Rebecca Wong Oral History

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Collection SummaryRebecca was a highly articulate, delightful and willing narrator. At the launch of the oral history project Rebecca was the first person to express interest in being interviewed. She explained that her childhood dream was to be an historian and she maintained her interest in history. Rebecca became a banker instead and she works as a banker in Sydney. She especially wanted to give her oral history because of her mixed identity; Rebecca is Malaysian Chinese. An additional short recording was made about the experiences of Rebecca’s mother. As the interview was recorded in the grounds of a school, sometimes there is background noise from school children.BiographyRebecca Wong was born in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia on 27 September 1971. Her parents were both first-generation Malaysian Chinese; her grandparents left China for better opportunities. Rebecca grew up in a large Chinese community in Malaysia and identified herself as a Malaysian, but in effect she was Chinese because of her background. It is a complex issue to identify nationality and culture when you have come from another country. Rebecca and her husband met in Malaysia, and came to Australia on 14 september 2002, 3 days after they married. She explains her reasons for coming to Australia came down to fairness of opportunities.

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Oral History AudioRebecca Wong InterviewRebecca Wong - Mother's ExperienceDate of interview28th March 2015IntervieweeRebecca WongDate of birth27th September 1971InterviewerCarol McKirdyNotesRebecca's Chinese name is Su Sim.

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SubjectsWong, RebeccaCollectionChinese Life Stories of the Sutherland Shire Oral History Project

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