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Student project for LSCI 110
– Digital Oral Research Project, Skyline College
Erwin Javellana
Click on the links below to hear
audio segments from an November 2004 interview
by Nikki Santiago with Erwin Javellana, a martial arts teacher
who is proud of his Filipino heritage.
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Provinces
4. Growing up in South
City in the 70s
6. Thoughts on the
Philippines
8. Experiences in the
Philippines
20. The Difference between Him and His Dad
21. Standing up for His Culture
1. Introduction
Erwin Javellana
2. Provinces
Erwin talks about where his parents came from.
Speaking about his family history
4. Growing up in South
City in the 70s
Talking about how he remembers South
Erwin discusses family background.
6. Thoughts on the
Philippines
What Erwin thought of the
as a child.
Visiting the homeland.
8. Experiences
in the Philippines
What he remembers from his trip “home”.
Erwin remembers how he felt as a Filipino
child.
10. Love of Art
Erwin discusses how he relates to Filipino
culture and how he
exposed himself to it.
11. Identity
Erwin tells about his identity.
Erwin reads up on his history.
What Erwin discovers in his research.
Erwin talks about culture.
Erwin talks about studying
martial arts.
16. Art
Dragon
Erwin talks about friends like
Art Dragon.
Erwin discovers a spark in
Filipino martial arts.
Erwin finds and adopts his own
culture.
19. Sparring
Erwin speaks about fighting
and sparring.
20. The Difference between Him and His Dad
Erwin discusses his Dad.
21. Standing up for His Culture
Erwin defends his culture.
22. Stereotypes
Erwin speaks about stereotypes
in the Asian community.
Erwin breaks the stereotypes.
Erwin discusses his love for
stories.
25. Dating
Erwin and women.
26. Small
World
Erwin and I talk about our
common connections.
27. Future
Goals
Erwin talks about his future.
28. His Message
What Erwin wants to tell his
fellow Filipino Americans.
Acknowldegements:
Much
thanks to Liza Erpelo for her wide
photo collection. And to Victor Eco for all the
much needed assistance.
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last revised: 12-19-05
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