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

 Jacquelyn Castano

Click on the links below to hear audio segments from an April 2012 interview by Ryan Cutitta with Jacquelyn Castano who is a college student.

 

 

Table of Contents:
1. introduction
2. Coming to America

3. Life in America

4. Working in America

5. Assimilation

6. Traditional Filipino Values

7. Difference of Filipino Culture

8. Filipino VS American

9. To assimilate differently

10. Conclusion

 

 

Segment 1
Introduction

 The intro is about where she first lived and when Jacquelyn came to America

 

 

 

 

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Segment 2
Coming to America
what was it like coming to America and how it was different than the Philippines

 

 

 

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Segment 3
Life in America

 What is what living in America and how Jacquelyn adjusted to the new American Lifestyle

 

 

 

    

 

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Segment 4
Working in America

She tells how hard it is to find a job in America and how the economy affects this situation

 

 

 

 

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Segment 5
Assimilation

Jacquelyn talks about how she assimilated in the US

 

 

 

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Segment 6
Traditional Filipino Values

She talks about how she and her family keeps some of her traditional Filipino values even though they are not in the Philippines anymore

 

 

 

 

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Segment 7
Difference of Filipino Culture

The difference between Filipino VS American culture

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Segment 8
Filipino VS American

Continuation of Filipino VS American culture and how it affects her and her family

 

 

 

 

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Segment 9
To Assimilate Differently
she thinks of how she could have assimilated differently in the US.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Segment 10

Conclusion

Assimilation and how dressing a certain way affects assimilating

 

 

 

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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