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Student project for LSCI 110
– Digital Oral Research Project, Skyline College
Sofronio “Ron” Pega
Click here to read
the research essay, “No Regret. No Sorrow. No
Return,” by
David Fernandez
Click on the video boxes below to hear the audio segments
from the April 2010 interview by David
Fernandez with Sofronio Pega.
Sofronio “Ron” Pega is
the loving husband and father of his family
and has committed his entire life to making
sure they receive what they need.
While his story is uncommon and doesn’t
quite fit neatly into the realms of the Philippines’
political, economic, and social historical highlights, it is still rife with
the struggles, goals, and beliefs
many Filipinos may have experienced before and after immigrating to the United
States of America.
Coastline of the Pangasinan province of
(Hometown
Pride)
Some of
A Day in the Life: Home, Family, and Death
Segment 2
Work in the
The Dream Job and the Unfortunate Reality
The American Dream in the
Work in
The Dream on Hold: A Hard
Day’s Night
Settling In, Moving Out
The Peaceful Fog: Moving from
A Filipino in
Another Day, No Regrets
Segment 1
A Day in the Life: Home, Family, and
Death (2:46)
Born and
raised in
When one of the most important people in his life dies,
Ron’s world is turned upside down.
Segment 2
Work in the
Ron
discusses the work he did on his grandfather’s farm and the need to earn money
and help support
his family after his father’s passing.
Segment 3
The Dream Job and the Unfortunate Reality (4:43)
Despite
finishing his secondary education, Ron had to abandon his hopes and dreams
of becoming an auto
mechanic because of he was petitioned to go to
Segment 4
The American Dream in the
Ron believed that as long as he’s working, making money and not being lazy,
he can basically get anything he wants.
Segment 5
Work in
There was
no struggle to find a job when he came to
Segment 6
The Dream on Hold: A Hard Day’s Night (3:27)
His main purpose in coming to
Segment 7
Settling In, Moving Out (0:54)
When Ron first came to
Segment 8
The Peaceful Fog: Moving from
Ron’s decision to move to
Segment 9
A Filipino in
Ron was
able to maintain many of the customs and practices he had at home with new
friends.
Upon
moving to
Segment 10
Another Day, No Regrets (0:53)
While
many immigrant Filipinos may feel the need to return to the homeland,
such an act was
not, and will not, be conceived by Ron.
Image sources:
Pangasinan Coastline: http://www.philskies.net/images/RATS/First%20PPL%20flights/07%2005%2011-12%20Flying%20w%20Carlo%20in%20May/Pangasinan%20coastline.JPG
Hometown Pride: http://governing.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341ca3bb53ef0105361594d8970c-800wi
last revised: 4-29-10
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