YAN Yee Foo
Chinatown,
Accession Number 002390
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 7
Total Reels
- Yeo Loo Feng
Interviewer
- 03:26:03
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 7
Metadata
- 10 Jul 2000
Recording Date
- 00:29:53
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
*Informant was born in 1931. Family background. Brief account of house at Tanglin Road. Education background. Reason for stopping school. Informant's career background. How informant got to know Chinatown. How informant travelled to Chinatown. Father's tailor shop at 87 Tanglin Road. Where father learnt his skills. High class tailor shops at High Street. Other tailor shops at Tanglin Road.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 7
Metadata
- 10 Jul 2000
Recording Date
- 00:30:07
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
*Number of workers in father's shop and their main job duties. Peak seasons of tailor shop. Description of jockey's uniform. Father also made army uniform. Main customer groups. Difference in the prices of clothes made. Most difficult item to made. Father's shop does not encourage customers to bring their own cloth.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 7
Metadata
- 17 Jul 2000
Recording Date
- 00:30:20
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
*Further elaboration on wedding banquets in Chinese restaurants. Funeral parlours at Sago Lane. Their activities attracted many tourists. Rituals conducted at night. Some clan associations provide funeral items for their members. Informant joined the Nam Yeung Sun Hing Wui Koon. Main activities of clan association in the past. Age group of members in the past. Present status of their association. Number of members. Membership fees. Qing Ming celebration by the association. Offerings. Transportation provided. Extent of celebration.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 7
Metadata
- 17 Jul 2000
Recording Date
- 00:24:40
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
*Annual anniversary celebration. Social status of members. Difficult to recruit new members. Lots of activities at Gan Clan Association. Most members are Hokkiens. Age group of members. Its location. Number of members in the past and present. Informant's impression of festive seasons in Chinatown. Views on changes in Chinatown. Relationship of residents in Chinatown.
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