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Childhood, life as an immigrant, and future hopes

Discussing the economy, culture, and history of the Philippines

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...

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...

Pretty much this is an interview about my mom’s life.

Lia Melvin: 2024-03-31 19:19:28

[Recorded Friday, March 31st, 2023] Romeo (27) and Milind (21) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Romeo is a first-generation immigrant and undergraduate student at UVA, as well as a student veteran. Milind is a first year...

I ask my grandmother about her childhood and her interest then. What she invisioned her life to be like compared to now. Just an overview of her life!

My dad talks about his childhood experienced, his life immigrating from the Philippines to the United States, his greatest influence in life, and his advice to future generations.

Son interviews dad about his life story.

In this interview, my grandfather talks about how life was different in the Philippines during his time - mentioning how life was under martial law. And other things history related.

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).

An interview with my friend Klyde who is an international student. He was born in the Philippines but grew up in Qatar, and talks about the experience of coming to the U.S. and how it’s different from Qatar.

In this over the phone interview, recorded in November 2018 in San Diego, California, Leilani Ferguson (16) interviews her grandma, or Lola, Salud Mangahis (75) about her settlement into the United States from the Philippines and her family upbringing. Mrs....

Asking my grandfather about how life in the Philippines and the US differs.

Childhood in the Philippines, how they met, coming to the States

Younger sister interviews big sister about her experiences as a child.

A conversation with my Lola about life during WWII and her life in the Philippines

I sat down with my cousin Zharlene May Balodong to talk about her experience of coming to America and her American dream. We also talked about her memories she made back home, how American culture differs from Filipino culture, and...

I talked with my grandma about her life and her past to try to learn more about her that I didn’t know before.

My cousin from the Philippines talks about her childhood.

Grandson interviews Grandmother about life in Philippines, emigrating to US, Japanese occupation of Phillipines during WWII

I interview my mother about her life in the Philippines

Glacier Park, the Philippines and the War, meeting each other, first summer in Glacier Park together.

We talked about life, memories, stuff beyond the human experience, and fears (or lack thereof)