Dean Kevin Santos Interview; Joyce Lum

Summary: Dean Kevin Santos is a political science major at Notre Dame De Namur University, and

is apart of ASPIRE, a support organization for undocumented youth.  The day that

Dean moved to America, his parents just told him that he was going to Disneyland, and if anyone

asked of his status, to say that he was a resident of San Bruno. Dean is actively involved in helping

undocumented youth all across America.  During the interview, we explored themes such as

citizenship and political empowerment. He goes into detail about his experiences with being an

undocumented Filipino in the U.S, and how through political empowerment, he is making a

difference for himself and other undocumented youth.


This is a background of Dean Kevin Santos. 0:00-1:20

Friends in the Philippines 1:20-3:05

Coming to America 3:05-4:40

Hardships/ Adjustments 4:45-7:29

Life now in the U.S 7:59-10:04

Undocumented in the U.S 10:08- 13:28

Applying for Jobs 13:28- 16:28

ASPIRE for Filipinos 16:28- 22:28 

How does being undocumented affect the Filipino attitude towards attaining citizenship and political empowerment? 22:88 -28:53 

Reflection: 28:53- 30:57

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YrA7ykMQbQ&feature=c4-overview&list=UU0BYo50ChBeebaVPwoYYx6A

Time of Life with Michael Gotuaca by John Cruz

Michael Gotuaca

    My interviewee, Michael Gotuaca, is my next door neighbor and my dad's friend. He moved to the United States from the Philippines twice. The first time he came to the country, he wanted to get an education here in America. He studied theology because he thought it would make becoming a priest easier; however, he was not able to become one. He moved back to the Philippines to teach. There he met his wife. After a few years, he moved back to America with his new family. He wanted to provide his kids a better opportunity to live a happy life. He is currently living in Daly City and raising his children.

1) Life in the Philippines

2) Life in the US from the Start

3) America and What it Offers

4) Reflection

Life in the Philippines

Michael talks about his life growing up in the Philippines.

Life in the US from the Start

Michael discusses about his first experiences here in America. He talks about his time as a student here in America

 
America and What it Offers

Michael talks again about what America had allowed him to do and the new opportunities he  able to accomplish.

Reflection

Michael reflects about how he cherish the good and not so good times he had. He talks about how not to take things for granted and accept as things as they are and to aim high.

 

John Pegueros, Interviews Gladys Hinaniban

In this video I talked to Gladys about her situation. I asked her questions about what her life was like when first arriving to the United States. She answerd the questions pretty straight foward and told me about how her life was. I feel like she came here and benefitted alot from all the other Filipinos who came before her. I feel like every race should have a chance and I'm glad to hear that Gladys did not have it as hard as other Filipinos who came from the Phillippines. Im glad to say that all the early Filipinos paved the way for the thousands of  the new Filipinos who live in the United States today and for the Future Filipinos to come.

FAMILY is everything and we all should be gratefull for the ones who sacraficed to make our lifes better then theirs.

This is Gladys with some of her family.

                                   This is Gladys eating at Bubba Gumps in San Francisco.

This is Gladys with her dog who helps her forget about home sometimes.

John Freirez: Interview with Elena Freirez English 100 Fall 2013

Filipino-American Oral History Interview

About a couple months ago I interviewed my mother, Elena Freirez, about her experience of migration to America and her first impressions of living In America. I have learned a lot of things about my mother during this interview. Her lifestyle in the Philippines compared to Americas lifestyle is a great upgrade from what she left behind. Her honest experiences in the Philippines made me appreciate everything that I take for granted here in America. I am truly grateful for this strong woman that gave time to express and tell her journey of coming to America. 

Part one. From Philippines to America. 

Part two. Experiences in America.

