CHO, Charles Yung Sung
Story of Joo Chiat: Changing Landscapes & Community,
Accession Number 002203
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 3
Total Reels
- Zaleha bte Osman
Interviewer
- 01:21:50
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 3
Metadata
- 11 Sep 1999
Recording Date
- 00:30:35
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Personal background. Description of Joo Chiat Road. Experience of living in haunted house in Joo Chiat Road. Description of house he lived in. Interviewee's neighbours. Interviewee's grandmother playing 'jeki' (game) with friends. Description of Katong market. Rickshaw and tram buses. Human traffic light. 'Mosquito' buses. Shops found in Joo Chiat. Katong Red House bakery. Food peddlers at Katong beach. Katong Park.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 3
Metadata
- 11 Sep 1999
Recording Date
- 00:23:34
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
How Peranakans were dressed. Businesses in Joo Chiat. Shophouses in Joo Chiat Road. Playing firecrackers during Chinese New Year. Description of neighbours in Joo Chiat. Interviewee's definition of Joo Chiat and Katong boundaries. Interviewee moved out of Joo Chiat during Japanese Occupation. People buried their valuables during war.
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