https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/files/original/9cfdc29263c4d9bb8295921afb21532b.pdf dc46c9398d4e619b6ffa57fafa49a555 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 Carrillo Family Collection Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maurice Carrillo Description An account of the resource Pacifico “Frank” Cabegon Carrillo was born on September 6, 1909 in municipality of Binalonan in the province of Pangasinan in the Philippines. In 1928, Pacifico immigrated to the United States with his older brother Petronilo “Pete” Carrillo, and their cousins, Maximiliano “Max” and Felix Carrillo. They first landed in Hawai‘i where his cousin, Felix, disembarked and settled. When Pacifico, Petronilo, and Maximiliano arrived in the United States, they worked as migrant farm workers traveling across California to pick the seasonal harvest. Pacifico also worked as a cook in the labor camps. During his travels, he met Ethel Fouts, an Irish American woman. They had three children together: Francis, Pacifico “Maurice”, and James Alvin. Their relationship ended in 1944 and they agreed to separate the children. Ethel raised their daughter, Frances, while Pacifico raised their sons, Maurice and James. As a single father, Pacifico brought his sons along the crop circuit until it grew difficult to balance his parental and work responsibilities. Occasionally, he asked other Filipino workers and their families to be caretakers for his sons. While working, Pacifico met a woman whose nickname was Lucky and his sons stayed with her in Stockton until their relationship ended. In 1952, Pacifico met Louella Bessie Carter who he later married. She traveled alongside Pacifico living in the labor camps and became Maurice and James’s step-mother. She also took in many children from broken families including Tony Alquiza Jr., Sharron Carrancho, and Suzane Carrancho. They later settled in Pajaro, California, and integrated themselves into the Filipino community by participating in organizations such as the Caballeros De Dimas-Alang and the Filipino Community of Watsonville. In 1959, Louella and Pacifico separated. In 1976, Pacifico traveled to the Philippines and met Dominga Casabar who he later married. She traveled to California to live with him and start a family. They had two children, Jerilyn and John Carrillo. In 1980, they became U.S. citizens and sponsored many family members to live in the Philippines. In 1989, Pacifico passed away at the age of 80. The Carrillo Family Collection was donated to Watsonville is in the Heart in 2021 by Pacifico's son, Maurice Carrillo. The collection contains two items, a photograph and an oral history interview with Maurice. In the interview, Maurice explains his childhood in Pajaro and his father's interracial relationships. He also discusses his own mixed-race identity and community organizing he participated in throughout his life. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Nicholas Nasser Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Maurice Carrillo Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data .m4a Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 1:45:09 Time Summary A summary of an interview given for different time stamps throughout the interview [0:01] Biographical information for Maurice [0:41] Childhood in Watsonville, parents’ separation, traveling for migrant labor with their father [2:14] Women his father, Pacifico “Frank” Cabegon Carrillo, had relationships with, stepmother Louella Carter, and other mixed-race families Maurice lived with [4:10] Memories of working with Frank in the fields and living in labor camps [6:57] Filipino labor camp on Marchant Street in Watsonville [11:38] “Social box” Filipino dances [11:48] Meeting his sister, Frances, and his birth mother’s background [12:37] Learning dances with other Filipino kids [14:06] Experiences in school [14:37] Frank’s agricultural labor and childhood memories [18:32] Frank’s relationships with women [20:33] Fourth of July parades and the Filipino Youth Club [22:25] Memories of traveling with Frank and living in camps [24:14] Memory of working with Frank in lettuce fields in Hayward [26:21] Understanding that Frank expressed his love for his children by working hard to support them [27:34] Interracial relationships between white women and Filipino men [29:02] Mixed-race identity and prejudice against Brown and Mexican folks in Watsonville [32:14] Maurice’s move to Santa Cruz after high school [36:34] Comparing Watsonville and Santa Cruz [40:40] Mixed-race families whose parents separated and Louella as their primary caretaker [45:26] Maurice’s career in business in Santa Cruz and service in the National Guard [49:03] Meeting his best friend, Mike Fox, and wife, Sarge Soya, a half-Filipina from Santa Cruz [55:20] Multi-generational household with Maurice’s and Sarge’s extended families [58:40] Frank and Sarge’s Filipino father, Joe, returning to the Philippines later in life, marrying young Filipinas who returned to the US with them, and fathering additional children [1:04:52] Experience of exclusion from the Filipino Community of Watsonville due to mixed-race identity during the 1970s [1:11:50] Maurice’s decision to come out as a gay man in 1986 [1:13:59] Maurice’s passion and experiences with various community service organizations [1:19:29] Becoming active within the Santa Cruz queer community [1:21:23] Maurice’s research about his family history and maintaining connections with members of the Filipino Youth Club [1:23:27] Becoming involved in the Santa Cruz AIDs Project [1:27:42] The film “A Dollar a Day, 10 cents a Dance” [1:32:05] Accepting the multiple parts of his identity [:37:36] Discussion of friends from school [1:41:33] Vivid memories from childhood including Frank’s gardening and cooking URL <div class="c-clientmarkup"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Link to audio recording on escholarship: </span><a href="https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8hh4z69m" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maurice Carrillo interviewed by Nicholas Nasser</a></div> <h2 class="c-tabcontent__main-heading" tabindex="-1"></h2> <div class="c-authorlist"></div> 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 Maurice Carrillo interviewed by Nicholas Nasser Description An account of the resource In this interview, originally recorded in person, Maurice Carrillo speaks with Nicholas Nasser, a member of the Watsonville is in the Heart team. Maurice describes his childhood, specifically memories of traveling with his father, Pacifico “Frank” Cabegon Carrillo, as he engaged in seasonal migrant agricultural work, staying in labor camps with his father and other Filipino men, and living with other mixed-race Filipino families while his father was away working. He also discusses the other white women his father had relationships with after separating from Maurice’s birth mother, Ethel Patheal. Most notably, he talks about his step mother, Louella Carter, who was the primary caretaker for Maurice, his brother, James, and three other children from mixed-race, Filipino families whose parents had separated. Throughout the interview, Maurice reflects on his mixed-race identity as well as experiences of exclusion from the Filipino Community of Watsonville due to his identity. He also discusses his passion for community service which began with his involvement in the Filipino Youth Club during high school and continued throughout his life through leadership roles in organizations including but not limited to the Rotary Club of Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz AIDS Project. Finally, Maurice shares stories regarding his business career in downtown Santa Cruz, his extended family, and coming out as a gay man in 1986. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Maurice Carrillo and Nicholas Nasser Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 7, 2021 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. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History Agriculture Dances Filipino Community Hall Filipino Youth Club Gardening Marchant Street Race Santa Cruz Watsonville Watsonville High School