Skyline College/North San Mateo County Oral History Archives, Skyline College Library
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

3. Family History

4. Growing up in South City in the 70s

5. Family Values

6. Thoughts on the Philippines

7. Going to the Philippines

8. Experiences in the Philippines

9. Maligayang Pasko

10. Love of Art

11. Identity

12. Going to the Library

13. New Found Respect

 14. Spectrum of the Culture

15. Getting Into Martial Arts

16. Art Dragon

17. Filipino Martial Arts

18. Pride in His Culture

19. Sparring

20. The Difference between Him and His Dad

21. Standing up for His Culture

22. Stereotypes

23. Breaking the Stereotypes

24. When the Elephants Dance  

25. Dating

26. Small World

27. Future Goals

28. His Message

 

 


1. Introduction

      Erwin Javellana


2. Provinces

      Erwin talks about where his parents came from.

 

3. Family History

      Speaking about his family history

 

4. Growing up in South City in the 70s

      Talking about how he remembers South

San Francisco as a child in the 1970s.

 

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5. Family Values

      Erwin discusses family background.

 

6. Thoughts on the Philippines

      What Erwin thought of the Philippines

as a child.

     

7. Going to the Philippines

      Visiting the homeland.

 

8. Experiences in the Philippines

      What he remembers from his trip “home”.

 

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9. Maligayang Pasko

      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.

 

12. Going to the Library

      Erwin reads up on his history.

 

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13. New Found Respect

      What Erwin discovers in his research.

 

14. Spectrum of the Culture

      Erwin talks about culture.

 

15. Getting Into Martial Arts

      Erwin talks about studying martial arts.

 

 

16. Art Dragon

      Erwin talks about friends like Art Dragon.

 

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17. Filipino Martial Arts

      Erwin discovers a spark in Filipino martial arts.

 

18. Pride in His Culture

      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.

 

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21. Standing up for His Culture

      Erwin defends his culture.

 

22. Stereotypes

      Erwin speaks about stereotypes in the Asian community.

 

23. Breaking the Stereotypes

      Erwin breaks the stereotypes.

 

24. When the Elephants Dance

      Erwin discusses his love for stories.

 

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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.

  

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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
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
These materials may be used for educational purposes if you inform and credit the author and cite the source as: 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.net