Oral history interview with Loi Tai Li 李來娣

00:00-01:35 Explains name and ancestral home

01:36-08:37 Ancestral customs, inheritance of land and honouring ancestors. Traditional ceremony on death of elder, custom of paying respect to elders, maintenance of village customs and qualities needed by head of the village

08:38-11:00 Father worked as a train controller before coming to the UK. Her life in Hong Kong before coming to the UK.

11:01-15:10 Marriage aged 19, couple matched by a matchmaker. Traditional Chinese marriage following The three books and six rituals.

15:11-20:11 Living about takeaway shop in the UK and working in a factory. Running a takeaway shop and supporting children until graduation.

20:12-27:47 Her childhood and having to leave school so as brother could attend. Married an eldest son and his obligation to support his children and his parents in Hong Kong.

27:48-30:18 Reciprocal support with her mother, gambling and effect on family harmony

30:19-33:07 Difficulty of settling in UK but values health and social services available

33:08-40:58 Description of ceremony including village temples, candle lighting ceremony when a son born, funeral ceremony, cremation replacing burials, cost of funerals in Hong Kong

This is an edited index. For the full index and summary of the interview see the bound volume in the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Library.