Liang Chye 梁才
The Public Service,
Accession Number 003638
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 26
Total Reels
- Lu Wenshi
Interviewer
- 15:58:05
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 26
Metadata
- 7 Sep 2011
Recording Date
- 00:37:56
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Interviewee’s birth year and place. The lack of food during Japanese Occupation. His family’s move to Nee Soon after the war. His father’s occupation at the British Naval Base. Interviewee’s number of siblings. Animals reared by interviewee’s family and the reason for doing so. His father’s impression of the British at the Naval Base. Brief mention of his father’s job at the Naval Base. Why his father worked for the British till his retirement. How interviewee earned money as a child. Description of Nee Soon Cinema. Basketball being a popular game in Nee Soon. Other games played by the young in Nee Soon. Why spider-fighting was a popular game.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 26
Metadata
- 7 Sep 2011
Recording Date
- 00:37:51
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Childhood games played by interviewee. His impression and memories of the British. Dialect and ethnic groups in Nee Soon Village. Types of businesses in Nee Soon Village. Interviewee’s memories of a village doctor. Types of accidents met by villagers. Living conditions in Nee Soon Village. Why Nee Soon Cinema was popular. Screening of movies by the Ministry of Culture in the early 1960s. Relationship among neighbours in Nee Soon Village. Inter-ethnic relationship among neighbours. Interviewee’s memories as a student at Seletar Primary School.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 26
Metadata
- 7 Sep 2011
Recording Date
- 00:38:09
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Languages used in classroom teaching when interviewee was studying in Seletar Primary School. Subjects taught in Seletar Primary School. Why interviewee participated in the examination boycott as a student in Chung Cheng High School. His memories of the examination boycott. Why interviewee felt that the left-winged students were well-organised. Ideas conveyed by the left-winged students. Whether interviewee thought about his future and the consequences when he took part in the examination boycott. How the boycotters prevented other students from taking part in the examinations. Why many students eventually boycotted the examination. Interviewee’s opinion on the teachers’ perception towards graduating classes.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 26
Metadata
- 14 Sep 2011
Recording Date
- 00:37:49
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
How interviewee’s teachers reacted towards the examination boycott in 1961. Results of students who sat for the examinations in 1961. The attitude of some Chinese educated students towards the learning of English Language. How some students got involved in leftist activities. Leftist activities in schools. How students felt about the future of Chinese language in the 1960s. How Dr Chuang Chu Lin responded to the students at Chung Cheng High School with regards to student movements. How interviewee’s classmates displayed signs of pro-communism. How interviewee perceived his future as a Chinese educated student. Career prospects for the Chinese educated in the 1960s. His parents' reactions towards his choice to boycott examinations. Attitude towards examination boycotters towards those who sat for the examinations.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 26
Metadata
- 14 Sep 2011
Recording Date
- 00:37:08
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Why complaints were lodged against officers of People’s Association (PA). Types of complaints lodged. Interviewee’s working hours in mid 1960s. Job scope as the organising secretary in PA. Brief mention of the simple organisational structure in a Community Centre (CC) in the 1960s. CCs that interviewee was posted to in the 1960s, including Nee Soon CC. Teaching responsibilities within his job scope. His responsibilities during the curfews of the 1964 Race Riots. Situation in Nee Soon Village before and after the Citizens’ Consultative Committee (CCC) was established in 1965. Backgrounds of the CCC members. Functions of the CCC. Interviewee’s involvement in the CCC. Funding of CCC in 1965. How people responded to events organised by the CCC. Interviewee’s responsibilities as the organising secretary in Nee Soon CC. Organisational structure of a CC. Minimum qualifications required to become an organising secretary. Interviewee’s memories of the three-year training course at the National Youth Leadership Training Institute received by organising secretaries. Workload of the organising secretary. Why it was important to have good relationship with grassroots leaders. Sources and uses of fundings.
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Reel/Disc 10 of 26
Metadata
- 28 Sep 2011
Recording Date
- 00:38:21
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
How Community Centres (CCs) reached out to sponsors in the 1960s and 1970s. The importance of networking to receive support for activities. Token of appreciation for sponsors of events. Why organising secretaries of People’s Association (PA) had to teach in the kindergartens of rural CCs during the 1960s. Duration when interviewee taught in PA kindergartens. Trainings organised by PA to prepare one for the role of a kindergarten teacher. A typical day in PA kindergarten. Syllabus covered during teacher-training. Purpose of house visits made by the kindergarten teachers of PA. Why interviewee still helps out in grassroots activities after retiring in 2004. The importance of interpersonal relationship in the grassroots community. House visits made to recruit students for PA kindergartens. Questions asked during house visits. Why parents decided to enroll their children into PA kindergartens. Purpose of establishing CCs during the 1960s. Interviewee’s view on being a male kindergarten teacher.
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