Interview with Clem Morales (2011)

Authors

Clemente Morales
California State University, Monterey Bay

Files

Identifier

MoralesClem_2011_CRP

Description

Clem Morales is a Filipino American raised in California and the Philippines. He gives a personal record of his parents coming to America in 1926. His parents opened a labor camp in Chualar where Clem Morale was born. His mother would go on to open a Laundromat in Salinas Chinatown, and his father would move the labor camp from Chualar to just off of Highway 68. Clem Morales spent time as a young man in both the Philippines and at Lincoln High School in Salinas. His mother, too, lived seemingly different lives between the two place. In the Philippines his mother was involved with the Guerrilla movement during WWII in the southern end of the Philippines, while Clem was around the age of 13, forced to go to a Japanese school. While they were in the Salinas area, Mr. Morales mother started many programs for the Filipino youth, while Mr. Morales played sports and participated in the programs created by his mother. Clem discusses his parents activities as Filipinos, his thoughts on the currant status of the Filipino community and reflects heavily on his work experiences throughout his life.

Interview Date

10-18-2011

Interviewer

Mark Weddle

Geographic Coverage

Salinas (Calif.)

Subjects

Chinatown (Salinas, Calif.); Filipino American families; Saudi Arabia--Social life and customs; Capital punishment (Islamic law); Philippines--History--Japanese occupation, 1942-1945

Type

Moving Image

Genre

Oral histories

Digital Format

video/mp4

Language

eng

Digital Collection

Chinatown Renewal Project

Repository

Archives & Special Collections of California State University, Monterey Bay

Disclaimer

These oral histories express the personal views, memories, and opinions of the interviewee. They do not represent the policy or views of California State University, Monterey Bay.

Recommended Citation

Morales, Clemente and California State University, Monterey Bay, "Interview with Clem Morales (2011)" (2011). Chinatown Renewal Project. 45.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/ohcma_chinatown/45