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

Click here to read the research essay, “I am Pinay living in America”, by Jose Paulo G. Llanes

Click on the links below to hear audio segments from an April 2011 interview by Jose Paulo G. Llanes with Lilia Trinos,
who experienced culture shock, racism and homesickness for the past 36 years living in the United States. Despite

all these adversities she did not let any of those negativity affect her way of being Filipino in America.

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A shot of Lilia at a resort in the Philippines just recently.

Table of Contents:
1. Who and Where
2. Early life in the Philippines

3. Leaving the Philippines for United States of America

4. First impression of United States

5. Struggle

6. Life in the United States

7. Being Filipino in the United Sates

8. Advice and Conclusion

1. Who & Where
Who and Where ( 0:12 )
Who is my interviewee and Where did she come from ?

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Lilia at one of her first jobs in the United States.

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2. Early life in the Philippines
Lilia’s life in the Philippines( 1:54 )
Talks about her life back then…

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Lilia’s High School years.

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3. Leaving the Philippines for United States of America
Migrating to America ( 1:26 )
Reasons for leaving the Philippines

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Lilia and a picture of her family.

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4. First Impression of United States
First taste of America ( 1:22 )
How did she like America first ?

Lilia with her granddaughter and father.

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5. Struggle
Struggles in america (3 :12)
Her hardships or adversities are described

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Lilia with her group with current President of the Philippines Ninoy Aquino Junior.

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6. Life In the United States

Current situation (3:50)
How is she doing today ?

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Lilia with her batch classmates.

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7. Being Filipino in the United States
Maintaining culture ( 4:59 )
Her balance

Lilia with her relatives from the Philippines from her recent visit.

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Advice & conclusion
What she has to say ( 1:24 )
Her thoughts and Advice for future immigrants

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Lilia and her father at her recent visit in the Philippines.

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last revised: 5-24-11
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