Dr.+Bernie+and+Rosario

=Dr. Bernie and Rosario Reyes=

__My Podcast__
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For me to do this podcast I did a interview on December 29, 2010 with the Reyes. I then had to copy and paste, delete and move parts of the interview around to make this podcast.

__BIOGRAPHICAL/GEOGRAPHICAL NOTE__
Dr and Mrs. Reyes were from central part in the Philippines. In the area that they lived in the Philippines was called Bagol, and the conditions were very poor. They had fish with all their dishes. Living by the ocean they said “ You have to eat fish” and rice. They had McDonalds with the menu of just fish and rice.

Mrs. Reyes was born in the Philippines, where the conditions were very poor. The weather is tropical and rainy. Their main language is Tagalong, but there are many dialogues. The population is only a little over 99,900,000 people.

Creative Writing

=__** Airplane **__= Kris Cindric

__September 1965__ We are on the plane and I am holding Victor in my arms as he falls asleep. I miss my family back in the Philippians. I have never ridden an airplane this big and I’m scared. I remember the biggest plane I ever ridden was the size of a jet. We were on those to get from island to island, in only a couple hours. This plane is huge and I’m going to have to be on it for 18- 20 hours. This really makes me nervous, yet I am excited to be with my husband. Being separated from him for three months stirs up a lot of emotions.

__October1965__ We landed at our first break stop in China and I didn’t know where to begin. I took my son Victor along and we saw Beijing and Shang Hi. It was very different in China. There are shopping markets everywhere. Victor and I walked through many buildings, I thought we were lost. The food was so exotic, there was spicy, sweet, and some other weird food. Beijing is very cold I had to wear a sweatshirt. The cold temperatures were something new that I had never experienced before. I was amazed at how many people were there, I was very cramped. We are now on the Great Wall of China and it is huge, we took the stairs and I am so tired. The scenery of the wall is unique and beautiful. It was really fun to look at how far I walked to get here. We went through many temples. We even went through the emperor’s temple which had a garden with pretty flowers in front of it. Shang Hi, where the Great Wall is, was not that cold, but it was still crowded with many people, cars, and bikers. The buildings are very old, but there are some new buildings that caught my eye a couple of times. This was such a great experience that I will never forget.

__October 1965__ Victor and I are now changing planes in Hawaii. I am so nervous that we are almost to America. I am so close to West Virginia and I started to practice my English that I had learned in school. I cannot wait to stay in America where I will be independent women as a nurse. Can’t wait to see my husband.

__October 3, 1965__ As I wake from an uncomfortable sleep I see that they are landing the plane. I hear that we have landed in West Virginia. I am so excited. I am so excited to get off this plane. “Please stay seated,” the women said as people were moving around. We listen to the nice lady and sat down in my seat. The young lady then walked around and explained where we were going to go after we exited. She then came by tapped my shoulder and said thank you and have a great time. Victor and I then got off the plane. I am now in America….what should I do first.

__October1965__ I have been living here for a couple of days. The progress that my husband has made is phenomenal. His training has made him so much better in his field, as a Internship. I have not got a job, but I would love to be a nurse. I was one in the Philippians and it was not that hard. West Virginia is exquisite here; there are a lot of mountains. My husband and I are in the Intense Visitor Program and I don’t know if we should buy a house since we are only staying for five years.\

__Transcription__
Kris: What are your first names?

MR: My first name Rosario.

Kris: In the Philippines what language do you have, how do write it, do you have an alphabet?

MR: Same as here.

Kris: So is it English?

MR: We learn in school English alphabet. But we have our own you know dialect. We have the Tagalog, in the northern, right.

DR: That’s the northern, but Tagalog is our national language. But we have our dialects by the regions.

Kris: How many dialects are there are there one or two?

DR: Ah there are so many dialects, that I couldn’t.

Kris: Like thousands?

DR: Probably over that many. I don’t say I don’t know exactly but there are a lot. But the national language there is just one Tagalog.

MR: That is the national language.

Kris: Could you teach me some it?

MR: Excuse me like what

Kris: How to say hello?

MR: Hello is kuomusta ka. That is how you say hello.

Kris: So how would you say your name?

MR: komusta ka ga that means how you are.

Kris: Where in the Philippines did you live?

MR: Uh, I live in the, towards the province of Bohol.

Kris: What were the conditions like living there were they good, ok, or just poor?

MR: You meaning the whole yeah it’s not the but it’s good, how do you agree? Some are poor.

DR: Life is hard.

