CHUA Guat Choo
Story of Joo Chiat: Changing Landscapes & Community,
Accession Number 002174
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 3
Total Reels
- Zaleha bte Osman
Interviewer
- 01:23:05
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 3
Metadata
- 12 Aug 1999
Recording Date
- 00:28:14
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Growing up in Telok Kurau. Description of Siglap area. 'Goh choo' village. How neighbours helped each other during racial riot. Description of annual 'kolek' race in Jalan Hajijah. How interviewee felt about race. Hari Raya celebration in the past. Peranakans in Joo Chiat and Katong. Father-in-law owned Katong Dispensary. Description of dispensary business. The clients. Why the business folded up.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 3
Metadata
- 12 Aug 1999
Recording Date
- 00:30:43
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Businesses found in Joo Chiat. Foodstalls in back lanes of Joo Chiat. Interviewee disliked eating out. Description of Joo Chiat market. Things sold at Joo Chiat market. Comparison of markets then and now. Cinemas in Joo Chiat.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 3
Metadata
- 12 Aug 1999
Recording Date
- 00:24:08
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Slaughtering of pigs at shophouse in Joo Chiat. Identifying Peranakan through their speech and dressing. Increasing value of Peranakan attire. Places to get beaded shoes. Why Peranakans became Catholics. Tay Buan Guan supermarket.
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