Ira Escarilla-Carnate
Homeland Memories
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| Personal Statement / Transcription: | Ira Escarilla-Carnate Personal Statement Escarilla-Carnate wrote: "Came to U.S. in the winter of 2003. Waited for 7 years for the opportunity to come to US for better job opportunities. Wanted to share experience of coming to the US as a nurse. Learned about Filipino events and Field Museum via Facebook." Through work, she met husband Orlando Carnate, Jr. |
![Scanned document owned by Ira Escarilla-Carnate. Nursing License.
Aug 24, 1995 from PRC- Professional Regulation Commission, Manila. In English. Grants “Authority to practice profession.”
Escarilla-Carnate felt this was significant because without the license, she wouldn’t have been able to apply for immigration to the USA. Her first employer, a nursing home in the US, sponsored her entry. She was to receive a green card which would allow her to be a permanent resident. Now she is a practicing nurse. Escarilla-Carnate added, “The rest is history.”
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/1626/152/CarnateI011DS01_1.jpg "Scanned document owned by Ira Escarilla-Carnate. Nursing License.
Aug 24, 1995 from PRC- Professional Regulation Commission, Manila. In English. Grants “Authority to practice profession.”
Escarilla-Carnate felt this was significant because without the license, she wouldn’t have been able to apply for immigration to the USA. Her first employer, a nursing home in the US, sponsored her entry. She was to receive a green card which would allow her to be a permanent resident. Now she is a practicing nurse. Escarilla-Carnate added, “The rest is history.”
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")
![Back- Photo of Ira Escarilla- Carnate, 1994
Taken at the end of the school year around March 1994 by a professional photographer (TOCH Photography.) in Manila. This photo Was required for yearbook. Escarilla-carnate is pictured, graduating from nursing school, wearing white nursing cap. This photo belonged to Escarilla-Carnate’s mother.
This is important because Escarilla-Carnate wanted to be a nurse and go to UP Manila (Phil General Hospital.) She added that it was tough to get in UP and finish it on time because only 50 students were accepted for the 1991 school year in the whole country. She is the only one from Iloilo who was accepted in her class. She remarked that her mother encouraged her to finish nursing school in Manila but her parents didn’t like her being alone there. Escarilla-Carnate remarked that it made her more independent and resilient.
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/1626/487/CarnateI011PS03back.JPG "Back- Photo of Ira Escarilla- Carnate, 1994
Taken at the end of the school year around March 1994 by a professional photographer (TOCH Photography.) in Manila. This photo Was required for yearbook. Escarilla-carnate is pictured, graduating from nursing school, wearing white nursing cap. This photo belonged to Escarilla-Carnate’s mother.
This is important because Escarilla-Carnate wanted to be a nurse and go to UP Manila (Phil General Hospital.) She added that it was tough to get in UP and finish it on time because only 50 students were accepted for the 1991 school year in the whole country. She is the only one from Iloilo who was accepted in her class. She remarked that her mother encouraged her to finish nursing school in Manila but her parents didn’t like her being alone there. Escarilla-Carnate remarked that it made her more independent and resilient.
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 Ira Escarilla- Carnate. Taken at the end of the school year around March 1994 by a professional photographer (TOCH Photography) in Manila. This photo was required for the yearbook. Escarilla-Carnate is pictured graduating from nursing school, wearing white nursing cap. This photo belonged to Escarilla-Carnate’s mother.
This is important because Escarilla-Carnate wanted to be a nurse and go to UP Manila (Phil General Hospital.) She added that it was tough to get into UP and finished it on time because only 50 students were accepted for the 1991 school year in the whole country. She is the only one from Iloilo who was accepted in her class. She remarked that her mother encouraged her to finish nursing school in Manila but her parents didn’t like her being alone there. Escarilla-Carnate remarked that it made her more independent and resilient.
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/1626/486/CarnateI011PS03.JPG "Photo of Ira Escarilla- Carnate. Taken at the end of the school year around March 1994 by a professional photographer (TOCH Photography) in Manila. This photo was required for the yearbook. Escarilla-Carnate is pictured graduating from nursing school, wearing white nursing cap. This photo belonged to Escarilla-Carnate’s mother.
This is important because Escarilla-Carnate wanted to be a nurse and go to UP Manila (Phil General Hospital.) She added that it was tough to get into UP and finished it on time because only 50 students were accepted for the 1991 school year in the whole country. She is the only one from Iloilo who was accepted in her class. She remarked that her mother encouraged her to finish nursing school in Manila but her parents didn’t like her being alone there. Escarilla-Carnate remarked that it made her more independent and resilient.
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 Escarilla-Carnate and mother, 1982
Escarilla-Carnate said, “Taken in February or March 1982 by a professional photographer when I was in 2nd grade at Assumption School in Iloilo City. It was in a family album. Pictured are my mother and me. My catholic faith is important and I continue to practice Catholicism here in the USA. My son has already had his first communion.”
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/1626/483/CarnateI011PS02.JPG "Photo of Escarilla-Carnate and mother, 1982
Escarilla-Carnate said, “Taken in February or March 1982 by a professional photographer when I was in 2nd grade at Assumption School in Iloilo City. It was in a family album. Pictured are my mother and me. My catholic faith is important and I continue to practice Catholicism here in the USA. My son has already had his first communion.”
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 Escarilla-Carnate and family, 1980
Taken in January 1980 in Iloilo City, in paternal grandparents’ house by a professional photographer. Pictured are the grandparents, children, and grandchildren except 2 of her siblings who were born later.
Escarilla-Carnate says the family speaks English and Tagalog, and the Ilongot dialect called Hiligaynon which has a “melodious” tone compared to Karay-a which is “harsh/harder” in tone.
Escarilla-Carnate said, “This photo is significant because family is important and I am very close with siblings and cousins. Every Sunday, we have lunch or dinner with grandparents. These are good memories. Every Sunday after mass, my dad or or grandpa would stop by market to buy fresh meat, thin pork chops (no vegetables). Only one piece of liver was delivered on Sundays. There was no supermarket. We used vinegar and chili dip. The menu was always the same every Sunday.”
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/1626/281/CarnateI011PS01.JPG "Photo of Escarilla-Carnate and family, 1980
Taken in January 1980 in Iloilo City, in paternal grandparents’ house by a professional photographer. Pictured are the grandparents, children, and grandchildren except 2 of her siblings who were born later.
Escarilla-Carnate says the family speaks English and Tagalog, and the Ilongot dialect called Hiligaynon which has a “melodious” tone compared to Karay-a which is “harsh/harder” in tone.
Escarilla-Carnate said, “This photo is significant because family is important and I am very close with siblings and cousins. Every Sunday, we have lunch or dinner with grandparents. These are good memories. Every Sunday after mass, my dad or or grandpa would stop by market to buy fresh meat, thin pork chops (no vegetables). Only one piece of liver was delivered on Sundays. There was no supermarket. We used vinegar and chili dip. The menu was always the same every Sunday.”
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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