NG Fook Kah 吴福鉴
Education in Singapore (Part 1: English),
Accession Number 003219
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 11
Total Reels
- Claire Yeo
Interviewer
- 09:59:11
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 11
Metadata
- 22 Aug 2007
Recording Date
- 00:57:49
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
*Family background. Grandparents came from Guangdong, China. Grandmother settled in Sago Lane when arrived. Brief description of parents' wedding. Memories of grandmother. Was the only household in Sago Lane that had children studying in English medium schools, and how they were regarded by neighbours. Tenants that grandmother used to have. Family financial situation during childhood days. Related readings on how prisoners-of-war got calcium through diet. Values imparted by older generation. Recounted why father wanted him to become a mortician. Reason for not taking up father's suggestion. Recounted how he had to borrow phone from neighbouring death house. Environment around Sago Lane.
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