Kris: So is it like the south or is it like the north.

MR: Central

DR: Central Part of the Philippines.

Kris: So is it in the south or the north part?

DR: The whole thing is called the central part of the Philippines so we call the Visayan Islands.

MR: We lived in Visayan the central part of the Philippines.

Kris: When you entered America what did you come on, did you come on an airplane, bus?

DR: Airplane

MR: Airplane

Kris: How was that experience like, was it fun in a way or scary? MR: It’s different, yeah first time in we traveled it is like takes so long in the plane like 18-20 hours, it’s very far. We first stopped at by in some_.

Kris: Did you guys come together?

DR: No I was ahead of her, here for six months.

Kris: So you were here in America?

MR: Oh he was under the program of exchange visitor program. So he was here for three months and in the exchange visitor medical program.

Kris: How was that like, the exchange program?

Dr. R.: It’s about training to get the the training as a doctor. I am a specialist in my field.

Kris: So what do you do in the doctor field?

MR: U.S. Internship

DR: I was in training as a I got my internship first the first year and then the residencies.

MR: So he for one year was in internship I think down in West Virginia, Huntington. For training in basic training.

Kris: Do you know what port you entered in?

MR: Port? Cincinnati

Kris: Did you come through New York first?

DR: Port if entry was Hawaii

MR: Port of entry, you came from Hawaii

DR: Was Hawaii, I think was Hawaii

MR: Yeah, Hawaii and Cincinnati, then West Virginia

DR: Hawaii and then San Francisco, Cincinnati.

Kris: I have some questions about everyday life in the Philippines.

Kris: What was an everyday life, did you go to school for a couple of hours, then go home, what is it like every day?

MR: Yes school, school is 1-6th grade only, no 7th and 8th in the Philippines. 1-6th grades go to high school four years then done with high school.

Kris: So through 6th grade because you don’t have 7th and 8th do you go straight to high school or do you stay home?

MR: Yeah, straight to high school from sixth. Usually we stay home, you don’t g to any because you know in Brala it is too expensive so if you have relatives. In that place you can stay with relative, go to college.

Kris: Living in the houses was it a large family, or a small family?

MR: Some are large some are it just depends on how many kids you have or how many family, but usually have four and the parents, live then go to college.

Kris: So how many years do you go to college?

MR: Different for a doctor it more it’s how many years ( confused) four years intern, four yeas pre-med, four years of popper so eight years, four years, eight years to go to med school. Other courses you know mean less then be medicine is the longest, probably eight years.

Kris: What would those jobs be for eight years? In America you would stay really long if you wanted to be a doctor or medical field what are those years that you served up to in the Philippines.

MR: I, we just go to school but there is no level for a job opportunity. It just less job opportunity for if you not in college.

DR: It very full time to do it.

MR: Very full time it’s not like her where there’s some place where you can work and at the same time be in school full time. But some of them recently it’s just you know school full time go to school and work afternoon___.__

__ Kris: You said you learned English when you were young, was it hard, learning it. __

__ DR: we learned English in school only during school. __

__ Kris: was it hard or kind of easy? __

__ MR: It was __

__ DR: They made you more teaching then here English that it. __

__ MR: So we had to English in school and when we go home we speak the language we speak the language of our own. So only in school us we learned English. So we have our own language and we really don’t speak English when we are told English in school and when we home we speak our language. So when we can here it wasn’t pretty not hard but we practice English at our house you know because we use our own language’s dialect. (Laugh) __

__ Kris: What was reason for coming to America? __

__ MR: the Reason is it __

__ DR: Medical training, medical school, and medical field, find their training. __

__ MR: But to do the program is Expense Visitor program I just came for independent and t try to be _____.

Kris: When you came over were you looking for a job or other opportunity.

MR: For me (confused) Kris: Yeah

MR: Yeah, I also tried to work but you know just it’s hard to peruse in a job for someone is not around here and our kids, kids were born here. I don’t work anymore.

Kris: What job did you have before?

MR: Nurse

Kris: Was that fun?

Mrs. Reyes: Hard, hard it was kind of hard there but I think you finally get used to it that’s how you go. I had independence so you can do some major sport you can hire us for less money. (Laugh)

Kris: You said that the Philippines were really expensive how that compare t was the U.S was the Philippians more expensive?

MR: More expensive to live.

Kris: In America is it harder or were the Philippines more expensive?

MR: You know the Philippines are hard and less income. Yeah, so it’s hard. Everything is so expensive and your income is less so it’s kind of hard. Here it’s like you like your salary here is really more.

