New YouTube videos show different Manila perspectives

Angus Lorenzen in 2015 YouTube video

Angus Lorenzen in 2015 YouTube video

A new video, featuring ex-Santo Tomas internee Angus “Andy” Lorenzen, was recently posted on YouTube. In it, he primarily discusses the liberation of the camp in February 1945. Another former STIC internee, Alix Boisseree Bensen, makes an appearance in the video. The video was produced by Jarel & Betty Wheaton for Peninsula Seniors, of the Palos Verdes Penninsula, in Southern California. To view the video, link to Lorenzen video on YouTube.com.

Evelyn Berg Empie, 2015 YouTube video

Evelyn Berg Empie, 2015 YouTube video

Another video available on the site is A Child in the Midst of Battle, by Evelyn Berg Empie, concerning Japanese-occupied Manila. Evelyn recounts how her German family came to the Philippines and what life was like during occupation outside of Santo Tomas. She describes the Battle of Manila from a 13-year-old’s perspective. Link to the video on YouTube.