Surprisingly Happy Journey
Laureano P. Santos interviewed by Franzine Erika R. Santos
This is an interview of my grandfather about his journey in the United States with his wife and son.
His ID when he used to work for the Embassy of the United States of America in Manila, Philippines.
Golden wedding anniversary in March 2008 in the Philippines.
Santos Family
Table of Contents:
I. Leaving the Philippines
II. Family Background
III. Settling in the United States
IV. Life in the United States
V. Being a Filipino Immigrant in the United States
Segment 1: Leaving the Philippines
-his reason for leaving the Philippines and his other children, the sacrifices he made and his expectations of the United States.
Segment 2: Family Background
-he talks about his family and his experiences from childhood until his manhood in the Philippines.
Segment 3: Settling in the United States
-his first impression of the United States.
Segment 4: Life In the United States
-how they started over in the United States. His best and worst experiences and the reason why he did not feel discriminated on his entire stay in the United States.
Segment 5: Being a Filipino immigrant in the United States.
-how he eased homesickness, his decision of staying in the United States, and why his happiness is overflowing after more than 20 years of leaving in the United States.
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