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

 Fulfilling a Dream: ASUNCION DILAN

 by Early Joy Dilan

 

My Grandmother

 

Table of Contents:

1. Asuncion Dilan

2. Life in the Philippines

 

3. Coming to America

 

4. Life in the United States

 

5. Nostalgia

 

 

Segment 1
Asuncion Dilan (0.56)
Introducing herself and her family in the Philippines

 

 

 My grandma with her children and sister-in-law    

 

 

 

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Segment 2
Life in the Philippines (1.49)
Describing how was their livelihood in the Philippines.

 

Mamang with her grandchildren and her cousin in their old family house

(this photo was even before she came here in the U.S.)

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Segment 3
Coming to America (1.02)
Stating why and how did she come here in the U.S. and her expectations towards U.S.

 

    

Mamang (Grandma) was taking care of my little cousin (Part 1)

 

 

    

 

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Segment 4
Life in the united States (1.47)
Describing what were the experiences she encountered when she got here in the U.S.

 

(Grandma) was taking care of my little cousin (Part 2)

 

 

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Segment 5
Nostalgia (1.22)
Telling how did the “homesickness” played its role in her life here in the U.S. and also how did she overcome it.

    

 

A FAMILY PICTURE
(all of her children except for one more that was left in the Philippines)

 

 

 

My Grandma and I after the interview

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

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last revised: 5-18-11
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
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