atemelbalikbayanblog

Holy Spirit is my guide. Words and writing word thoughts are complicated endeavors for me. Correct grammar escapes me but word thoughts dance in my head all the time. I have to write them down before they dance out of my memory bank. ate mel is short for ate mely, pronounce ah tea meal lei. balikbayan literally means return visit.

Saturday, July 28, 2007

1969

In my memory bank, 1969 stands out - married, immigrant and pregnant.
1969 was presidential election between a new rich incumbent Ilocano and an old rich Cebuano, a Filipina won Miss Universe, United States of America inaugurated a Republican Party president, Jim Henson's Sesame Street debut on PBS tv, American contemporaries protested, hippie, bra-less, TWA was global airline, Newark woke up after '67 riot,

Labels: my immigration story

07/28/07

Today, I still have an active NJ RN license, have not renewed PI license since '69 and am not an employee of any health institution anywhere in USA. Am gainfully employed taking care of this one, Tuesday to Thursday, run my own business and love both jobs tremendously. Benign assimilation, Filipino style!

Labels: my immigration story