Source Set 7: Filipino American Barbershops

Source 7.A: Eva Alminiana Monroe Interviewed by Christina Ayson Plank Part 1 of 2

In this interview clip, Eva Alminiana Monroe discusses Universal Barbershop, her family's business located in downtown Watsonville. Eva explains that the barbershop was a social hub for the Filipino American community as well as a space where interethnic relationships formed.

“Eva Alminiana Monroe interviewed by Christina Ayson Plank Part 1 of 2 Links to an external site..” May 8, 2022. Alminiana Family Collection, Watsonville is in the Heart: A Community Archive and Research Initiative.

Source 7.B: Portrait of Amando Alminiana and Johnny Reglos at Universal Barbershop on Main St. in Watsonville

A photograph taken at Universal Barbershop of Amando Alminiana standing behind a seated Johnny Reglos who holds a guitar. Universal Barbershop was located on the corner of Main Street and Riverside Drive in downtown Watsonville. Many Filipino Americans and other community members frequented the shop.

Black and white photograph in a decorated frame portraying two men dressed up and smiling in a barbershop

Unknown. Amando Ocampo Alminiana in front of Universal Barbershop Links to an external site.. C. 1940s. Photograph. Alminiana Family Collection. Watsonville is in the Heart: A Community Archive and Research Initiative.