Oral Research Project: Student

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

Title: Life of Johnothon Estolnina

Click on the links below to hear audio segments from an April 2012 interview by Luis Guillen with Johnothon Estolnina,
who was born in the Philippines and came to America as a child because his parents seek a better life for their family.

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Table of Contents:
1. The life in the Philippines
2. Difficulties here in America

3. Life begins to make sense

Segment 1
Segment 1 Audio (6:40)
The life in the Philippines

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Segment 2
Segment 2 Audio (8:43)
John came to America with many struggles because he wasn’t very Americanized, so it was hard for him to fit in.

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Segment 3
Segment 3 Audio (6:10)
He later became more Americanized growing up and he’s glad that his parents had brought him here in America.

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Image sources:

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last revised: 5-17-12
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