PEK Cheng Chuan 白清泉
Pioneers of Singapore,
Accession Number 000027
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 8
Total Reels
- Lim How Seng
Interviewer
- 03:16:06
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 8
Metadata
- 23 Jul 1980
Recording Date
- 00:27:31
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Life in China. Worked as a mason and mechanic apprentice. Family background. Primary education in Amoy. Set up his own machinery workshop in Amoy. Reasons for migrating to Singapore. His opinion on status of returned emigrants. Description of his trip and life on board ship to Singapore. How he obtained his Singapore driving licence. His first impression of Singapore. His relationship with `lau kheh' and other `sin kheh'.
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