Anti-Filipino riots broke out in a California town nearly a century ago. Now, county leaders are apologizing
A California community is marking Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with an apology for past actions against the Filipino-American...
A California community is marking Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with an apology for past actions against the Filipino-American community. During a meeting this week, Monterey County's board of supervisors adopted a resolution recognizing May as AAPI month and issuing an apology for a riot that occurred in Watsonville nearly a century ago. Video above: AAPI Heritage: Remembering the Watsonville Riots of 1930 'On July 19, 1930, the most explosive anti-Filipino riot occurred in Watsonville, where Filipinos were relentlessly harassed and a riot culminated in the killing of 22-year-old Fermin Tobera at Murphys Crossing Labor Camp.