Project of the North San Mateo County Oral History Archives, Skyline College Library
Student project for
LSCI 110 - Digital Oral Research Project, Skyline College

 Robert Mabunga
Click on the links below to hear audio segments from an April 2004 interview by Lyn Mabunga with her father,
Robert Mabunga, who came to the U.S. from the Philippines in 1965 after he was recruited by the U.S. Navy.


Robert Mabunga 

MP3 files*:
Click on the links below to hear audio segments from an April 2004 interview with Robert Mabunga by Lyn Mabunga.

Where were you born? (564 KB)
Family (874 KB)
Childhood (503 KB)
Elementary school (2.69 MB)
High school (906 KB)
Recruited by the U.S. Navy in the Phillipines (1.29 MB)
- Link to more information on:
The United States Navy in the lives of Filipinos
First impressions of the U.S. (862 KB)
Navy rank (1.2 MB)
Marriage (962 KB)
Gender roles (1.3 MB)
1970 (550 KB)
Having children (1.63 MB)
San Francisco 1975 (1.31 MB)
Buying first house (1.33 MB)
Building equity (669 KB)
From Daly City to South San Francisco (2.1 MB)
Starting a business (510 KB)
No discrimination (1.35 MB)
Politically speaking (1.19 MB)
Living in San Mateo County (977 KB)
Retirement: Motorcycles (1.41 MB)
What to remember about the culture (224 KB)
 

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last revised: 5-28-04
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
These materials may be used for educational purposes if you inform and credit the author and cite the source as: North San Mateo County Oral History Archives, Skyline College Library. All commercial rights are reserved. To contact the author, or send comments or suggestions, email: Eric Brenner at brenner@smccd.net