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

 Maria Barrios

Click here to read the research essay, “Homesickness”, by Chynna Zarate

Click on the links below to view video segments from an April 2010 interview by Chynna Zarate with Maria Barrios,
who compares life between the Philippines and the United States .

Maria Barrios

 

Table of Contents:
1. Life in the Philippines

2. Diaspora

3.Maintaining Filipino customs

4. Homesickness 

5.Looking back

 

 

 

 

 

Segment 1
Life in the Philippines

Maria describes her childhood in the Philippines , and how she left



A picture of San Fernando, Pampanga in the Philippines

 

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Segment 2
Diaspora

She describes more about the Sister to Sister Petition, first impressions of the United States, and her description of settling in South San Francisco

 

A picture of the city she was staying in when she arrived in the United States

 

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Segment 3
Maintaining Filipino Customs

She discusses her opinion about maintaining Filipino customs, obstacles that were faced in America

 

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Segment 4
Homesickness (click here to hear audio segment)

She describes about what she misses most about the Philippines



 

 

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Segment 5
Looking back

She talks about her ties she maintains with the Philippines, and any regrets she may have

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

last revised: 5-26-10
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA

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