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

 

 

    

Click on the links below to watch video segments from an April 2010 interview by Karisa Plurad with

Leo Plurad, who pursued to live in America for his family.

 

Table of Contents:

 

INTRODUCTION

 

1. His Life in the Philippines
2. Before leaving home – Marcos Regime

3. Arriving as an Immigrant

4. Being an Immigrant

5. Needing to be American?

6. To all Filipinos

 

 

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Segment 2
 

Conditions before leaving, the Philippine Government-Marcos Regime, reasons to decision of leaving, and feelings upon leaving.

 

 

 

 

 

The people and government during Ferdinand E. Marcos’ declared Martial Law.

 

 

 

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Segment 3

 

 



 

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Segment 4

 

                                                                                                                                   

 

 

 

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Segment 5

 

 

 

 

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Segment 6

 

 

 

 

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Image sources:

 

Title: http://bulatlat.com/images/3-32/martial%20law2.jpg

Title: http://bulatlat.com/images/3-32/martial%20law4.jpg

 

 

 

Last revised: 5-17-10
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA (brenner@smccd.edu)
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