Skyline College/North San Mateo County Oral History Archives, Skyline College Library
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)

Table of Contents:

I. Life in the Philippines
II. The American Dream

III. Arriving to the U.S.

IV. Nostalgia

V. Employment & Success

VI. Daly City vs. the Philippines

VII. Community Involvement

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)

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Segment II.
The American Dream (1:57)

(Dreams of a better life in the U.S.)

(U.S. Visa)

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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)

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Segment IV.
Nostalgia (2:11)

(Reminiscing on Filipino traditions practiced only in the Philippines)

(Christmas Eve in the Philippines)

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Segment V.
Employment & Success (2:13)

(Finding employment through an agency

and the individual’s definition of the word “success”)

(Success)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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last revised: 5-10-12
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
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