Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-ACC-2019-095
David Lipman served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines from June 1970 to January 1974 as an elementary teacher trainer. He served alongside his wife Arlene. The couple trained in Vermont for three months, and learned the Malay language of Cebuano. In the Philippines, they were stationed south of Davao City, on the island of Mindanao. Later the Lipmans transferred to the city of Tagbilaran on the island of Bohol. David provided teacher instruction in the sciences. He also discusses politics in the Philippines. After returning to the U.S., David and Arlene and others in the Denver area formed I.F. (Independent Foundation), which was the precursor to the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Colorado group. They have also been involved with the Filipino American Community of Colorado, and have returned to the Philippines to assist Uplift International with cleft lip and palate surgeries. Interviewed and recorded by Barbara Kaare-Lopez, May 30 and June 13, 2019. 2 digital audio files (web streaming files combined into 1 file).