| Title |
Zenaida Laroco Silvey, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, December 11, 2004: Saving the legacy tape no. 718 |
| Alternative Title |
Zenaida Laroco Silvey, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Silvey, Zenaida Laroco, 1921- |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2004-12-11 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Philippines |
| Subject |
Silvey, Zenaida Laroco, 1921- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Filipino; World War, 1939-1945--Philippines; World War, 1939-1945--Women--Philippines--Biography |
| Description |
Transcript (26 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Zenaida Laroco Silvey, on December 11, 2004. This is from tape number 718 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Silvey (b. 1921) was born in Natividad, Pangasinan Province, Philippines. She was in high school when the Japanese invaded the Philippines. She recalls her next door neighbor, a barrio lieutenant, being tortured for information. She joined the Luzon Guerilla Armed Forces and served for about five years. After the war she came to the United States and attended the University of Utah. 26 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
26 pages |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Scanning Technician |
Mazi Rakhsha |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6st9p2h |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--Filipino; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022038 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6st9p2h |
| Title |
Page 21 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022031 |
| OCR Text |
Show ZEN AID LAROCO IL VEY D MB R 11 2004 ZEN: It was scary news but we know they are already retr ating or m thing. h y were hiding. We found them, hiding in a cave. It was interesting when we h ard that. This is just information. He was hiding along that trail, they said, which is near a neighboring town from our place. Then I don't know what happened after that. He surrendered, though. But the guerrillas didn't harm him. BEC: You finished college and you started teaching school back in the province where you grew up? And then what did you do? How long did you teach school? ZEN: Eighteen or twenty years or more. BEC: In the same place? ZEN: No, in the neighboring towns. One, two, or three places during all that time, neighboring towns. BEC: What grade were you teaching? ZEN: Fifth grade and sixth grades. I started with fifth grade, then followed my students to sixth grade, then they graduated from elementary. Then they went to high school. BEC: So would you do that all the time? Fifth then sixth, and then back to fifth? ZEN: Yeah. BEC: That's interesting. You taught all the subjects in fifth and sixth grade? ZEN: Not all the subjects. I taught language, English and mathematics and economics. BEC: Is that right? In fifth and sixth grades. That's interesting. And you said you taught English? ZEN: Yeah. In our country, once you go to grade one, they start speaking English. We learn English, already. 20 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6st9p2h/1022031 |
