TAN Hung Toh 陈鸿陶
Education in Singapore (Part 2: Chinese),
Accession Number 000985
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 25
Total Reels
- Yeo Geok Lee
Interviewer
- 12:05:27
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 25
Metadata
- 16 Dec 1988
Recording Date
- 00:29:59
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Interviewee's childhood memories of his village in China. Village celebrations on Lunar New Year and the birth of male children. Interviewee's father's provision shop. Mother's educational background. Father's farm. How his ancestors developed their family's plot of land. Background of his parents' families. His western-educated uncle was a doctor.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 25
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- 16 Dec 1988
Recording Date
- 00:27:49
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Christian members of his family and their conversion to Christianity. Interviewee's mother brought him and his sister to live in the city. Mother's links with their ancestral home in the village after migrating to city. Description of the villagers' observation of Hungry Ghost Festival. His visits to the ancestral home in his village after moving to the city. Father's and paternal uncle's lack of education.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 25
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- 22 Dec 1988
Recording Date
- 00:31:44
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Interviewee's family members and his nickname. Father's small business. He maintained contact with his father. Village festivals including the Hungry Ghost Festival and Qing Ming. Religious background of his ancestors. Harvest time in village but without a harvest festival there. Description of wine making in village.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 25
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- 22 Dec 1988
Recording Date
- 00:28:25
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Lunar New Year celebrations and childhood recreational activities. Women's roles in Fuzhou. Economic background of village. Major occupations in Fuzhou city in the early twentieth century. Description of village houses, He lived with family members. Few people left the countryside to look for jobs in the city. Very few Christians in the village.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 25
Metadata
- 3 Jan 1989
Recording Date
- 00:31:50
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Effect of the Sino-Japanese war (1895) and the World Wars on Fuzhou. Fuzhou peoples' attitude towards Christians in the early twentieth century. Methodist Church's hospital in Fuzhou city. Effect of urbanisation on religion. Interviewee did not have a Christian name despite being a Christian. Main Christian denominations in Fuzhou.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 25
Metadata
- 3 Jan 1989
Recording Date
- 00:28:37
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
More Anglican and Methodist converts than Catholics in Fuzhou. Churches sent Chinese students overseas for higher education. Contrast between Japan's and China's attitudes towards foreign-trained graduates. Examples of education-to-job "misfits". Why graduates rarely migrated to Nanyang.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 25
Metadata
- 12 Jan 1989
Recording Date
- 00:30:09
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Jobs held by Fuzhou graduates upon graduation. The migration of China's graduates in the early twentieth century. Crietria for entry into mission schools in Fuzhou. Questions posed in the school entrance examinations. Missionary school teachers and student population. High drop-out rate in his school. School fees.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 25
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- 12 Jan 1989
Recording Date
- 00:24:18
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Family background of his classmates. Subjects taught in school. Students' reluctance to use English in daily conversation. English and Chinese languages in mission school. Living conditions in boarding school. How History was taught. No formal political classes. Mission schools promoted education for girls.
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Reel/Disc 9 of 25
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- 17 Jan 1989
Recording Date
- 00:31:20
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Teacher who influenced him most. School teachers lack of political involvement. No contact with school friends after graduation. School teachers and students kept away from politics. School's reaction towards the imposition of the 21 Demands on China in 1915. General feeling of helplessness towards China's political and economic turmoil.
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Reel/Disc 10 of 25
Metadata
- 17 Jan 1989
Recording Date
- 00:31:28
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Students' were apolitical in China in early twentieth century. Medium of instruction and the school's Chinese language classes. The influence of history classes on interviewee. Description of recreational activities during school holiday. Maternal uncle's medical practice. Absence of student bodies and extra-curricular activities (ECA) in his school (China).
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