On Tuesday October 4th my English class went to the San Diego City College. There was a presentation of the book Filipinos in San Diego written by Judy Patacsil. The presentation explained how the 1st Filipino people came to the United States who was “Pensionados” (Filipino people recruited to study in the United Sates) and the different generations of Filipino people experiences and activities. Mr. Aronson, my English 114 professor also had an opportunity to give a speech in the book fair.
The most interesting part of her presentation was when she explained each photograph that she collected or that people donated to her. I had learned a lot in her experience and it was really informative and really detailed. I did not know that majority of Filipino male were serving Navy, Marine and Army. It was impressive how Filipino farmworkers were working and joining force with the Mexican farmworkers. Filipinos maintained their cultural values by practicing them like the beauty contest, Independence Day, and dressing Maria Clara’s gown in special events. In the picture showed me how Filipino people were really compact by helping each other. The was a considerably part of Filipino who were activists fighting for their rights and that made easier for the next Filipino generation to have a better life in United States. I really appreciate for all those Filipino who fought because now we have the privileges that we should not have because of our brothers and sisters.An anecdote for my part is that I had decided to leave 30 minutes earlier, but the fact that her presentation and speech was really interesting and engaging that made me stay since the presentation was finished. I think that I worth it by knowing more about her experience and having a good time.
2 comments:
Diiiigin the pictures. This presentation was so f*cking interesting!!!!!!!!!!!!! .. :D So I appreciate sharing this, dude. I learned a lot of new things.
Hello Edel.
Thanks for posting the pictures! I hope you didn't get into too much trouble for being late to class. That's part of being a college student - having to juggle multiple "bosses" and making decisions about priorities. Sometimes you may have to cut class once in awhile to get work done for another class. I remember when I was a Biology major (ancient history), and I would have to take a few days off from other classes so I could attend field trips. The other professors were fine about me missing class, if they even noticed; they just said I'd have to make up the work.
I think many immigrant Filipinos, even American born Filipinos! , are not familiar with our manong generation and how they fought for respect and dignity. They may not be blood kin to me or to you, but in a certain way, they are our forefathers. I'm curious which particular values you saw "in play" in the slides that Patacsil presented.
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