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Asuncion Family Picnic at Sunset Beach

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Title

Asuncion Family Picnic at Sunset Beach

Description

Black and white photograph of an Asuncion family picnic at Sunset Beach, CA taken when the men went out claming for Pismo clams. The man in the middle with a hat is Joe Cabanban. To the right of Joe, Anastacio "Tony" Asuncion Sr. is sitting on the ground, drinking from a cup. Sitting in front of Tony is Ramona Asuncion Anastacio Asuncion Jr. Paula Montelongo Asuncion, Tony's wife, is standing above him. Standing next to Tony on the left is Tony's stepson Mel Ramirez. John Asuncion is next to Joe Cabanban on the right. Other individuals in the photograph are unidentified. Everyone is eating BBQ chicken, and drinking a jug of wine possibly "Red Mountain," Tony's favorite brand.

Creator

Unidentified

Source


California State Parks, "Sunset & Manresa State Beaches", https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/544/files/Sunset-ManresaWebBrochure2012.pdf

The Asian American Education Project,"Manilamen: The First Asian American Settlement",https://asianamericanedu.org/manilamen-first-asian-american-settlement.html

Abby Pasion "My Experience with Navigating the Complexities of Pilipinx Identity", in Medium, Oct 1, 2019, accessed on February 15, 2024
https://medium.com/@apasion96/my-experience-with-navigating-the-complexities-of-pilipinx-identity-b52c996b7e68

Date

c. 1953-4

Contributor

Anastacio Asuncion

Rights

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Format

5 x 7"

Type

Still Image

Identifier

AUS.2023.5

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Original Format

Photograph

Files

AUS.2023.5.jpeg

Citation

Unidentified, “Asuncion Family Picnic at Sunset Beach,” Watsonville is in the Heart: Community Digital Archive, accessed November 7, 2024, https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/items/show/974.

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