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

 Roel DeLaPeña

Click here to read to read the research essay, “Connecting History”, by Larissa DeLaPeña

Click on the links below to see video segments from an April 2009 interview by Larissa DeLaPeña with Roel DeLaPeña, who migrated with his family from the Philippines to America in 1969 at the age of six.

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My Dad and I at my 18th Birthday

 

Table of Contents:
1. Coming to America
2. Why he came to America

3. Family

4. Early years in America

5. Life in New York

6. Moving to California

7. Having Filipino Culture

 

Segment 1: Coming to America (3:40)
Roel’s Journey from the Philippines to America

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                   Roel at his Preschool Graduation

 

 

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Segment 2
Why he came to America
(1:18)
Reasons why his family migrated to America

 

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Roel with his cousin Aur



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Segment 3
Family
(1:45)
Memories with his Family

 

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Roel with his Parents and Sisters

 


    

 

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Segment 4
Early years in America
(4:52)
About his parents and experiences in America

 

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Roel in High School

 

 



 

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Segment 5
Life in New York
(2:48)
Living in New York and his job experiences

 

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Roel with Aur, Butch, Nida, Jose and Louie

 

 



 

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Segment 6
Moving to California
(1:59)
Why he moved to SF and why he stayed

                                                                            

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Roel with his wife Annette

 

 

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Segment 7
Having Filipino Culture
(4:44)
Teaching his children Filipino Culture


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Roel’s Family in 1998

 

 

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Last revised: 5-19-09
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
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To contact the coordinator, or send comments or suggestions, email: Eric Brenner at brenner@smccd.edu