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

Raymond Bautista Sr.

Click on the links below to play video segments from an April 2012 interview by Michelle Bautista with her father, Raymond Bautista Sr.,
who grew up in the Philippines and then migrated to the United States in the 1960's. But is now a retired engineer and living back in the Philippines.

Raymond Bautista Sr. at New Castle Beach, Australia.

Table of Contents:
1. Family Background
2. Growing Up in the Philippines

3. Migrating to the United States

4. Leaving the Philippines

5. First Impressions of the U.S.

6. Discrimination in the U.S.

7. Filipino Culture in the U.S.

Segment 1
Family Background (3:59)
Raymond describes his family members.

Raymond Bautista Sr. with his mother, brothers, and sisters.

Taken in the Philippines in late 1970's.

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Segment 2
Growing Up in the Philippines (3:26)
Raymond describes his jobs and schools while in the Philippines.

RaymondŐs 21^st Birthday with family and friends in his neighborhood.

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Segment 3
Migrating to the United States (3:45)
Raymond describes why he decided to migrate to the U.S. and how he ended up in San Francisco.

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Segment 4
Leaving Philippines (0:58)
Raymond describes his feelings about leaving Philippines to migrate to the United States.

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Segment 5
First Impressions of the U.S. (3:14)
Raymond describes his first impressions of the U.S. and how he adapted to the new country.

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Segment 6
Discrimination in the U.S. (2:29)
Raymond describes his discrimination in the U.S. and how he overcame it.

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Segment 7
Filipino Culture in the U.S. (1:07)
RaymondŐs feelings about Filipino Culture in the U.S.

Family Portrait of Raymond Bautista Sr. with his two children,

Michelle Bautista and Raymond Bautista Jr.

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last revised: 5-18-12
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
These materials may be used for educational purposes. North San Mateo County Oral History Archives, Skyline College Library.
All commercial rights are reserved. To contact the coordinator, or send comments or suggestions, email: Eric Brenner at brenner@smccd.edu