Interview with Jose "Joe" and Angelita Corpuz 5/9/96
Interview with Jose "Joe" and Angelita Corpuz recorded May 9, 1996 conducted by Chris Conybeare for the 1946: The Great Hawaiʻi Sugar Strike. Topics for Mr. Corpuz' interview inlcude his experience being recruited by the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association in the Philippines; coming to Hawaiʻi on the S.S. Maunawili; being recruited for the union on the boat; organizing on the plantation in Waialua; and translating for union recruitment. Topics for Angelita Corpuz' interview include coming to Hawaiʻi on the S.S. Marine Falcon to reunite with her husband Jose; her feelings once she got to Hawaiʻi; and the women's role in the strike.
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