Kris: Would you ever go back to the Philippines to live there?

MR: Maybe not, because we have family already here. Maybe it’s hard to leave your family, kids, and grandkids. Its maybe we are used to living here.

Kris: So you don’t have any family back home?

MR: We have parents, brothers, sisters still living there.

Kris: Do you still talk to them?

MR: Yes

Kris: Is it fun to talking to them and telling them about America?

MR: Yes, they are very interested in our life here, it is different, yeah.

Kris: How have your thoughts of America changed after living here? Before you came, were you excited and then after living here for a while, are you kind of happy?

MR.: it’s exciting living here, and how everything here to us we are happy there’s more facilities. It’s easier, but yeah after living here we just kind of like.

Kris: How many years have you lived here in America?

MR: Since 1965(Laugh)

Kris: Have you ever gone back to the Philippines to visit your family?

MR: Every 5 years

Kris: Have you ever taken Aunt Lillian, or is it just you two that to go?

MR: Once we took the kids when I think three times.

Kris: Was she young or older?

MR: First time was she was 8 then9 she went back maybe she was 21 up there she went back. Kris: Was it hard leaving your family to come to America?

MR: Depends on if someone like living there, especially if they think it was easier. They can hire someone no matter doors.

Kris: Were you scared on that airplane coming up to America?

MR: Kind of

DR: You kind of get used to it riding airplanes and the

MR: It is riding an airplane a short distance by the longest it takes 20 hours (laughs) Kris: Were you forced or did you come on your own will?

MR: On our own way I did it at the time to come for the training and education here more opportunities in America.

Kris: You said weather was tropical would the Philippines check there weather in Fahrenheit or in Celsius?

MR: Celsius isn’t it (confused)

DR: Yeah

MR: Yeah now they we don’t because it is so tropical all year hot n change in weather maybe sometimes it a little cold during

DR: Converting there are only two seasons we don’t have winter or fall it’s just days dry and the rainy we have

MR: No different weather rain and sun (laugh) rain and sun

Kris: did you bring anything from the Philippines?

MR: It’s hard to bring everything we just brought the necessary things that need to bring here.

Kris: Do you send stuff back to the Phyllis to your family?

MR: Some things

Kris: What kind of stuff?

MR: You know, clothes, food, something that you cannot buy there. But can try almost, can buy anything in anywhere, in anyplace there that time. It is hard and but now it is kind of easy. We had some big storms all mall.

Kris: In the Philippines do you guys have a president?

MR: We have a president.

Kris: What is the president’s name?

MR: President, I don’t know. Takeno, yeah president Takeno. Takeno the president. The election was his election, was this May. May still election.

Kris: Has you family ever asked you to come back to the Philippines?

MR: Yes, they want us to come back but it is very hard for us when our family is here and is extending so we just visit.

Kris: When you first came to America did you do anything big? Did you buy a big house? only for 5 years so we do not know if we are stay here so we do not buy a house (serious).

Kris: You said in the Philippines you never had snow. Do you like the snow here?

MR: it’s fun and the colors change, The coldness, you get used to it. (Laughed)

Kris: When did you come to America in 1965?

MR: I came in September. It was beginning to turn colors. Kris: What was your first thought of the snow?

MR: Octobers is fun. The leaves are turning and falling. I like it’s different, new for us. Feel the snow.

Kris: Did you have any children before you came here?

MR: We had one child, the oldest and the rest are born here.

Kris: How old was he when he came over?

MR: Let me see, he was one year old.

Kris: How many children did you have?

MR: Four born here.

Kris: What are their names?

MR: The oldest name is Victor, and he was one when he came over. Edwin, Lillian, Eric, and Susan.

Kris: After living here a while, what’s your favorite part of America?

MR: What’s your favorite? (Confused, looks at Mr. Reyes)

DR: Well,

MR: Well, we have family here so we it’s nice, kids and grandkids.

Kris: When you first came here, did you wait for a job?

MR: Me, I sat back and he was under training, so then we moved to Cleveland and I started looking for a job.

Kris: So Dr. Reyes, are you still a doctor?

DR: Yes, I’ve been a doctor since I came here. But after training I worked in certain hospitals.

Kris: Are there states in the Philippines, or are there just islands. MR: Islands, 3 islands, lot smaller than U.S.

Kris: So Caitlyn calls you Lola, what does she call grandpa?

MR: Lolo.

Kris: How old were you when you came here? Were you young? MR: Middle 20’s, 25.

