oh126.xml FILIPINO COMMUNITY ORAL HISTORY PROJECT: An Inventory of Its Oral Histories at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by J. Huebscher Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul, MN.

Oral History Collection

Finding aid encoded by J. HuebscherSeptember 2011 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Filipino Community Oral History Project. Oral history interviews of the Filipino Community Oral History Project. 2010-2011. Materials in English. Filipino Minnesotans speak about their experiences coming to Minnesota. The narrators discuss their personal stories of living in the Philippines and Minnesota. The project interviews a range of Filipinos from diverse backgrounds. Interviewed were conducted by Lita Malicsi. This oral history project is part of the larger Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project and is a partnership between the Minnesota Historical Society and the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans. Transcripts: 5 volumes (265 pages); 28 cm. Sound recordings: 10 master sound cassettes (60 minutes each) and 5 user sound discs. OH 126: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Asian Americans -- Minnesota. Asians -- Minnesota. Emigration and immigration. Filipino Americans -- Minnesota -- Social life and customs. Filipino Americans -- Minnesota. Filipinos -- Minnesota. Immigrants -- Minnesota. Persons: Andrada, Belen S., interviewee. Alojado, Victorino, interviewee. Batica, Adelbert, interviewee. Beltran Shapland, Maryam, interviewee. Faunillan, Patrick, interviewee. Malicsi, Lita, interviewer. Document Types: Interviews. Oral histories. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Filipino Community Oral History Project. Oral history interviews of the Filipino Community Oral History Project. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: AV2011.16

Processing Information:

Processed by: Jennifer Huebscher, September 2011.

Catalog ID number: 007415208

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Belen Andrada, December 1, 2010, Richfield, Minnesota.

Biographical Information: Belen Andrada was born in Butuan in the southern Philippines. After World War II, Andrada finished college with a bachelor's degree in math from Santo Tomas in Manila. She came to the United States as a master's student at the University of Chicago. After marrying, she moved to Minnesota and worked in area high schools. At the time of this interview she continues to be active in the Filipino community.

Scope and Content: Subjects discussed include her parents; growing up; World War II; the Japanese occupation of the Philippines; college; immigrating; the Filipino community in Minnesota during the 1950s and the evolution of the community since that time; family; discrimination against Filipinos; and community involvement. Belen Andrada was also interviewed by Susan March in 1978 for a separate oral history project done by the Minnesota Historical Society.

Interviewed by: Lita Malicsi.

Use Restrictions: None.

OH 126 1 48 pages. OH 126 1 2 master sound cassettes (70 min.) and 1 user sound disc. Victorino Alojado, Sr., January 28, 2011, West St. Paul, Minnesota.

Biographical Information: Victorino Alojado, Sr. was born in Zamboanga City, Philippines. Shortly before the Japanese invaded the Philippines, Victorino married and started a family. They hid in the mountains during the Japanese occupation of the country. Alojado moved the family to Minnesota in 1976 to escape martial law.

Scope and Content: Subjects discussed include growing up in Zamboanga; family; Sipa, a Filipino game; school; World War II; Victorino's wife and children; becoming an American citizen; and the American Dream.

Interviewed by: Lita Malicsi.

Use Restrictions: None.

OH 126 2 56 pages. OH 126 2 2 master sound cassettes (75 min.) and 1 user sound disc. Adelbert Batica, January 26, 2011, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Biographical Information: Adelbert Batica was born in Manila, Philippines. He was imprisoned by Ferdinand Marcos for his opposition to martial law in the Philippines. After being released, Batica and his wife left the Philippines for the United States. At the time of this interview, he was living with his family in Minnesota, working for the Department of Transportation, and serving as a leader in the Filipino community.

Scope and Content: Subjects discussed include his family; childhood; poverty in the Philippines; college; martial law under Ferdinand Marcos; being a political prisoner; marriage; immigrating; traveling to Peru; the Filipino-American community; People Power Revolution; politics; personal heroes; and activism.

Interviewed by: Lita Malicsi.

Use Restrictions: None.

OH 126 3 53 pages. OH 126 3 2 master sound cassettes (80 min.) and 1 user sound disc. Dr. Maryam Beltran Shapland, January 25, 2011, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Biographical Information: Dr. Maryam Beltran Shapland was born in Quezon City, Philippines. After graduating magna cum laude from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, she went to medical school at the University of Minnesota. At the time of this interview she was living in St. Paul with her husband and two children.

Scope and Content: Subjects discussed include growing up in the Philippines; education; immigrating and fitting in; theatre; college; multiculturalism; medical research; volunteering; dating and getting married; raising a family; and keeping the Filipino languages alive.

Interviewed by: Lita Malicsi.

Use Restrictions: None.

OH 126 4 55 pages. OH 126 4 2 master sound cassettes (70 min.) and 1 user sound disc. Patrick Faunillan, December 22, 2010, Shakopee, Minnesota.

Biographical Information: Patrick Faunillan was born in Quezon City, Philippines, but moved to the United States when he was three years old. He graduated salutatorian from Main Street School Performing Arts High School, Hopkins, Minnesota. At the time of this interview he was a student at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, and hoped to become a nurse anesthetist.

Scope and Content: Subjects discussed include his childhood in the Philippines and the United States; transportation; Filipino foods; family structure; high school; theatre; dance; college; Filipino-American Youth Organization; volunteering; heroes; race; becoming an adult; and goals.

Interviewed by: Lita Malicsi.

Use Restrictions: None.

OH 126 5 53 pages. OH 126 5 2 master sound cassettes (70 min.) and 1 user sound disc.