Oral Research Project

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

Gina Jew

Click on the links below to view video segments from an April 2011 interview by Randy Gin with Gina Jew,
who explains how her experience moving from the Philippines to the United States.

Table of Contents:
1. Growing up in the Philippines
2. Family Background

3. Goals in Life and being Educated

4. Immigrating from the Philippines to the United States

6. Job Opportunities

Growing up in the Philippines
Growing up in the Philippines (1:01)

Gina talks about how she was born and raised in Manila,

Philippines and was treated well and loved hanging out with her friends and family.

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Family Background
Family Background (0:40)

Gina was in a family of 9, and raised by both parents,

And her dad was the only working at the time.

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Goals in Life and being Educated
Goals in Life and being Educated (0:50)

Gina focused on mainly on school when she was in the Philippines.

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Immigrating from the Philippines to the United States
Immigrating from the Philippines to the United States (3:43)

When Gina first immigrated from the Philippines to the United States,

Her grandma petitioned her family.

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Similarities and Differences from the Philippines and the United States
Similarities and Differences from the Philippines and the United States (5:54)

Some similarities and differences Gina experienced in the United States,

Was that Daly City’s population was majority Filipinos, and made her feel like she was at back at home.

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Job Opportunities

Job Opportunities (1:01)

When Gina was in the Philippines she did not have a job,

But a week after she immigrated to the United States she had a job.

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last revised: 5-19-11
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
These materials may be used for educational purposes. 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.edu