The Unwritten Legacy 

By: Nathan Perucho

Introduction:

Felisa Aure Maligaya, a mother of two, has been through a lot throughout her life. From leaving her family, to losing her husband, then with the concept of family reunification, there is not doubt in my mind in tell her story. A story worth telling for the wellbeing of many generations to come and also to spark a change in todays society. People need to understand the struggles their Kapwa (community) had to go through, to fully understand on how and why they got here to being with.  You must know ones history, before knowing ones self. 

Table of Contents:

1.  Family Background

2. Leaving The Philippines

3. Settling in the United States

4. Life in the United States as a Filipina

5. Reflection

1. Family Background

This is where my grandmother talks about the beginning of her journey.

Back home with her Barkada (friends)

2. Leaving the Philippines

Embarking on a journey to find a better lifestyle.

Taking advantage of that beautiful view

Adventures with family in Tagaytay 

Few of the family members back home

3. Settling In The United States

She explains the many struggles she went through while settling in the States. 

4. Life In The United States As A Filipina

She talks about her accomplishments but lets you know there are always obstacles along the way.

 The Maligaya Family

Every Christmas, she is Mrs, Clause and hands out the gifts

Her kids with their wife's

5. Reflections:

She talks about her hopes for the family and her nostalgia towards the Philippines.

 Family in California

 Continuation of family in California

Family in the Philippines

Family in New York

The Misguided Belief of America by Mark Violanda

 The Misguided Belief of America

Roshelle Violanda Gonzalez interviewed by Mark Daniel Violanda

introduction:

Roshelle was born in Liliw Laguna, coming to America at the age of 17, her expectation was that the United States was a welcoming country and that life would be easy by the stories her friends and family would say. Little did she know it was one of the most difficult experiences she had to endure especially her first year in America. Culture shocked by how life is like without your whole family can be challenging, living life pay check to pay check, Roshelle, her parents, and three other siblings, they had to work there way from living in a one room basement into the person she and the rest of her family are today.

Segments

0:30 Life in Philippines

2:00 Coming to America

3:16 Expectation vs Reality

3:30 How was life like in America

4:30 Nostalgia and Home Sickness

6:15 Life Now in the United States

 

Last photo in the Philippines before leaving to America

Transition from the Philippines to America

Glenn and Roshelle Gonzalez

 

The Gonzalez's 

The Violanda's with their Spouses

Life of Emmie P. Ponce

Life of Emmie P. Ponce

Introduction

I interviewed my friends Grandma, Emmie P. Ponce. She talked a little about her life in the Philippines and her thoughts about coming to America. Emmie came to America so that she could make a better life for herself and for her family.

Table of Contents 
1. Segment 1: Coming to America
2. Segment 2 : Life in the Philippines
3. Segment 3 : Family Obligation 
4. Segment 4 : Marcos Dictatorship
5. Segment 5 : Life in the U.S.



This is a picture of Emmie P. Ponce with her mother.

 (Emmie is on the left.)

Segment 1: Coming to America
Emmie introduces herself and talks about her coming to the America




Segment 2: Life in the Philippines

Emmie talks a little about her struggles in the Philippines

Segment 3: Family Obligation
Emmie talks a little about her family

Segment 4: Marcos Dictatorship
Emmie talks about the Marcos Dictatorship

Segment 5: Life in U.S.
Emmie talks about her thoughts about the U.S.

What Once Was: An Interview with Raul Sabater

Coming to America - An Interview of my Grandma

Introduction

I interviewed my Grandmother, Leticia Macadaeg. She explained to me how her life was in the Philippines, her family, and how life is in the United States and her family.

Table of Contents

                                                                1.  Family Background

                                                                2.  Life in the Philippines

                                                                3.  Coming to America

                                                                4.  Life in the United States with her Family

                                                    

My grandmother is a special person who loves her family and has made a wonderful life in the United States.  She is warm, loving, and always makes me feel better and loved.

Joseph Macadaeg

A chosen path

A chosen Path 
By: Alejandra Garcia

Interviewing Maria Elena Urquico who is a proud United States born Filipina I found out that her dreams and philosophies; to have a stable career, pass on her Filipino culture, and speak about filipino struggle are similar to Filipinos who migrate to the United States. Through out her life she sees the struggles her parents go threw and this helps her find out who she is in the world through her Filipino culture.

1. Introduction
2. Growing up
3. Education
4. Spreading the news/ movements
5. pride for her culture/ her passion for the culture
6. Goals
7. American Dream

Maria Elena Urquico introduces herself and explains how she is a First generation.

Maria Elena Urquico explains what it was like growing up as a first generation in the United States and the Impact it had in her parents.

 Maria Elena Urquico talks her future career and how she will incorporates the Filipino experience.

 

Maria Elena Urquico talks about how she spreads her peoples history and what she does so that the history can be heard for future generations and how she is involved. 

Her pride for her culture comes from her parents and the vibrant colors and food it has she also speaks about how she is passionate and what makes her passionate for her culture.

Maria Elena Urquico talks about her career goals and what she will accomplish with her education.

Her American Dream is not like her parents but some what similar the only thing that is different is that she incorporates education and her sense of being Filipino.

Dream On: Audrey Galimba

Introduction:

I interviewed my close friend, Audrey Galimba about her family's journey to the United States. I set out to explore why her parents decided to move to the United States, what it is like to be a Filipino in the United States, and how she feels about her parents moving here.

Table of Contents:

1. Family Background

2. Leaving the Philippines

3. Settling in the United States

4. Being a Filipino in the United States

5. Reflection

Segment #1: Family Background:

Audrey talks about her family background in the Philippines. She gives a brief description of her family's life style in the Philippines before they moved to the United States.

Segment #2: Leaving the Philippines

Audrey talks about when and why her parents left the Philippines.

Segment #3: Settling the United States

Audrey talks about her parents settling in the United States and the help they received from her grandma who settled here earlier.

Segment #4: Being a Filipino in the United States

Audrey talks about what it is like to be a Filipino in the United States, and how she feels about Filipino immigrants compared to Filipino-Americans.

Segment #5: Reflection

Audrey talks about what she thinks about her parents moving to the United States, and what she would have done differently if she was them.

The End!