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

Life and Struggles with Rodolfo Moya

Click on the links below to hear audio segments from an April 2008 interview by Rafael Moya with Rodolfo Moya, who Spent 12 years away from his family to go work overseas and to support his family..

Rodolfo & Elizabeth Moya

Table of Contents:
1. Segment 1
2. Segment 2

3. Segment 3

4. Segment 4

5. Segment 5

6. Segment 6

7. Segment 7

8. Segment 8

9. Segment 9

Segment 1
Introduction (38 Seconds)
Rodolfo talks about his background and information about his family.

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Segment 2
Life in the Philippines (35 Seconds)
My father described “Life in the Philippines” a difficult life especially without proper education, and which he didn’t get.

Rodolfo wanted both of his kids to be successful: Rodel (Real State Investor) & Rafael (Future RN)

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Segment 3
My Father Left the Philippines (22 Seconds)
I asked my father why he left the Philippines. “To simply seek a better life”.

Moya Family: Rodolfo, Elizabeth, Rodel (7), Rafael (5)

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Segment 4
Where Overseas??? (37 Seconds)
My father went overseas to Saudi Arabia to work as an electrician.

Rodolfo at Saudi Arabia as an electrician

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Segment 5
Family and Work (43 Seconds)
Going overseas does come with sacrifice. My father had to stay overseas for 2 years before he can visit his family again.

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Segment 6
OFW While in Saudi (15 Seconds)
Rodolfo talks about other OFWs while he was in Saudi.

My father at Saudi with another OFW away from family

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Segment 7
Racism in Saudi??? (45 Seconds)
My father said that people didn’t care much about other people, so racism was not a big deal at all. 

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Segment 8
Finally able to visit (1m. 5sec.)
Long time separation requires frequent visits to his family. My father managed time for both work and family.

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Segment 9
Future Plans (48 Seconds)
My father wants to have his own electrical business in the future. Both my brother and I are going to make his dream come true later down the road.

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last revised: 6-3-08
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
These materials may be used for educational purposes if you inform and credit the author and cite the source as: North San Mateo County Oral History Archives, Skyline College Library.
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