Skyline College/North San Mateo County Oral History Archives, Skyline College Library
Student project for LSCI 110 – Digital Oral Research Project, Skyline College

 Journey to a New Life: Angelina Aurigui

Click here to read the research essay, “Returning Back to the Homeland”, by Jeffrey Aurigui

Click on the links below to hear audio segments from an April 2012 interview by Jeffrey Aurigui with Angelina Aurigui, who is one of the many Filipino immigrants who migrated to the United States.

 

 

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The picture above is a photo of Angelina Aurigui holding her son.

 

 

Table of Contents:
1. Segment 1
2. Segment 2

3. Segment 3

4. Segment 4

5. Segment 5

 

Segment 1
Life in the Philippines
(1:40)
Angelina Aurigui discusses about her life living in the Philippines.

 

 

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Segment 2
Leaving the Philippines
(1:50)
Angelina explains the process of how she was brought to America, explaining the petition process for her and her family.

 

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Segment 3
Arriving in the United States
(3:23)
Angelina explains her experience of seeing the United States for the first time.

 

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Segment 4
Adjusting to life in the United States
(4:42)
In this segment, Angelina explains how she adjusted to life here in the United States.

 

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Angelina Aurigui celebrating Christmas here in the United States.

 

 



 

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Segment 5
Homesickness
(5:07)
In this segment, Angelina explains her feeling towards being homesick when she first arrived and her feelings up-to-date and also what are the factors for her returning back to the Philippines.

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Angelina Aurigui with her kids at San Francisco’s Twin Peaks.

 

 



 

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Image sources:

 

San-francisco1.jpg: http://piggybankblog.com/2012/02/21/san-francisco-audit-uncovers-extensive-flaws-in-foreclosures/

Wawa_park.jpg: http://www.backpackingphilippines.com/2007/01/something-more-about-paete.html

0.jpg: http://article.wn.com/view/2011/06/18/Much_to_do_in_Cebu/

 

 

 


last revised: 5-15-12
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
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All commercial rights are reserved. To contact the coordinator, or send comments or suggestions, email: Eric Brenner at brenner@smccd.edu