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Fred Tejada discusses his childhood in the Philippines in the 1940s and the opportunities he had been given from it

My Filipino grandmother, Anita Yasona, talks about how she and my grandfather met, how they were back in their early years, and how they got married at the age of 17-19 in 1971, in the Philippines.

I ask my Papa about why he choose to be a teacher along with other questions related to that topic. The Interview took place in Oxford Mississippi over the phone. The Interview took place on Saturday the 24th and 8:00...

My mom talked about her childhood days in the Philippines before she moved to America. She reminisced her home land’s simple pleasure, the good and the not-so-good memories.

In this interview we talk about my mom's life in the Philippines and all the trials and tribulations she went through during all stages of her life, from graduating college, to getting a job and moving to the US, and...

My father’s life being an immigrant in the United States and what it meant to be a Filipino.

Maria Belen Saldaña grew up in the Philippines during the 1970’s and by her description, was a time when everything was less complicated than the 21’st century.

Catherine interviews her dad, Roderick Pablo, about his life of being a first-gen child here in America. She seeks to know how life was for him and the family.

I got to talk to my grandfather about his childhood from the 1950s to now. From fishing to playing jokes on his friends, my grandfather always had fun. My grandfather loved to play baseball and football. He shared with me...

This is the story of my father, Rick Worley, and his navy career as well as his childhood/marriage.

My mom talked about her childhood, her journey into the U.S. and how religion affects her in her everyday life.

Ryan De Guzman interviews Nimfa De Guzman (80) and Nicasio De Guzman (85) about their first date and traveling around the world while serving in the military.

I talk with my mom about her life growing up in the Philippines. Then she asks about my life right now, and then we talk about our trip to the Philippines.

Her safe childhood, good marriage, ending with struggles but happiness

We talk about how harsh the transition to America was and the intense culture shock my mother experienced, along with her good experiences as well.

Marlon Kemmer (63) and I (17) talk and have a conversation about his life, my goal throughout this conversation was to get to know my grandpa on a deeper level !

The story of my Aunt. Starting from her early life in the Philippines - serving as the student president in her university and facing the hardships of her dad's death during an ambush - to working abroad in St. Kitts...

My grandfather describes his childhood, his service in the Philippine Navy, and how he rose from the bottom to the top — including everything in between.

I ask my Papa about his how he met my Nana and his time in the Military. The Interview took place in Oxford Mississippi over the phone. The Interview took place on Saturday the 24th and 8:00 am. I interviewed...

My mum and I talked about different aspects of her childhood and family.

The talked was about her happiest memories in her life , the advice she would give her teenage self and how has her life changed since she moved from the Philippines. She shared her happiest time when she was still...

I interviewed my mom about her life growing up in the Philippines and the transition to living in the U.S. The interview recording stopped right before I could say thank you to my mom for doing the interview.

Recording of mom talking about her life stories! Recorded November 25, 2016

On November 25, 2018 in Los Angelos CA, I will be interviewing Rodan Ubungen, or in other words my Dad! He was born on September 24, 1981 in Baguio City, Philippines. Then immigrated to the United States with him and...

This is probably the most in-depth conversation I’ve had with my dad in a while (that doesn’t include sports talks; we have heated discussions over them all the time). But I really don’t know much about my dad’s past, mainly...