Rosalie Marquez Collection

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Title

Rosalie Marquez Collection

Description

Rosalie Marquez is the President of the Filipino American National Historical Society, California Central Coast Chapter, and a native of the area. She is the daughter of Santiago "Jimmy" Salutan and Mary Olvera Salutan. Her father came to Hawaii in 1926 then to the U.S. mainland in 1929 as an American "national" when the Philippines was a colonial territory. He met Mary Salutan, a Mexican American, in Lompoc, California, working in the fields. Because of anti-miscegenation laws in California, the couple eloped in Yuma, Arizona, in 1935. This collection contains digitized photographs, interviews, and letters from the local Filipino American and Mexican American communities.

Items in the Rosalie Marquez Collection Collection

Barn in Lompoc
This is the barn that was next to the home in the original picture.

Santiago and Tractor
Santiago with tractor he used for work.

Jimmy Training for Boxing
Jimmy Tan training for boxing match.

The Bridge
The bridge near Surf, CA was where Rosalie's mother and father met to elope. Rosalie seached for its location.

Beach Party
Sunday outings were beach parties. Taken in Surf, CA. They made leis out of ice plant. Parents are in the 3rd row, on the right. Aunt Katie (Katie Santillan), b. 1931, is the girl in front row.

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