Recording – 11-22-2023 22:31:33

Liborio Macatula (88) recounts his childhood in the Philippines during WW2, how he worked in rice fields, his early education, up to his immigration to the United States to his granddaughter, Louise Macatula (16).

Dad’s childhood in the Philippines

Angela Napili interviewed her dad Manuel Napili, 83, about his childhood memories of the Philippines. At 3:00 he described what it was like to grow up near an active volcano. Starting at 17:30 and at 20:17 he discussed his memories...

Collin Maurice and Vicki Maurice
December 8, 2022 App Interview

: 2022-12-08 00:44:22 Collin Maurice (21) interviews his Aunt, Vicki Maurice (~60) about her life growing up in the Philippines and how it was different from her adult life in America.

A Conversation with my Aunt, Anne Mayette

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...

Interview with my mom

Asking questions about things that helped my mom grow as a person.

Mercedes Luz and Peter Singh

Peter Singh (16) talks with his grandmother, Mercedes Luz (70) about her childhood and growing up in the Philippines. Mercedes discusses her time in Iran during the Iran Iraq war as a nurse in a military hospital. She traveled across...

Jocelyn Saribay and Erlinda Saribay

In this interview conducted on Friday November 5, 2021, I spoke with my grandma Erlinda Saribay aka "Mama Linda" (75) via phone call. We were able to speak about a variety of topics ranging from her childhood memories, to when/how...

Yung Nanay ko at Yung Nanay nya (My mom and her 'mom')

My mom's life growing up without her parents and being raised by her grandmother in the Philippines and how life was for her and her sister.

Interview with my great-grandfather

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

My oral history interview with my grandfather

I learned a lot about my grandfather during my interview with him, particularly how hard his life was in the Philippines and how he took the opportunity to come to the US to have a better life, even though it...

Christmas Memories in the Philippines

Talking about his fiesta and Christmas celebrations in Pilar, Comotes Islands, Philippines

Boy Scouts in the Philippines

Gary Gell grew up in the Philippines during the Vietnam war, and had many adventures and stories about his young life. In this interview 15 year old Campbell Hall student Jeremiah Gell interviews his father Gary Gell on January 7th...

Karen Abaya and her mother Elenita Abaya talk about her life growing up in the Philippines

In this interview, Karen Abaya interviews her mother Elenita Abaya in their home in Westfield, New Jersey about her life in the Philippines. Elenita shares stories about what her school system was like and the crazy rules she had to...

Life In The Philippines Versus Life In America

On December 1st, 2019, Gian Paulo Meneses (52) talks with Isabelle Meneses (13) about his life in the Philippines. In the interview, Gian Paulo tells of people in his life, both in the Philippines and America, as well as differences...

Growing up poor in the Phillipines

I ask my mother about her childhood as a poor Filipino and how it affects her life today.

Lolo

Victoriano Valdez Jarquio was born in Manila, Philippines in 1932 and journeyed to the United States with his wife and four sons in 1972. This is the story of my “Lolo.”

The Church and My Filipino Mom

We talked about my mom's experiences with the Catholic Church from when she was a little girl in the Philippines to now as a grandmother in the United States.

Mother and Daughter

I learned about my mom’s childhood in the Philippines, and my grandparents, who I have never met. My mother told me her greatest achievements in life, and what she wants to do in the future.

Interview with my Mother
November 26, 2018 App Interview

( mom didn't want a picture ) Me and my mom discuss mainly about childhood and how it was like for her while growing up. She gives me some advice on some things and describes her wishes for my own...

My Mom and I go down Memory Lane

We talk about my mom’s life in the Philippines and compare my life to hers for a bit.