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

 Maribeth Patiag

Click on the links below to hear audio segments from an April 2008 interview by Ivane Faye Patiag
with Maribeth Patiag, who looks back on her past

and talks about her present life as well as what she has in store for the future.

Maribeth Patiag

 

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Life in the Philippines

3. Her Biggest Decision

4. First Impression

5. Prior to Arriving

6. First Job in the US

7. The Philippines vs. America

8. Sacrifices

9. Future Plans

 

Segment 1
Introduction

Maribeth tells us a little bit about herself and her background.

 

 

A family picture with Maribeth’s siblings and parents.

Top from L to R: Mario, Merle, Marlon, Minerva

Bottom from L to R: Marissa, Marcelino, Pilar, Maribeth, Minerva

 

 

 

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Segment 2
Life in the Philippines

Describes how her life was back in the Philippines and what she went through.

 

 

This is a picture of the house Maribeth grew up in the Philippines located in San Fernando, Pampanga.



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Segment 3
Her Biggest Decision

The biggest decision she had to make.

Maribeth with her parents on her wedding day in 1987.

 


    

 

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Segment 4
First Impression

Describes her first impression of the United States

 

Maribeth with two of her kids at the SF pier in 1994.

 

First trip to the snow in 2002.

 

 



 

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Segment 5
Prior to Arriving

Tells us who she knew in the US prior to her arrival.

 

 

 



 

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Segment 6
First Job in the US

Tells us a little bit about her first job in the US.

 

 

 

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Segment 7
The Philippines vs. America

Compares the life in the Philippines and America

 

 

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Segment 8
Sacrifices

Sacrifices she had to make.

 

 

 

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Segment 9
Future Plans

Her plans for the future.

 

 

 

 

 

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last revised: 6-2-08
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.
All commercial rights are reserved. To contact the coordinator, or send comments or suggestions, email: Eric Brenner at brenner@smccd.edu