https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/files/original/66a35cc9d0b8234e46a626616f195476.jpg fa09b6ca0c9c218238dead55ca96a6a3 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 Lopez Family Collection Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rosario "Rose" Lopez Anthony "Tony" Tapiz Jr. Description An account of the resource Arsenio “Archie” Soblechero Lopez was born on December 16, 1905, in the municipality of Villasis, in the province of Pangasinan, in the Philippines. Archie migrated to the United States in 1929. He arrived in San Francisco aboard the S.S. President Lincoln on April 25, 1929. After arriving in the U.S. Archie worked as a migrant agricultural laborer and eventually as a barber and musician. Archie was also an active member of Filipino American organizations including the Caballeros De Dimas-Alang. In exchange for auto mechanic services, Archie was able to arrange a meeting with Margaret Yepez, a Mexican American woman who was born in Mendota, California on December 26, 1929. Due to the enforcement of anti-miscegenation laws in central coastal California, Archie and Margaret were married in a civil ceremony in Yolo County in 1947 before holding a Catholic wedding in Watsonville at St. Patrick’s church in 1948. Archie and Margaret lived in Santa Cruz County where Archie owned a Manila Barbershop located in Santa Cruz on Mission Street and operated Ace Card room, which was located next door to the barbershop. The barbershop and card room were popular gathering places for Filipino American farm workers. Archie also worked as a musician. He played saxophone in a band called “Archie and the Islanders.” Other members of the group included Alex Tabag who played tenor saxophone; Tommy Tomaio who played guitar; Benny Tumbaga who played the trumpet, and Chris (Last Name Unidentified) who played piano. Archie and the Islanders performed at Filipino American dances and events throughout the greater Bay Area and in Santa Cruz County including Watsonville. Archie and Margaret had seven children: Arsenio Soblechero Lopez Jr. (b. 1948), John Yepez Lopez (b. 1950), Rosario “Rose” Lopez (b. 1952), Richard Henry Lopez (b. 1953), Delia Marcia Lopez (b. 1957), Elizabeth Ann Lopez (b. 1961), and Robert Eugene Lopez (b. 1964). The Lopez Family Collection was donated to Watsonville is in the Heart in 2022 by Archie's and Margaret's daughter, Rosario "Rose" Lopez, and her son, Tony Tapiz. The collection contains fifty-four items including reproductions of family photographs; a program from a Caballeros de Dimas- Alang convention; and sheet music Archie used for his performances. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Sheet Music 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 "Gotta Be This Or That" Description An account of the resource Sheet music for the song "Gotta Be This Or That." It is from Archie Lopez's collection of songs he played often at Filipino community organization events with his band, "Archie and the Islanders." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unidentified Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unidentified Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tony Tapiz and Rosario Lopez 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 the greater Pajaro Valley. Images were donated and digitally reproduced from private collections of individuals and families. Copyright remains with the original owners. All images included herein are intended for personal or educational use only. 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