Lydia De Lara

Oral Histories Lydia De Lara Daughter of Veteran Lydia De Lara is the daughter of World War II Veteran Justino De Lara. HIGHLIGHT CLIPS At first, my father didn’t really want to enlist in the military.” – (01:49) in full interview The Japanese would beat...

Guadalupe Dee

Oral Histories Guadalupe Dee Daughter of Veteran Guadalupe Dee is the daughter of Filipino WWII veteran, Potenciano Dee, and keeper of her father’s exploits during the war & activist efforts. To this day, her father’s legacy is intertwined with her life and the...

Chris Capozzola

Oral Histories Dr. Chris Capozzola Historian, Professor at MIT Dr. Chris Capozzola is a historian at MIT. In his interview he focuses on the promise the U.S. government made to the Philippines and how that promise was broken. He talks about the importance of the...

Rudy Panaglima

Oral Histories Rudy Panaglima WWII VETERAN Rudy Panaglima is the youngest of five children. He was born in 1930 and was 11 when World War II broke out. After his father was wounded in a firefight, Rudy became his aide. He also performed intelligence and courier work...

Ciriaco Ladine

Oral Histories Ciriaco Ladines WWII VETERAN Ciriaco Ladines was under the command of Lt. Col. Bernard Anderson, one of the dozens of U.S. military personnel who did not surrender with the fall of Bataan and instead took to the hills to mount a guerrilla resistance...