Skyline College/North San Mateo County Oral History
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Student project for LSCI 110
– Digital Oral Research Project, Skyline College
Everything I am:
Interview with a Filipina American
Click on the links below to watch video segments from an
April 2012 interview by Desiree Bruce
with Jane Doe, who
currently resides in Daly City and is an active member in her community.
(Filipino/
American Flag)
I. Life in
the Philippines
II. The American Dream
III. Arriving to the
U.S.
IV. Nostalgia
VI. Daly City vs. the
Philippines
VIII. End of Interview
Segment
I.
Life in the
Philippines (6:00)
(Life
in Dagupan City before immigrating to the U.S.)
(Map of Dagupan
City in Pangasinan)
Segment II.
The American
Dream (1:57)
(Dreams of a better life in
the U.S.)
(U.S. Visa)
Segment III.
Arriving to
the U.S. (3:02)
(Immigrating to
the United States: facing culture shocks,
language barriers &
discrimination)
(Union Square:
the heart of downtown San Francisco)
Segment IV.
Nostalgia (2:11)
(Reminiscing on
Filipino traditions practiced only in the Philippines)
(Christmas Eve in the Philippines)
Segment V.
Employment
& Success (2:13)
(Finding
employment through an agency
and the
individual’s definition of the word “success”)
(Success)
Segment VI.
Daly City vs.
the Philippines (4:11)
(Purchasing a
house in Daly City and
Filipino
Americans vs. Filipinos in the Philippines)
(Map of Daly City)
Segment VII.
Community
Involvement (3:42)
(Involvement in
the St. Augustine Parish, feeding the hungry,
and faith sharing
with other members in the Daly City community)
(Inside the St.
Augustine Parish)
Segment VIII.
End of
Interview (1:26)
(Current goals, feelings of returning to the Philippines, and final
thoughts)
(Painting of
Marcela De Agoncillo
sewing and making the first Filipino Flag)
Image
sources
Filipino/American Flag:
http://explow.com/filipino_american
Map
of Dagupan City: http://pag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagupan_City
U.S.
Visa: http://p-3.ph/view/777
Union
Square:
http://nabewise.com/sf/downtown/photos/located-in-the-heart-of-downtown-san-francisco
Christmas
Eve in the PI: http://angelescity.com/
Success: http://dannybrown.me/2011/01/14/social-media-small-business/
Map
of Daly City:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g32278-oa150-Daly_City_California.html
St.
Augustine Parish:
http://www.staugustinessf.org/site/ChurchPictures/tabid/55/Default.aspx
last
revised: 5-10-12
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
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