Video segments from an April 2013 interview by Alfie Rafael with his mother,
Fe Rafael
Fe Rafael
Table of Contents
Segment 1: Early life in the Philippines
Segment 2: Departing the Philippines
Segment 3: Stepping foot onto unknown land, America
Segment 4: Acculturating with the American ways
Segment 5: 1 in a Million, life of being one of the few Filipinos in America
Segment 6: Reflections
Segment 1: Early life in the Philippines
Fe, being the only girl of three brothers, talks about growing up in the Philippines and what she was expected to do while growing up.
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| Fe on the far left at one her annual high school reunions |
Segment 2: Departing the Philippines
Fe talks about support and criticism for leaving the Philippines for America.
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| Fe's nurse selfie |
Segment 3: Stepping foot onto unknown land
Fe talks about her first experiences and failed expectations of living in the United States
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| Early life in America |
Segment 4: Acculturating with the American ways
Fe talks about how she was able to maintain her Filipino customs despite living in America and her thoughts of the Philippines after departing.
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| Next stop, Philippines |
Segment 5: 1 in a Million, life of being one of the few Filipinos in America
Fe elaborates on how it was being one of the few Filipinos in her city and how she was lucky enough to be treated as
an equal.
an equal.
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| Family Portrait |
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| Fe with her husband Albert |
Segment 6: Reflections
Fe discusses how she was able to live the American Dream and how she wouldn't think twice of the decision she made
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