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

Click here to read to read the research essay, “Fred Basconcillo: A True Historical Figure”, by Thi Pham

Click on the links below to hear audio segments from a November 2005 interview by Thi Pham with Fred Basconcillo,
who shares his struggles being born and raised in the city of San Francisco as a Filipino.

A retired president of the Iron Workers Union

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

3. Segment 3

4. Segment 4

5. Segment 5

6. Segment 6

Fred’s hardships of growing up Filipino in San Francisco

Audio - Part 1 – 3 min. 15 sec.

Audio - Part 2 – 1 min. 55 sec.

Born and raised in San Francisco

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Movie and a Lynching: Fred witnessed many

horrible things in his life
Audio – 2 min. 20 sec.

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“My dad ran an underground railroad.”

Underground railroad audio – 3 min. 25 sec.

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The Filipino American National History Society

FANHS audio – 2 min. 41 sec.

FANHS website

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Fred was a great Iron worker that rose to the

occasion when being announced as the president of the Iron Workers’ Union.

Iron Worker Union audio – 3 min. 40 sec.

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“I’m an American, but of Filipino Descent.”

audio – 2 min. 17 sec.

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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