Stories After Dark

Fermin Tobera and the Watsonville Riots (1930)


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In 1930, a five-day riot in Watsonville, California led to hundreds of Filipinos getting injured and a young Filipino farm worker named Fermin Tobera receiving a fatal shot in the heart. Listener discretion is advised due to the graphic nature of this story.


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Music: "This House" and "Echoes of Time v2" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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