THE AFFECT OF THE JAPANESE (During
World War II)
The Fall of the Philippines
- After
the bombing of Pearl Harbor,
the Japanese invaded the Philippines
because there were U.S.
bases on the island of Luzon.
(the
Japanese wanting the Philippines.mp3) 767 KB
- Rosalina
had to hide in caves when they heard hat the Japanese are attacking.
(attackofthejapanese.mp3) 317 KB
- Employment
was different in the Philippines
because of the influence of the war.
(employment
of the Filipinos.mp3) 798 KB
- Rosalina’s
family would be able to survive during the air raid because they had
everything prepared.
(what
they did of the air raid.mp3) 985 KB
- During
the attack of the Japanese, they had to feed themselves throughout their
whole wait inside where they were.
(what
they ate during the attack.mp3) 985 KB
- The
Japanese made the Filipinos suffer throughout the whole invasion because
most Filipinos were pro-American.
(what
japanese did to the filipinos.mp3) 301 KB
- My
family saved a little baby from death by nurturing the stab wounds that
the Japanese did.
(her husband rescued a baby that had been stabbed.mp3) 1025 KB
- The
Japanese also raped many Filipino women ending up with Japanese kids.
(the
affect of the Japanese.mp3)
699 KB
- The
end of the war of 1945.
(theendofthewar.mp3) 344
KB
- How
the U.S. helped the
Philippines recover from the war.
(the
US helping the Philippines.mp3) 682
KB
- After
the help of the U.S.,
the Philippines
wanted independence.
(after the PI
liberation.mp3)
304 KB
LIFE AS A JEHOVAHS WITNESS
(Answers to questions you might have)
- Rosalina
then became a Jehovah’s Witness
including most of her side of the family.
(becoming a JW.mp3)
418 KB
- Her
explanation of the creation of life through the eyes of the Jehovah’s
Witness’ views.
(Jehovahscreationoflife.mp3)
285 KB
- She
then describes their experience with discrimination of Jehovah’s Witness.
(discrimination
against Jehovah.mp3) 797 KB
- Rosalina
then describes the difference between Christianity and Jehovah’s Witness
and why following Jehovah is the correct path.
(differencebetweenchristianandjw.mp3) 464 KB
- The
reason she chose Jehovah’s Witness over the majority Christian Catholics
in the Philippines.
(why
chose JW than catholic.mp3) 204
KB
LIFE IN AMERICA
- The family were all
able to come to America because of her son who went into the U.S. Navy.
(howtheycametoamerica.mp3)
328 KB
- Her son being in the Navy really helped them
live a better life.
(her son being in the Navy.mp3)
1193 KB
- How it was easy for her and her husband to fit
in with the Americans without any experience of racism.
(fittinginwithamericans.mp3)
722 KB
- Where she lived after becoming an American
citizen.
(becominganamericancitizen.mp3)
302 KB
- She describes her husband’s job and how he loses
it.
(her husband getting a job
then losing it.mp3) 722 KB
6. Where her husband’s family is from and when
he died.
(the death of her husband.mp3)
424 KB
- After all she has been through,
she lives a happy life because of what she learned from her past
experiences and the help of her belief in Jehovah.
(herhappinessinamerica.mp3)
612 KB
Rosalina Baro now lives in
Daly City, CA as a wonderful grandmother who loves all her children and
grandchildren and will never leave her house without a smile because she says
that Jehovah will lead her into a realm of happiness.
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last revised: 11-23-04
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
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