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

 Reynaldo Salgado

Click on the links below to hear audio segments from May 2010 interview by RJ Salgado with Reynaldo Salgado,
a Filipino immigrant who has come to find a permanent home in America.

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(Reynaldo and his loving wife for 36 years)

 

Table of Contents:
1. Growing up in the Philippines
2. Reasons for to coming to America

3. Homesickness and Turning Back

4. Overall reflection on life in America

5. Prospective on the “American Dream”

 

 

Segment 1:
Growing up in the Philippines

·        In this Segment Reynaldo speaks on his early childhood

in the Philippines where he grew up and was raised since birth.

 

 

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Segment 2:

Reasons for to coming to America

 

·        In this segment Reynaldo talks about why he came to the

 reason to live in America and migrate himself and his family to the U.S.

           

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Segment 3:
Homesickness and Turning Back

 

·        In this segment Reynaldo speaks on his feelings about leaving

 the Philippines and if ever felt that he needed to go back and

surround himself with the Philippines again.

                                                                                                                                                                                         

 

 

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(Reynaldo and some of the men in his family during Thanksgiving)

 

 

 

 

Segment 4:
Overall reflection on life in America

 

·        In this segment Reynaldo talks about his life in America

and how he feels about living there.

 

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Segment 5:
Prospective on the “American Dream”

 

·        In this segment Reynaldo speaks on his idea of the

 “American dream” and what it means to him.

                                   

 

 

 

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(Reynaldo with his 3rd grandchild)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image sources:


Title: http://www.istorya.net/forums/general-discussions/214392-old-philippiness-photos-old-philippines-ii.html

Title: http://thomassampson.com/?p=66

Title: http://animotivation.blogspot.com/2010/06/pal-philippine-airlines-affordable-air.html

Title: http://2pat.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/san-francisco/

 

 

 

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last revised: 5-27-11
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.
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