Source Set 12: Cultural Education and The Filipino Women's Club of Watsonville


Source 12.A: Kids Dancing at Filipino Women's Club Event

A photograph of children performing a Filipino folk dance for the Filipino Community Woman's Club of Watsonville event held at the Veterans' Hall in Watsonville. In the front row, from left to right: an unidentified child, Manzanita Sulay, Lene Tagami, Vickie Espritu. In the back row, the third boy from the left is Lani Antonio.

Black and white photo of dressed up children dancing traditional Filipino dances, girls on one side and boys on the other

Unknown. Kids Dancing at Filipino Women's Club Event Links to an external site.. April 19, 1951. Photograph. Sulay Family Collection, Watsonville is in the Heart: A Community Archive and Research Initiative.


Source 12.B: Filipino Women's Club Members on Fourth of July, 1955

Members of the Filipino Women's Club posed in front of a car decorated for the 4th of July parade. From left to right are Gregor Yoro, Rosario "Nena" Nieva Alminiana, Teddy Barba, and Juanita Roberanta. This photograph is from the Alminiana Anniversary scrapbook made by Eva Alminiana Monroe.

Photograph described in text above

Unknown. Filipino Women's Club Members on Fourth of July, 1955 Links to an external site.. July 1955. Photograph. Alminiana Family Collection, Watsonville is in the Heart: A Community Archive and Research Initiative.


Source 12.C: Juanita Sulay Wilson Interviewed by Meleia Simon-Reynolds Part 2 of 2

In this interview clip, Juanita Sulay Wilson describes the Filipino Women's Club of Watsonville, a social organization created by and for Pajaro Valley Filipinas and non-Filipina women who were married to Filipino men. Juanita discusses her mother's experiences as a white woman who was an active participant in the club.

"Juanita Sulay Wilson interviewed by Meleia Simon-Reynolds Part 2 of 2. Links to an external site." January 29, 2023. Sulay Family Collection, Watsonville is in the Heart: A Community Archive and Research Initiative.