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Lawrence Family Adopts Philippine Women Students
By Arthur Miller
(Editor's note: This is the second of a three part series on the People-to-People program at KU.)
Nearly 50 pounds of rice ago two Philippine women students came to the United States and KU.
SHORTLY THEREAFTER they found that their diet was not complete without rice. The Lawrence family with whom they lived decided to remedy the situation and in the past two months has gone through nearly 50 pounds of the oriental food.
This is but one of the unusual adjustments that the Hal L. Bigham family has experienced since they adopted the two Philippine students
"ONE THING ABOUT having these girls with us is that it makes an American more appreciative of what we have in this country," he added.
"True, we have been eating a lot of rice," Mr. Bigham commented. "Seriously, though, it's one of the finest experiences Mrs. Bigham and I have known."
Sitting in the living room of his new home three miles south of Lawrence, Mr. Bigham explained that he and Mrs. Bigham became interested in the students after reading about LIFE (Lawrence International Fellowship Enterprise). An article in the local newspaper asked for people who would like to share their home with a foreign student.
"Since we had a Philippine girl working in our restaurant for five years, and since we liked her so much, we decided to have the students live with us," Mr. Bigham said.
"WHEN THE GIRLS first arrived," Mrs. Bigham continued, "we had to adjust to having them with us, but otherwise our lives have gone on just the same."
The Bighams explained that the girls eat on the campus a lot since they are often busy at their restaurant.
"WE DO TRY to eat together several times a week," Mr. Bigham said. "In fact the girls often prepare Philippine dishes for us."
In the den of their home the Bighams are receiving instruction from the women in the Philippine language, Tagalog.
"We haven't been able to spend as much time as we'd like on the language lately," Mr. Bigham explained, "because we've been keeping pretty busy with our business."
The two women living with the Bighams are Josefina Tecson, San Miguel, Bulacan and Lilia Siasat, Taal, Batanges, graduate students.
WHEN ASKED IF the adjustment had been difficult, Miss Siasat said, "We felt at home right away, especially since Mr. and Mrs. Bigham were so kind to us."
The women explained that the People-to-People brother-sister program has also made them feel more at home.
Miss Tecson said that upon their
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arrival they were contacted by their American sisters. They have also attended the People-to-People picnics and other activities.
The example of the Bigham story, however, is not unique.
A LOCAL DRUGGIST asked if he could have a French student live at his home, at no cost to the student, so his grade-school-age children could learn a foreign language.
A widow living on a farm near Lawrence said she would like to have several students live at her large home at no cost to the students.
A Lawrence businessman told Lawrence LIFE officials, "I know there will be one or two students,
for one reason or another, who will be difficult to place. I'd like to have one of these students live with my family. I don't care where he might come from."
WITHOUT THE combined effort of People-to-People and LIFE the foreign students at KU would probably still be left to gather among themselves as they did in the past.
(The final article in this series will cover the structure of People-to-People and the reaction of several foreign students to the program.)
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