KOH Teong Koo 高长古 Chinese Dialect Groups, Accession Number 000136


  • Oral History Centre
    Source
  • 6
    Total Reels
  • Tan Beng Luan
    Interviewer
  • 02:41:09
    Total Running Time
  • Hokkien
    Language


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Metadata

  • 21 Nov 1981
    Recording Date
  • 00:27:55
    Running Time
  • MP3
    Format
  • Open Access
    Conditions Governing Access

Synopsis

Family background. Living conditions in village. Most Hockchias in Singapore were rickshaw pullers. His impression of villagers who returned rich from abroad. Farmer's hard life. Reason for coming to Singapore. Became a rickshaw puller in Singapore. Voyage to Singapore. Living conditions on board ship.

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