Skyline College/North San Mateo
County Oral History Archives, Skyline College Library
Student
project for LSCI 110 – Digital Oral Research Project,
Skyline College
Reminiscing and Longing – Catherine Cortez-Sochayseng
Click on the links
below to hear video segments from an April 2012 interview by Adrian Cuyson with Catherine Cortez-Sochayseng,
a Filipino immigrant living in Daly City, California. Observe as she opens up
about her life in the Philippines, her attitudes towards the United States, and
her issues with homesickness and nostalgia.
Catherine and her son, Ian.
Table
of Contents:
1. Growing Up in the Philippines
2. Journey to the United
States
3. Expectations
for the United States
Segment 1
Growing Up
in the Philippines
Catherine describes her life living in the
Philippines, including comparisons
to the United States,
social life, etc.
Segment 2
Journey to the United States
Catherine discusses her process in coming to
the United States along
with an intricate
explanation of her husband’s role in the
situation.
Segment 3
Expectations
for the United States
Catherine discusses her expectations and ideologies
for the United States.
Segment 4
Living in
Daly City
Catherine discusses her life in Daly City and
her reaction to the
large Filipino
community.
last
revised: 5-17-12
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
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