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

 MARLBORO ALEONAR

"Philippines to America"

By: Nico Rivera

Click on the links below to hear audio segments from an April 2012 interview by Nico Rivera with Marlboro Aleonar, who came from the Philippines at an early age and now resides in Daly City, California.

 

 

Table of Contents:

1. Who did you live with and how many siblings?  
2. Living Situation coming to the US?

3. Father's situation?

4. What paperwork was needed for citizenship?

5. Requirements for citizenship?

6. How did you feel leaving the Philippines to come to the US?

7. Was San Francisco your first city and are all your family members citizens now?

8. Is citizenship important for you?

9. How did you deal with your homesickness?

10. Since being a citizen how was it looking for a job?

11. What would you have done differently in the process of coming to the US?

12. Do you feel that you are now living the American Dream?

 

 


Segment 1  

Who did you live with and how many siblings?

Marlboro talks about the family members that he lived with and the siblings he has.

 

 

Segment 2
Living Situation coming to the US?

Marlboro talks about how his life was living in the US.

 


Segment 3

Father's situation?

Marlboros father worked as an Overseas worker.

 

Segment 4

What paperwork was needed for citizenship?

Required documents needed to apply for citizenship. 


Segment 5 

Requirements for citizenship?

What requirements was necessary to apply for US Citizenship.


Segment 6

How did you feel leaving the Philippines to come to the US?

Marlboros feelings for departing the Philippines to go US. 

 

Segment 7 

Was San Francisco your first city and are all your family members citizens now?

Marlboros first city destination and what family members gained citizenship. 

 

Segment 8

Is citizenship important for you?
To Marlboro citizenship has its importance.

 

Segment 9
How did you deal with your homsickness?

Cousins were there.

 

Segment 10

Since being a citizen how was it looking for a job?

Job hunting.

 

Segment 11

What would you have done differently in the process of coming to the US?

Marlboros take on a different path coming to the US.

 

Segment 12

Do you feel that you are now living the American Dream? 

Is he now living the American Dream.

 

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last revised: 4-30-12
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
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