Moving to The United States: Nate Apostol Interviewed by Jordan Velasco

Moving to The United States

Nate Apostol Interviewed by Jordan Velasco

I interviewed my manager Nate Apostol.  He and his family moved to United States in the 70s.  They moved to the United States because their family got petitioned.  Nate and his family faced many struggles while moving to the United States.  They had to adapt to a whole new life style that was very different from life in the Philippines.  In Nate's interview, he talks about why he and his family moved to the United States and the struggles that they faced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1UCtzIcNtc&list=PLTqoaWZJYcopLriExsDtmkwT7t90zHB1Z&index=1

Journey to a New Home: An Interview with Flordelynn Castillo by Mark Canlapan

Journey to a New Home

An interview with Flordelynn Castillo by Mark Canlapan

Flordelynn Castillo, an independent 21 year old college student, immigrated in U.S. when she was 8 years old. She went back to Philippines to spend time with her father. She also studied high school and and 3 years of college in St. Paul University, Philippines. In this video, she talks about facing and solving the hardships she experienced when she came to America. She still consider Philippines as a huge part of her life, however, America gave her a new identity, which helped her to become a better person. As a result, she considers America as her new home.

True Inspiration: Interview with Mr. Kent Gomez by Luigi Magsaysay

Kent Gomez

Kent is an avid runner and joins marathons. His girlfriend Magge and him at San Jose Rock n' Roll Half Marathon

I had the pleasure of interviewing Mr. Kent Gomez. He is a native of Cebu, the oldest city located in the central part of the Philippines. With his family, Kent moved to the United States in 1996 when he was 15 years old. He faced a lot of adversities and growing pains upon moving to the Unites States. Going through high school, he was bullied and became socially isolated. He joined the military afterwards in hopes of finding direction and, in there, he found some of the things that he was longing for. After deciding to leave the military, he worked in an assembly line and made friends that were also native of the Philippines. He decided to go back to school and obtain his bachelor's degree. Soon after, Kent was able to acquire his degree and pursued further education and attained a master's degree. Today, Kent is one of the brilliant young counselors of Skyline College and has been working there for three years now. According to him, working as a counselor is his way of helping young adults today who are facing the same circumstances that he encountered when he was in their position. When asked if he would've changed anything in his experiences leading to the man that he is today, he gladly said no. All the things that he encountered and dealt with made him a stronger person, inside and out. Despite all the circumstances and adversities that he faced, Kent kept on moving forward and kept on striving to attain his goals. 

VIDEOS

I. Family Background

II. Leaving the Philippines

III. Settling in the U.S.

IV. Life in the U.S.

V. Being Filipino in the U.S.

VI. Reflections

I. FAMILY BACKGROUND
Kent briefly talks about his family background and his roots. He shares stories of him growing up and what was it like to grow up in the Philippines.

II. LEAVING THE PHILIPPINES

Kent explains his journey upon leaving the Philippines until the day he first set foot in the United States of America.

III. SETTLING IN THE U.S.
Kent shares his initial experiences when he first moved to the United States.

IV. LIFE IN THE U.S.

Kent talks about his hardships and the difficulty in adjusting to the Life in the U.S.

V. BEING FILIPINO IN THE U.S.

Kent explains how he maintained connection to the Filipino culture. He also shares the things he miss about the Philippines and how he frequently visits whenever he can.

VI. REFLECTIONS

Kent shares his reflections on his experiences and that he would not change anything about it. According to him, everything that he experienced contributed to the person that he is today.

PHOTOS

 

Photos taken during interview with Mr. Kent Gomez

Sister Fe Bigwas | God's Journey | Renz Pios

My interviewee was Sister Fe Bigwas, a sister occupying in Our Lady of Mercy church in Westlake.  Sister Fe was born on the island of Mindanao.  She was sent here through her religious ministry, RVM, which stands for the Religious of the Virgin Mary.  Her first place of occupation was Sacramento, then she was sent to work here in Daly City.  She now works as a teacher and youth administrator at OLM.

Introduction to Sister Fe

More Background

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