Oral history interview with Lai King Yu 余麗敬

00:00-03:37 Name, family structure and occupations, family losses during Japanese War

03:38-05:39 Family dispersed Canada, America, UK

05:40-10:01 Mothers death and family separation, move to live with aunt in Hong Kong, living with aunt and conditions

10:02-17:19 leaving aunt and living with friend, meeting future husband, husbands background

17:20-21:39 Ancestral town of Taishan, aunt’s acceptance of proposed husband, his work and the wedding

21:40-27:40 Wanted son to study in US but he choose UK, jobs undertaken to fund children’s education, children studying abroad

27:41-33:14 Reunion with uncle’s family, death of grandfather, daughter’s marriage, maintaining contact with family and friends

33:15-40:09 Coping with ill health, involvement with Wia Yin Society, learning cookery

40:10-43:48 Recollections related to photographs [at her home], maintaining links with family and sworn family members, friends etc.

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.