Alicia V. Mane: A Leaf of a Different Shade

Digital Oral History Project
By Mizel Ellan Bautista

Introduction: This blog provides information regarding the experiences and opinions of Alicia V. Mane. A Filipino-American citizen who resides in San Francisco, CA, she was born and raised at a province in the Philippines. She became a school teacher after finishing her education in the Philippines. Eventually, she decided to go to the United States. The reason of her immigrating was not because of the opportunities that she could access but instead, for the sake of having a new experience. As a result, Alicia fell in love with America and decided to stay and live her life in the there from then on.Through the personal interview I conducted and photos that Alicia provided, I will share some details and events that I learned from her and her immigration experiences to the United States.

The Blog is divided into 6 different sections based on the stages which Alicia V. Mane went through in the process of coming to the United States.

Growing Up in the Philippines

Leaving the Philippines

Adjusting in the United States

Settling in the United States

Maintaining the Culture

Reflections

~Gallery~

Alicia in her childhood days

Alicia's Elementary Class Picture

High School Graduation Portrait

Graduation Portrait after getting her Degree on Teaching. 

Celebrations and Feasts in her Province

Alica with her Late Sister

Alicia as a Teacher in a Public School

Few more years of her Teaching 

Alicia in the United States

~Growing Up in the Philippines~

Alicia talks about her Childhood and her Family Background

~Leaving the Philippines~

Alicia's reasons and expectations before coming to the United States


~Adjusting in the United States~

Alicia getting used to the new place she moved into.


~Settling in the United States~

Finding a Job, Building a Future.


~Maintaining the Culture~

Alicia's Method of Maintaining her Filipino Ways and Embedding it to her Son.


~Reflections~

Alicia's Conclusions and Realization.