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College/North San Mateo County Oral History Archives, Skyline
College Library
Student project for LSCI 110
– Digital Oral Research Project, Skyline College
Tatang and Ima
Click here
to read to read the research essay, “Tatang and Ima”, by Maria Santos
Click on the links below to hear audio
segments from a November 2005 interview by Maria Santos with Mr.
& Mrs. Bartolome and Juanita Valete,
who migrated here in
Picture was taken on their son’s wedding reception.
Table of Contents:
1. Birthplace
2. Siblings
3. School
4. World
War II
5. Growing
Up
7. How
they met
8. Reason
for coming to America
11. Work in America
12. Are you willing to stay in America?
13. Are you willing to retire here?
14. Final Message
Segment 1
Birthplace_TATANG (183 KB)
Birthplace_IMA (122
KB)
Segment 2
Siblings_TATANG (82.8 KB)
Siblings_IMA (208
KB)
Segment 3
School_TATANG (416 KB)
School_IMA (476
KB)
Segment 4
World War II_IMA (399 KB)
Segment 5
Growing Up_TATANG (416 KB)
Growing Up_IMA (87.3
KB)
Segment 6
Life in
the Philippines_TATANG
(453 KB)
Life in the
Philippines_IMA (343 KB)
Segment 7
How_they_met (474 KB)
Children (147
KB)
Segment 8
Reason for cominng to US_TATANG (510 KB)
Reason for cominng
to US_IMA (108 KB)
Description of segment 8 audio
Segment 9
Coming to America (228 KB)
Segment 10
Life_like_America_IMA (83.33 KB)
Life_like_America2_IMA (122
KB)
Life_like_America_TATANG (455
KB)
Segment 11
Work_America_TATANG (441 KB)
Work_America_IMA (510
KB)
Segment 12
Are you going to stay in America_IMA (311 KB)
Are you
going to stay in America_IMA (81 KB)
Are you
going to stay in America_TATANG (269 KB)
Segment 13
Retire in America_IMA (311 KB)
Segment 14
Final Message_TATANG (345 KB)
Final
Message_IMA (457 KB)
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last revised: 12-20-05
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
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