Oral History Interview with Zenny Yagen
Title
Oral History Interview with Zenny Yagen
Description
Oral history interview with Zenny Yagen
Date
19-Aug-20
Rights
The Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies and the UC Davis Asian American Studies department holds intellectual control of these recordings. Usage is restricted for educational, non-commercial purposes only.
Format
Audio Recording
Identifier
ucdw_wa017_s001_0003
Interviewer
Allan Jason Sarmiento
Interviewee
Zenny Yagen
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Finding Guide
[0:00-10:00]
Place of birth in 1949 - Parents’ occupation (father was in the military, mother was a seamstress) - Family’s immigration to the United States - Father came to the U.S. first - Father worked as migrant farmer in the U.S, - Growing up in Sacramento - Small Filipino Community - American Legion
[10:01-20:00]
Community events with other Filipino Families - Tight Knit Filipino Community and Social Life - Recalls family trips to Lake Tahoe - Family’s commitment to Filipino Organizations/Clubs
[20:01-30:00]
Membership in Filipino Organizations - Connections within Filipino Community - Father’s Farming Career
[30:01-40:00]
Racial Prejudice towards Interracial Couples - Exposure to American foods growing up - Reinforced the Close Knit Community and how Families Interacted
[40:01-50:00]
Worked on farms in Yuba City during the summer as a teenager - Father’s work in retail - Life after HS (briefly attended City College, Marriage and Children) - Living in Arizona - Experience with Racial Prejudice
[50:01-01:00:00]
Prejudice from Filipinos - Growing up not speaking Tagalog - Growing up with other Filipinos staying in childhood home- Adult Involvement with FilAm Orgs - Mother’s involvement with Women’s Club - Difference between FCSV and Women’s Club - Remembering prominent members
[01:00:01-01:10:00]
Different Filipino clubs - Rizal Center history - Restoric efforts to make community owned Filipino center - Raising money efforts - Current discussions for property - Kapitbahay at Seafood City
[01:10:01-01:20:00]
Plans and hopes for future Filipino community center - Rizal center for large events - Financial challenges in considering the community center plans
[01:20:01-01:27:59]
Filipino Fiesta at Rizal Center - Remembering impacts of Filipino community on personal life
Place of birth in 1949 - Parents’ occupation (father was in the military, mother was a seamstress) - Family’s immigration to the United States - Father came to the U.S. first - Father worked as migrant farmer in the U.S, - Growing up in Sacramento - Small Filipino Community - American Legion
[10:01-20:00]
Community events with other Filipino Families - Tight Knit Filipino Community and Social Life - Recalls family trips to Lake Tahoe - Family’s commitment to Filipino Organizations/Clubs
[20:01-30:00]
Membership in Filipino Organizations - Connections within Filipino Community - Father’s Farming Career
[30:01-40:00]
Racial Prejudice towards Interracial Couples - Exposure to American foods growing up - Reinforced the Close Knit Community and how Families Interacted
[40:01-50:00]
Worked on farms in Yuba City during the summer as a teenager - Father’s work in retail - Life after HS (briefly attended City College, Marriage and Children) - Living in Arizona - Experience with Racial Prejudice
[50:01-01:00:00]
Prejudice from Filipinos - Growing up not speaking Tagalog - Growing up with other Filipinos staying in childhood home- Adult Involvement with FilAm Orgs - Mother’s involvement with Women’s Club - Difference between FCSV and Women’s Club - Remembering prominent members
[01:00:01-01:10:00]
Different Filipino clubs - Rizal Center history - Restoric efforts to make community owned Filipino center - Raising money efforts - Current discussions for property - Kapitbahay at Seafood City
[01:10:01-01:20:00]
Plans and hopes for future Filipino community center - Rizal center for large events - Financial challenges in considering the community center plans
[01:20:01-01:27:59]
Filipino Fiesta at Rizal Center - Remembering impacts of Filipino community on personal life
Files
- Date Added
- September 29, 2020
- Collection
- Filipinos in the Sacramento Region Oral History Project
- Item Type
- Oral History
- Citation
- “Oral History Interview with Zenny Yagen,” Welga Archive - Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies, accessed April 25, 2024, https://welgadigitalarchive.omeka.net/items/show/596.