Source 5.A: Cawaling Social Gathering

A black and white photograph of a social gathering of the Cawaling, Tejada, and Taytayon families in April 1958. Loren Cawaling reflects on the photograph in his oral history interview.

Black and white photo of large, multigenerational family gathering, described in text above

Unknown. "Cawaling Social Gathering." April 1958. Photograph. Cawaling Family Collection. Watsonville is in the Heart: A Community Archive and Research Initiative.

Source 5.B: Large Group Standing in Front of Farm House

A photograph of a group of people in front of a farm house on Calabasas Road. Pictured from the left are Benigno Domlaog, Rosalinda Taytayon, a manong known as Uncle or Lolo Albert, Rosie Domlaog, Aladina Cawaling, two unidentified people, and three unidentified children. Loren Cawaling reflects on the photograph in his oral history interview.

Black and white photograph of family gathering in front of a farmhouse, described in text above

Unknown. "Large Group Standing In Front of Farm House. C. 1961." Photograph. Cawaling Family Collection, Watsonville is in the Heart: A Community Archive and Research Initiative.

Source 5.C: Loren Cawaling Interviewed by Dr. Steven McKay Part 1 of 2

In this interview clip, Loren Cawaling describes the extended familial and kinship relationships his family maintained with other Filipino American families in the Pajaro Valley. He also discusses how Filipino men were respectfully referred to as manong ("older brother" in many Philippine languages) or as uncles even if they were not related by blood.

“Loren Cawaling interviewed by Dr. Steven McKay Part 1 of 2.” January 13, 2022. Cawaling Family Collection, Watsonville is in the Heart: A Community Archive and Research Initiative.