King Moo Fong interviewed by Diana Giese for the Post-war Chinese Australians oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2160294
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Fong, King Moo, 1938-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1995 May 25
- 1 digital audio tape (ca. 77 min.)
- Series:
- Post-war Chinese Australians oral history project.
- Summary:
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Ms Giese gives a summary of Mr Fong's background. Mr Fong, a businessman, speaks of his arrival in Australia in 1946; the civil war in China; helping his parents with their shop; Chinatown, Sydney; wool stores, Ultimo; limitations on businesses in Chinatown; 1949-1951 increase in opium smoking; segregation of Chinatown from the rest of the city; acitivities of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce; annual Dragon Ball; debutantes; Australia's recognition of China; political celebrations; his first experiences of China and Taiwan; foreign investment in China; the Chinese family network; Lady Mayoress' Relief Fund; maintaining the Chinese heritage; sport; Chinese Australians in politics; Chinese contribution to the community; homeless children; his future.
- Notes:
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- Recorded in May 25, 1995 in Sydney, N.S.W.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Uncorrected transcript (typescript, 49 leaves)
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Giese, Diana, 1947-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Post-war Chinese Australians oral history project.
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- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1995
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