oral history

Writing Family History: Interviewing Ah Ma

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

by Chia Meng Tat, Jack[i]
As a history student, an area of inquiry that has always intrigued me is my own family history. In my attempt to gain greater insight and understanding of my family’s past, particularly as it also applies to Chinese immigrants in early day Singapore, I had decided to use the life […]

Singapore Oral History - Danggui Herbal Chicken Soup Style

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

by Pang Yang Huei
One of my on-going pet projects is putting together a collection of oral interviews with old folks on their war experiences. This interest is the direct result of Professor Kevin P. Blackburn’s history graduate module at the Nanyang Technology University (NTU). Part of the requirements was to conduct an oral interview with […]