Etta McKenna
Homeland Memories
| Interviewee | Etta E. McKenna : Field Museum of Natural History |
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| Personal Statement / Transcription: | Etta McKenna Personal Statement McKenna wrote, “Retired chemist, married, one son. Live in south loop. I volunteer at the Field Museum; member of Philippine co-curation team.”
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!['Scan - Pages 12 and 13 of passport of Etta McKenna.
1976 Passport from the Philippine Immigration Office, during process to immigrate to the US.
Names of passport pages in Wika Filipino “Pasaporte” and “Republica”
Notes from Sarah Carlson, in discussion with McKenna: “First Phil. passport I used when I immigrated to the US in 1977. It reminded me of the months of overtime work in order to afford, prepare and complete all documents needed to come to the US. Without any relatives to support me in the US, I had to make sure I had enough to support myself the first few months in the new land until I got a job. The process, even though difficult, is worth remembering.”
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this story do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. [Copyright] Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC](https://fm-digital-assets.fieldmuseum.org/1614/789/McKennaE003DS1_4.JPG "'Scan - Pages 12 and 13 of passport of Etta McKenna.
1976 Passport from the Philippine Immigration Office, during process to immigrate to the US.
Names of passport pages in Wika Filipino “Pasaporte” and “Republica”
Notes from Sarah Carlson, in discussion with McKenna: “First Phil. passport I used when I immigrated to the US in 1977. It reminded me of the months of overtime work in order to afford, prepare and complete all documents needed to come to the US. Without any relatives to support me in the US, I had to make sure I had enough to support myself the first few months in the new land until I got a job. The process, even though difficult, is worth remembering.”
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this story do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. [Copyright] Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC")
![Scan - Inside cover of passport of Etta McKenna.
1976 Passport from the Philippine Immigration Office, during process to immigrate to the US.
Names of passport pages in Wika Filipino “Pasaporte” and “Republica”
Notes from Sarah Carlson, in discussion with McKenna: “First Phil. passport I used when I immigrated to the US in 1977. It reminded me of the months of overtime work in order to afford, prepare and complete all documents needed to come to the US. Without any relatives to support me in the US, I had to make sure I had enough to support myself the first few months in the new land until I got a job. The process, even though difficult, is worth remembering.”
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this story do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. [Copyright] Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC](https://fm-digital-assets.fieldmuseum.org/1614/785/McKennaE003DS1_2.JPG "Scan - Inside cover of passport of Etta McKenna.
1976 Passport from the Philippine Immigration Office, during process to immigrate to the US.
Names of passport pages in Wika Filipino “Pasaporte” and “Republica”
Notes from Sarah Carlson, in discussion with McKenna: “First Phil. passport I used when I immigrated to the US in 1977. It reminded me of the months of overtime work in order to afford, prepare and complete all documents needed to come to the US. Without any relatives to support me in the US, I had to make sure I had enough to support myself the first few months in the new land until I got a job. The process, even though difficult, is worth remembering.”
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this story do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. [Copyright] Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC")
![Scan - Etta McKenna's passport cover.1976 Passport from the Philippine Immigration Office, during process to immigrate to the US.
Names of passport pages in Wika Filipino “Pasaporte” and “Republica”
Notes from Sarah Carlson, in discussion with McKenna: “First Phil. passport I used when I immigrated to the US in 1977. It reminded me of the months of overtime work in order to afford, prepare and complete all documents needed to come to the US. Without any relatives to support me in the US, I had to make sure I had enough to support myself the first few months in the new land until I got a job. The process, even though difficult, is worth remembering.”
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this story do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. [Copyright] Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC](https://fm-digital-assets.fieldmuseum.org/1614/800/McKennaE003DS1_1.jpg "Scan - Etta McKenna's passport cover.1976 Passport from the Philippine Immigration Office, during process to immigrate to the US.
Names of passport pages in Wika Filipino “Pasaporte” and “Republica”
Notes from Sarah Carlson, in discussion with McKenna: “First Phil. passport I used when I immigrated to the US in 1977. It reminded me of the months of overtime work in order to afford, prepare and complete all documents needed to come to the US. Without any relatives to support me in the US, I had to make sure I had enough to support myself the first few months in the new land until I got a job. The process, even though difficult, is worth remembering.”
