Choo Wai Chee interviewed by Jan Adams and Margaret Neale in the Christmas Island life story oral history project

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Choo, Wai Chee
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Choo, Wai Chee; Chinese - Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) - Social conditions.; Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) - Social conditions.
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Choo Wai Chee, a Christmas Islander of Chinese origin, speaks about his family background on Christmas Island; time spent in China as a child; his return to Christmas Island; living conditions for Chinese; schooling on Christmas Island, both English and Chinese; games; travelling to school by train; doing his apprenticeship in Perth; and working on Christmas Island until 1984.
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Choo Wai Chee interviewed by Jan Adams and Margaret Neale in the Christmas Island life story oral history project [sound recording].
Christmas Island life story oral history project
2 tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, mono...
1987 English Sound; Interview, lecture, talk 1

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