Terry and Flory Bautista

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Summary:

In this interview, Terry Bautista interviews her mother, Flory Bautista, about their family’s immigration story. Flory discusses how her ship from the Philippines accidentally landed in Seattle, Washington, instead of Oakland, California, because of racial and gender segregation on the ships. She also recounts stories of working at a local cannery and the Oakland airport. This conversation between mother and daughter shows how even in the early years of Oakland Chinatown, the community was close-knit and supported each other through poverty and hardship.