Source Set 2: Children's Labor

Source 2.A: Mariano and Dan Fallorina at Reiter Berry Farm

Mariano Fallorina Sr. and his son Daniel "Dan" Fallorina picking strawberries at the Reiter Berry fields off San Andreas Road in Watsonville. The Fallorina family sharecropped strawberries for Reiter during the 1950s and 1960s.

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Unknown. Mariano Sr. and Dan Fallorina in the Strawberry Fields Links to an external site.. 1959. Photograph, Fallorina Family Collection, Watsonville is in the Heart: A Community Archive and Research Initiative, accessed June 29, 2023.

Source 2.B: Anastacio Asuncion Interviewed by Meleia Simon-Reynolds

In this interview clip, Anastacio Asuncion discusses working in strawberry fields as a young child during the 1950s and 1960s. Anastacio worked alongside his siblings and parents, who were sharecroppers for Reiter Berries.

“Anastacio Asuncion Interviewed by Meleia Simon-Reynolds Links to an external site..” February 9, 2023. Asuncion Family Collection, Watsonville is in the Heart: A Community Archive and Research Initiative.