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

From Pampanga to America:
A Reminiscence from Quirino Sembrano

Click to read the research essay, “From Pampanga to the States: Reminiscence and Homesickness”, by Brendon Villanueva

Click on the links below to view video segments from an April 2010 interview by BRENDON VILLANUEVA with QUIRINO SEMBRANO, who DESCRIBES HIS PAST LIFESTYLE IN THE PHILIPPINES AND HIS PRESENT LIFESTYLE HERE IN THE STATES.

Quirino Sembrano

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Economic Status/Financial Struggle

3. Opinions about America

Segment 1
Introduction
QUIRINO SEMBRANO INTRODUCES HIMSELF AND HIS EMPLOYMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES

QUIRINO WALKING IN FRONT OF HIS BATTERY SHOP

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Segment 2
Economic Status/Financial Struggle
QUIRINO  DESCRIBES HIS ECONOMIC STATUS IN THE PHILIPPINES
AND HIS EMPLOYMENT HERE IN THE STATES

A WEDDING PHOTO WITH QUIRINO AND HIS WIFE MILAGROS

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Segment 3
Opinions about America

QUIRINO TALKS ABOUT LIVING HERE

MY GRANDPARENTS, LITTLE BROTHER, AND I

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A SEMBRANO FAMILY PHOTO

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last revised: 5-26-09
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
These materials may be used for educational purposes. Please 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.edu