In 1930, a five-day riot in Watsonville, California led to hundreds of Filipinos getting injured and a young Filipino farm worker named Fermin Tobera receiving a fatal shot in the heart.
This episode’s companion photos: instagram.com/p/COAlfi3LZEX/
References:
- “Dollar a Day, 10 Cents a Dance,” https://vimeo.com/45513418
- http://picturethis.museumca.org/timeline/depression-era-1930s/watsonville-riots/info
- http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/in-the-heat-of-the-night-the-exeter-and-watsonville-riots-1929-1930
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Filipino_Americans?wprov=srpw1_1
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manong_generation
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tydings%E2%80%93McDuffie_Act
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watsonville,_California
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watsonville_riots
- https://journals.openedition.org/moussons/1536
- https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/movies/10/14/20/the-untold-story-of-the-delano-manongsor-how-pinoys-led-a-farmworker-revolution-in-america
- https://pajaronian.com/its-time-to-honor-fermin-tobera-tonys-thoughts/
- https://pajaronian.com/watsonville-in-the-heart-continues-to-highlight-filipino-history/?fbclid=IwAR0SCWROJY4wiPzdzPVNlg-fXb7eGUCRu8bimVspSZ_dTntm1ctgCZNLLOw
- https://usa.inquirer.net/50624/watsonville-anti-filipino-riot-a-reminder-of-bigotry-gone-berserk
- https://www.asianjournal.com/usa/dateline-usa/74-year-old-filipino-dies-after-being-attacked-for-no-apparent-reason-in-phoenix/
- https://www.asianjournal.com/usa/dateline-usa/aapi-lawmakers-meet-with-biden-harris-to-double-down-on-solutions-to-combat-anti-asian-violence/
- https://www.asianjournal.com/usa/newyork-newjersey/filipino-american-man-slashed-in-the-face-while-riding-nyc-subway/
- https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2021/03/31/police-investigate-assault-asian-american-man-phoenix-suns-game/4823172001/
- https://www.dollartimes.com/inflation/inflation.php?amount=4&year=1924#:~:text=What%20is%20%244%20in%201924%20worth%20in%20today’s%20money%3F&text=Adjusted%20for%20inflation%2C%20%244.00%20in,over%20this%20period%20was%202.84%25.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/01/world/asia/asian-attack-new-york-philippines.html
- https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2011/09/03/riots-in-1930-revealed-watsonville-racism-california-apologizes-to-filipino-americans/
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/there-were-3-800-anti-asian-racist-incidents-mostly-against-n1261257
- https://goodtimes.sc/uncategorized/santa-cruz-was-in-his-heart/
Music: “This House” and “Echoes of Time v2” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Photo above via npca.org
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