Elaine De Jong interviewed by Rob Willis in the Bringing them home oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 1751786
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- De Jong, Elaine, 1938-, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research and personal copies. Written permission required for public use.
- Description:
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- 1999
- 2 digital audio tapes (83 min.)
- Series:
- Bringing them home oral history project.
- Summary:
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De Jong speaks about her childhood in Wagga Wagga, N.S.W. and her marriage in 1962. She and her husband adopted three children and had five children of their own. One of the children they adopted was an Aboriginal boy, and De Jong describes the adoption process. She also talks about the family background of her adopted son, the prejudice he encountered as teenager and adult, his reunion with his family, and his current situation.
- Notes:
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- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this recording may contain names and voices of deceased persons.
- Recorded on Oct. 25, 1999 in Wagga Wagga, N.S.W.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-218213764
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary available (3 p.) and uncorrected transcript (typescript, 36 leaves)
- Subject:
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- De Jong, Elaine, 1940- -- Interviews
- De Jong, Les
- Adopted children -- New South Wales -- Family relationships
- Adopted children -- New South Wales -- Ethnic identity
- Adopted children -- Care -- New South Wales
- Adoptive parents -- New South Wales -- Interviews
- Aboriginal Australians -- Removal
- Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Treatment
- Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Child welfare
- Aboriginal Australians -- Government policy -- New South Wales
- Other authors/contributors:
- Willis, Rob, 1944-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Bringing them home oral history project.
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- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1999
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