HENG, Mary
Women through the Years: Economic & Family Lives,
Accession Number 002855
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 2
Total Reels
- Patricia Lee
Interviewer
- 00:42:50
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 2
Metadata
- 12 Jun 2004
Recording Date
- 00:29:45
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Born in 1936, Singapore. How she witnessed the death of her family members during the Japanese bombing. Her aunty sold her to a shop owner at the age of twelve. How she was mistreated by the shop owner. How the vegetable seller reported her to the Social Welfare Department. How coffee powder was used to heal her wounds. Worked as live-in maid before becoming an amah at the Tanglin Medical Centre. Recollections of Tanglin Medical Centre. Attended night classes to learn English. Joined the British Military Hospital as a ward assistant.
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