CHUA, Matthew
Communities of Singapore (Part 1),
Accession Number 000678
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 14
Total Reels
- Daniel Chew (Dr)
Interviewer
- 06:29:07
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 2 of 14
Metadata
- 14 Jun 1986
Recording Date
- 00:27:59
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Furnishings in a Peranakan house. Peranakan terms of address. Distinction between China-born Chinese and Peranakans. Description of Jalan Besar and Kampong Kapor. 'Ah Nyiok' the Hainanese helper in Peranakan households. Typical Peranakan food: buah keluak, sambal, assam pedas and ee pioh.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 14
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- 21 Jun 1986
Recording Date
- 00:27:57
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Learned Teochew and Mandarin at school and work. Nickname for Peranakans: Baba seow. Nickname for Chinese immigrants: gerk, lang kheh. Family discipline, obedience, manners, ancestral and deity worship. Went to temple on feast days. Ate vegetarian food twice a month. Went to Paya Lebar Road temple.Cleanliness in house. Learned cooking from parents. Parents' moral teaching.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 14
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- 21 Jun 1986
Recording Date
- 00:27:56
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
His friends. No bad company. Had to uphold family name. Superstitions and taboos observed. Attended Victoria Bridge and Kee Fatt Schools. Attended Chinese Mandarin School in Prinsep Street at night to learn Mandarin. School run by T T Hwang.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 14
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- 21 Jun 1986
Recording Date
- 00:27:59
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Further elaboration on how he learned Mandarin. Lim Boon Keng and Song Ong Siang started Straits Chinese Reading Club. Wan Boon Seng, a Peranakan writer. Bintang Peranakan and Bintang Timor, Peranakan publications. How Peranakan mass is observed during Chinese New Year at Holy Family Church, Katong. Role of Straits Chinese British Association (SCBA).
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Reel/Disc 6 of 14
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- 5 Jul 1986
Recording Date
- 00:30:51
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
His interest in singing. Had voice training in school. Mayflower Musical Drama Association. Minstrel groups used to perform nightly at amusement parks, sometimes, for charity. Joined Young People's Orchestra at Victoria Memorial Hall. Entertaining school children. On 16th night of Chinese New Year, procession for all minstrel groups. Types of dance, music, foxtrot, tango.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 14
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- 5 Jul 1986
Recording Date
- 00:28:54
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Drama play, Blind Marriage, written by his brother in Peranakan language, in aid of China Relief Fund; performed at New World Park. Singing of dondang sayang. Many minstrel groups formed before.
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Reel/Disc 9 of 14
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- 12 Jul 1986
Recording Date
- 00:28:36
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Joined Lee Kim Soo Company, a manufacturer of concretre blocks and tiles, as a book-keeper from 1934 to 1941. Left job when Japanese Occupation began. Worked for Esso as book-keeper from 1947 to 1969; with Holden Trading Company also as book-keeper from 1969 to 1984. How he learned Teochew and Mandarin from colleagues.
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