (2013).

Rudy P. Guevarra. Becoming Mexipino : Multiethnic Identities and Communities in San Diego. New Brunswick, N.J: Rutgers University Press (2012).

8 x 10 inches

Still Image

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