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Student project for LSCI 110 – Digital Oral Research Project,
Skyline College
Matt Arriola
Click here
to read the
research essay, “Homesick
Home”, by Kenneth Brown
Click on the links below to hear audio segments from an
April 2010 interview by Kenneth Brown with Matt Arriola,
who moved to Daly City from the Philippines.
Experiencing both cultures of America and being born and raised in the
Philippines. In this Interview Matt and
I sat down and discussed what it really meant to be a Filipino amongst his
peers and if he misses his homeland.
What it means to have a dual sense of identity and growing up in Daly
City.
Matt Arriola
(Left); Kenneth Brown (Right). This picture was taken on 2010 at Great America.
Table
of Contents:
1. Family
Background
5. Reflection
Segment 1
Family Background (2:13)
Matt talks about
his family background and some differences in U.S. and Philippines.
Segment 2
Leaving the Philippines (2:59)
Matt talks about
his time leaving the Philippines and explains why he had to leave.
Segment 3
Arriving to the U.S. (4:55)
Matt talks about
his first reaction upon arriving to the U.S.
Segment 4
Being Filipino in the U.S. (6:02)
Matt explains how
being Filipino amongst his peers is not really a challenge.
Segment 5
Reflection (4:55)
Matt talks about
how he would do things differently if he had a choice. Reflects on what has
happened.
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