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Filipino Community Oral History Project: Interview with Belen Andrada
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| Description | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Belen Andrada was born in Butuan, in the southern Philippines. After World War II Belen finished college with a bachelor's degree in math from Santo Tomas in Manila. She came to the U.S. as a master's degree student at the University of Chicago. After marrying she moved to Minnesota and worked in area high schools. She continues to be active in the Filipino community. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Parents; growing up; World War II; Japanese occupation of the Philippines; college; immigrating; Filipino community in the 1950s in Minnesota; Filipino since the 1950Â’s in Minnesota; family; discrimination against Filipinos; community involvement. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: Belen Andrada was also interviewed by Susan March in 1978 for an MHS Asians in Minnesota Oral History Project. |
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| Quantity | 1.25 hours sound cassette 48 pages transcript |
| Format | Content Category: sound recordings Content Category: text |
| Measurements | 01:09:05 running time |
| Creation | Interviewer: Malicsi, Lita Narrator: Andrada, Belen S. Made in Richfield, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States |
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Filipinos Made in Richfield, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States |
| Dates | Creation: 12/01/2010 |
| Holding Type | Oral History - Interview |
| ID Number | OH 126 |
| Accession Number | AV2011.16.2 |
| Related Collections | Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Filipino Community Oral History Project' |