Skyline College/North San Mateo County Oral History Archives, Skyline College Library
Student project for LSCI 110 – Digital Oral Research Project, Skyline College

JOSE M. LATOZA

Click here to read to read the research essay, “Enduring this Land of Opportunities”, by JOSEPH LATOZA

Click on the links below to hear audio segments from an April 2005 interview
by JOSEPH LATOZA with JOSE M. LATOZA, who was born and raised in the Philippines.

Jose M. Latoza and his grandchild

Table of Contents:

1. BORN WHERE?
2. HOW LONG IN US

3. 1ST LANGUAGE

4. POSITIVE EXPERIENCES

5. NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES

6. SETTING

7. RACISM?

8. FAMILY ENVIRONMENT

9. WORK HARDER?

10. FINANCE

11. KIDS

12. ADVICE

Segment 1
BORN WHERE? (78 kb)

-born in the Philippines

The Filipino Flag

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Segment 2
HOW LONG IN US? (53 kb)
-Jose has been in the U.S. since he was a teenager. He’s been living here for more than thirty years.

America is hometown now

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Segment 3
1ST LANGUAGE (38 kb)
-Jose’s first language spoken was the primary language in the PI, which is tagalog.

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Segment 4
POSITIVE EXPERIENCES (111 kb)
-Jose matured at an early age and was able to get a good job.

Segment 5
NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES (156 kb)
-Being a teenager in Portland, Jose luckily did not experience first hand racism but felt it.

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Segment 6
SETTING (132 kb)
-Manila is a mega city with lots of traffic and noise with a huge population.

Manila is a big, loud city.

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Segment 7
RACISM? (208KB)
-Luckily, there was no first hand racism, but after moving to San Francisco, there was more diversity.

Segment 8
FAMILY ENVIRONMENT (257 kb)
-Family is first for Jose back in the Philippines and the US.

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Segment 9
WORK HARDER (304 kb)
-Being a minority, you must prove that you are no different than Americans.

Segment 10

FINANCE (322 kb)

School is not expensive in the Philippines. Jose did not work during school.

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Segment 11

KIDS (311 KB)

-Jose has four kids. He wants them to be independent and see the real world.

Joe, one of Jose’s kids.

Segment 12

ADVICE? (493 KB)

-Jose says do something you love because you will do it for the rest of your life. Finish school!

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Image sources:
Manila: http://kukikamhi.net/studentwebs/angel/manila.jpg

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last revised: 12-16-05
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
These materials may be used for educational purposes if you inform and credit the author and cite the source as: North San Mateo County Oral History Archives, Skyline College Library. All commercial rights are reserved. To contact the coordinator, or send comments or suggestions, email: Eric Brenner at brenner@smccd.net