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Interview with Audrey Boutte and Agnes Tebo
Audrey Boutte; Agnes Tebo; and California State University, Monterey Bay
The majority of the content is the story of Audrey Boutte and Agnes Tebo's lives. It begins with their descriptions of moving from Louisiana and Texas and coming to Salinas. Agnes speaks about the need for a job and how much better California pays compared to Texas, and Audrey speaks ... Read More
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Interview with Annette "China" Brooks
Annette "China" Brooks and California State University, Monterey Bay
China is a black, bisexual, formerly homeless, recovering drug addict, and homeless relief worker at the @Risk Cafe on Soledad street in Salinas, California. Her story takes her from growing up in nearby Seaside, coping with an absentee father and a drug addicted mother, to having her own children and ... Read More
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Interview with Carolyn Chavez
Carolyn Chavez and California State University, Monterey Bay
Carolyn Chavez, having to live in Salinas all her life, shares with me the history of Salinas that she remembers. She tells us about her parents and their agricultural background. Carolyn being the only child in her family, finds acceptance and joy in the Chavez family. She tells us about ... Read More
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Interview with Carol Cisneros
Carol Cisneros and California State University, Monterey Bay
Carol Cisneros recalls her childhood memories of Chinatown in Salinas, California from the 1950's, 1960's, and 1970's. She emphasizes that her memories came from a child's point of view. She begins by telling us about her family history. Carol's father and Mother were born in Japan, but her mother was ... Read More
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Interview with Bill Crites
Bill Crites and California State University, Monterey Bay
In this Interview, Mr. Bill Crites was asked many questions about his life. He went back to talking about his life many times, it was apparent to me his family was very important to him and there was a definite family theme throughout the whole interview. Growing up in Salinas ... Read More
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Interview with Barbara Fabella
Barbara Fabella and California State University, Monterey Bay
Barbara shares her interesting and unique experiences of Chinatown. Her memories as a young child of two are extremely vivid. Barbara describes her living situation using the term Farmed out. She tells stories about the various families living in and around Soledad Street. She recalls the different experiences she had ... Read More
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Interview with Alex Fabros
Alex Fabros and California State University, Monterey Bay
Mr. Alex Fabros is a Filipino American born in the Philippines to a Filipino mother and a Filipino father who was serving in the Military. Although he was born in the Philippines, at age 2 his parents brought him to the Unites States, a journey he remembers. Fabros was an ... Read More
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Interview with Albert Fong (2012)
Albert Fong and California State University, Monterey Bay
The primary focus of this interview centered around Chinatown with an emphasis on the Republic Cafe. Mr. Fong's attention to detail leads the interview through many different time periods and subjects as his recollection takes him to different places. Mr. Fong begins the interview with discussing the Republic Cafe, and ... Read More
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Interview with Bill Young
Bill Young and California State University, Monterey Bay
The Interview starts with what Mr. Young knows about his family coming over from China where he is not fairly lucid of his early memories then jumps around to different points, such as his time working in the Salinas Drive-in market to when he was in the military, then back ... Read More
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