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this story do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. [Copyright] Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC")
!['Scan - Pages 4 and 5 of passport of Etta McKenna.
1976 Passport from the Philippine Immigration Office, during process to immigrate to the US.
Names of passport pages in Wika Filipino “Pasaporte” and “Republica”
Notes from Sarah Carlson, in discussion with McKenna: “First Phil. passport I used when I immigrated to the US in 1977. It reminded me of the months of overtime work in order to afford, prepare and complete all documents needed to come to the US. Without any relatives to support me in the US, I had to make sure I had enough to support myself the first few months in the new land until I got a job. The process, even though difficult, is worth remembering.”
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this story do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. [Copyright] Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC](https://fm-digital-assets.fieldmuseum.org/1614/787/McKennaE003DS1_3.JPG "'Scan - Pages 4 and 5 of passport of Etta McKenna.
1976 Passport from the Philippine Immigration Office, during process to immigrate to the US.
Names of passport pages in Wika Filipino “Pasaporte” and “Republica”
Notes from Sarah Carlson, in discussion with McKenna: “First Phil. passport I used when I immigrated to the US in 1977. It reminded me of the months of overtime work in order to afford, prepare and complete all documents needed to come to the US. Without any relatives to support me in the US, I had to make sure I had enough to support myself the first few months in the new land until I got a job. The process, even though difficult, is worth remembering.”
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this story do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. [Copyright] Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC")
![Family photo 1953 owned by Etta McKenna.
1953 photo of family standing on the steps in front of our old house. Parents: Hermogenes Escarrilla (father) and mother Felicula Escarrilla. Brothers Efrain, Ernie. Sister Edna
Notes from Sarah Carlson, in discussion with McKenna: “Important to me because this is the only copy saved as all photos were destroyed due to termite infestation. That is why I want this digitized. Also makes me reminisce of all the things I did growing up in the house.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this story do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. [Copyright] Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC](https://fm-digital-assets.fieldmuseum.org/1614/791/McKennaE003PS1.JPG "Family photo 1953 owned by Etta McKenna.
1953 photo of family standing on the steps in front of our old house. Parents: Hermogenes Escarrilla (father) and mother Felicula Escarrilla. Brothers Efrain, Ernie. Sister Edna
Notes from Sarah Carlson, in discussion with McKenna: “Important to me because this is the only copy saved as all photos were destroyed due to termite infestation. That is why I want this digitized. Also makes me reminisce of all the things I did growing up in the house.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this story do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. [Copyright] Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC")
![Photo of Etta McKenna, 1977.
Taken in Jan 1978 in the parking lot of 1926 W Harrison. First snow in Chicago winter ‘78,
Taken by “my friend, Agnes Clement, while cleaning her car.”
Pictured: “myself cleaning the car” [One woman in cleaning snow off a car]
Notes from Sarah Carlson, in discussion with McKenna: “This reminds me of my first snow in Chicago. I was wearing a parka bought from Woolworth’s on sale. It was a thin parka so one of the first experiences in the cold. Not since I came to Chicago had I felt how cold is ‘cold’! Cleaning my friend’s car, a Chevy Monza.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this story do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. [Copyright] Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC](https://fm-digital-assets.fieldmuseum.org/1614/795/McKennaE003PS2.JPG "Photo of Etta McKenna, 1977.
Taken in Jan 1978 in the parking lot of 1926 W Harrison. First snow in Chicago winter ‘78,
Taken by “my friend, Agnes Clement, while cleaning her car.”
Pictured: “myself cleaning the car” [One woman in cleaning snow off a car]
Notes from Sarah Carlson, in discussion with McKenna: “This reminds me of my first snow in Chicago. I was wearing a parka bought from Woolworth’s on sale. It was a thin parka so one of the first experiences in the cold. Not since I came to Chicago had I felt how cold is ‘cold’! Cleaning my friend’s car, a Chevy Monza.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this story do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. [Copyright] Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC")
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