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

Johnny Go

Click here to read the research essay, “Adapting in American Soil”, by Angel Orinion

Click on the links below to hear audio segments from an April 2005 interview by Angel Orinion with Johnny Go,
who migrated from the Philippines to the United States during the 1960’s and started a new life. He adapted into an American lifestyle that he had always dreamt about in the Philippines, and achieved so much in doing so.

Johnny Go working @ home

Table of Contents:

1. First Migration

2. Lifestyles

3. Lessons to be Learned

4. History

5. Biracial

6. Religion

7. Career

8. Back Home

9. Better or Worst

10. Discrimination

11. Successful

Segment 1
First Migration (61 kb)
The reasons why I came to the United States.

The American and Filipino flags

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Segment 2
Lifestyles (244 Kb)
The difference between my Filipino lifestyle and my American lifestyle.

VS.

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Segment 3
Lessons to be Learned (180 kb)
The teachings from school.

A school in the Philippines

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Segment 4
History (256 Kb)
 Going into Archtecture.

An Architect book

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Segment 5
Biracial (337 Kb)
Being Chinese and Filipino.

Johnny’s Father and Mother

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Segment 6
Religion (180 kb)
Just a religious person.

Jesus Christ

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Segment 7
Career (574 Kb)
Working here in the United States. 

An example of his work

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Segment 8
Back Home (159 kb)
Missing the Filipino lifestyle.

Filipino delicacies

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Segment 9
Better or Worst (357 Kb)
How well is the Philippines doing?

A house in the Philippines compared to an American house

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Segment 10
Discrimination (232 Kb)
Racial slurs that were spoken during a picnic.

A book on racism

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Segment 11
Successful (223 Kb)
The outcome of my life.

A trophy resembling success

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last revised: 12-20-05
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. All commercial rights are reserved. To contact the coordinator, or send comments or suggestions, email: Eric Brenner at brenner@smccd.net