Kris: Did your family help pay a ticket to come here?

MR: Then they help us, they helped us. In that day, you could pay later in a program, or fly-out pay. Our families helped us.

Kris: What emotions did you feel leaving your family?

MR: Kind of sad leaving your family. As I live here longer, its gets easier and you have your own family. Yeah, but we miss them, they have their own family.

Kris: How big was your house in the Philippines?

MR: It wasn’t that big, it like depends on how old and big your family is. Our house started small and just kept adding on as you know. I had 10 siblings, six girls and four boys.

Kris: What are their names?

MR: I the oldest. There is Akelia, Arina, Delia, Malaina, Brozo, Desta, Ime, Raysomo, Pasy, and Robert.

Kris: How long was your average school day?

MR: It’s like four hours we go there. 7:30 out at 11:30.

Kris: What job did you have in the Philippines? Were you a nurse in the Philippines?

MR: Yes.

Kris: Was that cool?

MR: Yeah, it’s easier. You get some help around the house and stuff.

Kris: Was the hours long there? Did you work nights or was it during the day?

MR: Same as 8 hours.

Kris: Was it good?

MR: Yes. Now they’re working through, before we only worked 8 hours. Morning to afternoon.

Kris: When you came to America, when you got off the airplane, did you feel sickness. Did you have to go through a big test?

MR: We have to submit an x-ray. We were examined early to see, before we come here. They want to make sure you’re healthy before you come here. But I don’t know if it’s still required for the examination before.

Kris: What is the capital of the Philippines? MR: Manila.

Kris: When you lived in West Virginia, how was that experience?

MR: It’s mountainous. It’s not as big as here in Cleveland. It’s more city. You really can’t go far, you just stay in your house. And we only stayed one year. And we moved to Cleveland after one year.

Kris: How’s Cleveland? Do you like it?

MR: Yes. We don’t know what the other cities are like. We like here cuz it’s hard to move, children are in school. It’s just hard to move out. We’re used to Cleveland here. We’re used to living here.

Kris: So Kiera is interviewing your friend. When did you meet her?

MR: We met a year after living here.

Kris: How long have you known her?

MR: Maybe five years after we moved here.

Kris: Do you know any other people that immigrated to the Philippines.

MR: We know some people that emigrated from the Philippines.

Kris: When you worked as a nurse in the hospital did you have to move around quick to each patient?

MR: It was hard.

Kris: How was it hard?

MR: It’s hard because there is tuberculosis. It’s hard when you’re not used to it, so you have to be full and used to it.

Kris: In the Philippines, you said there were thousands of dialects; could people speak to each other in different dialects?

MR: We just have to speak the national language. It’s Tagalog. Now I think that Tagalog is in school. So then the kids can understand each other.

Kris: Has any of your family come over to the U.S.?

MR: They come here to visit.

Kris: What do they think of it?

MR: They like it.

Kris: What were their thoughts about it?

MR: It’s hard for them because it’s cold here than back in the Philippines.

Kris: What’s the culture down in the Philippines?

MR: We are mostly Catholics.

DR: Many percent is Catholics.

Kris: What are the volcanoes’ names in the Philippines?

MR: Pilatobol.

Kris: How did you guys meet?

MR: We worked together in the same working place. We worked in the same hospital.

Kris: What kind of dates did you go on? Did you go on dates at the movie?

MR: Movie. That was the only place that we went to. We went to the seashore, beach. There are a lot of beaches in the Philippines.

Kris: What year did you guys get married in?

MR: 1963, then we came over in 1965.

Kris: Did you live with your mom and dad while you were waiting the three months to come to America?

MR: Yes.

Kris: Are there a lot of volcanoes?

MR: Three. (Laughs)

Analysis
What I have learned in Social Studies class is that many people were mistreated for rumors that other people said. I learned that the Irish were hated by many people and they were considering “drunky” that acted wrong all the time. I also learned that

there was an Ellis Island and that immigrants would either have a good experience which was mostly the rich. And the old, weak, or ill were treated badly, by was taken care of to get better. I also found out that America and other countries are very discriminating when immigrants want to come and live in the county that they would try to make it difficult to come in. I also learned that there are more reasons for immigrant’s coming other than to get rich, like protection from danger, discrimination, or just for a better life, etc.

What I learned from my interview is that Mrs. Reyes and Dr. Reyes’ came to America for medical training. I also learned how poor the Philippines were. They would make little income, and everything would be ridiculously expensive. I also found out that to take a plane from the Philippines to America it Almost 18-20 hours.