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

Rosario Badua

Click here to read to read the research essay, “A New Transition in Rosario’s Life”, by Averie Santos

Click on the links below to hear audio segments from an April 2005 interview by Averie Santos with Rosario Badua,
who left her job in the Philippines as a teacher and came here to the United States in order to reunite with her family.

 

Table of Contents:

 

1. Growing up

2. Her education

3. Becoming a teacher

4. Moving to Manila

5. Leaving Philippines

6. Coming to US

7. Meeting her husband

8. First job in the US

9. Other jobs

10. Discrimination at work

11. Reporting the incident

12. Important thing she learned

13. Living alone

14. Social life

15. Life is better in US

 

 

                                                                       

Segment 1
Growing up
 
(123 KB)
 

  

Segment 2
Her education
(139 KB)

   

Segment 3
Becoming a teacher (166 KB)

 

Segment 4
Moving to Manila (85 KB)

 

Segment 5
Leaving Philippines
(92 KB)

  

Segment 6
Coming to US
(57 KB)

Back to Table of Contents

 

 

Segment 7
Meeting her husband
 
(228 KB)
 


 

Segment 8
First job in US (126 KB)
 

 

 

Segment 9
Other jobs (128 KB)
 

 

 

Segment 10
Discrimination at work (402 KB)
 

 

Back to Table of Contents

 

 

Segment 11
Reporting the incident  (31 KB)
 

 

 

Segment 12
Important thing she learned (126 KB)
 

 

 

Segment 13
Living alone (85 KB)
 

 

 

Segment 14
Social life (108 KB)
 

 

 

Segment 15
Life is better in US (59 KB)
 

 

 

Back to Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

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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