Saturday, May 10, 2014

Grace De La Cruz's (Fake last name) Story by Stephanie Montano

Grace is a Filipino immigrant who moved to Colma, CA from Manila, Philippines with her entire family after her grandmother petitioned for them. She moved around the Bay Area as her parents earned more money. She forgot her native language in just 3 years but learned it again in middle school, experienced cruel behavior from classmates her first school year in America, she views Filipino Americans not knowing their culture is a shame and feels that Filipinos should past down their culture to their children, so they have something to hold on to.
Segment 1 - Basic Information
Segment 2 - Life in the Philippines
Segment 3 - Leaving the Philippines
Segment 4 - Adjusting to new home life
Segment 5 - Expectations of America
Segment 6 - First expression of the states
Segment 7 - First school year experience/ Differences in home life
Segment 8 - Forgetting native language then relearning it 
Segment 9 - Remittances
Segment 10 - Going back
Segment 11 - View on Filipino Americans, Filipino Culture vs Latin Culture
Segment 12 - Life in San Francisco
Segment 13 - U.S. vs Philippines
Segment 14 - Sacrifices
Segment 15 - Goals for her children 
Segment 16 - Stayed in Daly City even when she lived in SF
Segment 17 - Daly City vs Manila
Segment 18 - Life in Bay Area, close nit family
Segment 19 - Final thoughts
Segment 1 - Basic Information


Segment 2 - Life in the Philippines


Segment 3 - Leaving the Philippines
 

Segment 4 - Adjusting to new home life
Segment 5 - Expectations of America
Segment 6 - First expression of the states

Segment 7 - First school year experience/ Differences in home life
 
Segment 8 - Forgetting native language then relearning it


Segment 9 - Remittances
 
Segment 10 - Going back
Segment 11 - View on Filipino Americans, Filipino Culture vs Latin Culture
Segment 12 - Life in San Francisco
Segment 13 - U.S. vs Philippines
Segment 14 - Sacrifices
Segment 15 - Goals for her children
Segment 16 - Stayed in Daly City even when she lived in SF
Segment 17 - Daly City vs Manila
Segment 18 - Life in Bay Area, close nit family
Segment 19 - Final thoughts

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