Q: Were you born in the U.S.?
A: YES
Q: What different cities, states, and/or countries have you lived in?
A: Texas
Joliet, Illinois
Anchorage, Alaska
Vallejo, Daly City, San Francisco, California
Q: Which do you consider your hometown (‘the place you most consider home’):
A: San Francisco
Q: Involvements in clubs or organizations (ethnic or non-ethnic apply):
A: College Students in Broadcasting
Q: Parents’ occupation:
A: Chemical Engineer and Airline employee
Q: What gives purpose to your life?
A: Family and friends
Q: What relationships have been of major significance to you?
A: Teachers and friends
Q: What is the racial and ethnic background of your closest friends?
A: Filipino
Q: When and how did you become aware of concepts of your race and/or ethnicity?
A: Since I was little-my parents
Q: What language do your parents speak at home? What is their predominant language?
A: Tagalog
Q: What languages do you speak? A: English
Q: What language do you speak most at home? A: English
Q: Have they ever expressed career expectations for you?
A: Oh yes
Q: What were those expectations?
A: Wanted me to be a nurse or a doctor
Q: Have you ever dated outside of your ethnicity?
A: yes
Q: If you answered yes, did your parents accept and respect your choice?
A: no
Q: What is your educational status?
A: Bachelor's Degree in 2 weeks!
Q: If you are currently attending college/university, what is your area of study?
A: Broadcasting Electronic Communication Arts in Radio and Television
Q: How do you define academic success?
A: Anything you can achieve
Q: How do you define success in general?
A: Success=something you feel like you set yourself out to do, and followed through.
Q: Throughout your time in school, how often did you encounter people who assumed you were smart because you were Asian?
A: Not that much-people think I'm Mexican or Mestizo
Q: Have you visited the country or countries of your ethnic origin/s?
A: yes
Q: How knowledgeable are you about the history of the country or countries?
A: pretty knowledgeable
Q: Please list at least 3 feelings you had while visiting:
A: a.) this humbles you because you realize how much more you have than your relatives
b.) you also realize that there is a cultural difference since you are in America
c.) you respect your culture and your parents' struggle when coming over to America
Q: On average, how long did it take before you felt others knew you were American?
A: immediately, because of my skin color
Q: Do you feel a sense of belonging when you are in the company of people, a majority who are of your ethnic group? How strongly do you feel this on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being not at all, 5 being very strongly)?
A: 1
Q: Do you feel a sense of belonging when you are in the company of people, a majority who are Asian? How strongly do you feel this on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being not at all, 5 being very strongly)?
A: 1
Q: Do you listen to music, watch movies, eat the food of your ethnic country or countries? How often do you do these things on a regular basis on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being not at all, 5 being very often)?
A: 5
Q: Do you believe that one’s emotional needs are less important than fulfilling one’s responsibilities?
A: I think sometimes there's a balance of both that needs to be achieved.
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