Oral history interview with Mrs C

00:00-05:35 Age, living in UK for 50+ years, procedure for coming to work in UK, supporting family in Hong Kong, working conditions in UK

05:36-10:37 Setting up a restaurant, realities of financial situation, income from renting rooms, running own takeaway etc.

10:38-13:34 Learning English and Judo, defending self against customers

13:35-15:42 Childhood, father’s death and impact

15:43-18:59 Reasons for coming to UK, procedure for obtaining nanny posts in UK

19:00-22:59 Takeaway business, support from neighbours, managing workers and inspections

23:00-29:15 Passing driving test, family joining her in UK in 1976, husband returning to Hong Kong, children growing up in UK with support from Mrs C’s mother

29:16-34:13 Health and its impact on her life, Hong Kong and UK health care services

34:14-37:06 Living in Northern Ireland for 20 years, voluntary work as interpreter for Vietnamese refugees, closing restaurant and resuming work as a nanny

37:07-41:29 First visit to Northern Ireland, running her business in Northern Ireland, impact of The Troubles on the business

41:30-55:09 Expectations of children, loneliness and isolation, importance of friends and community support, staying in UK rather than returning to Hong Kong

55:10-59:50 Baptism and involvement with the Church, mother traditional Buddhist

59:51-01:03:37 Description of mother, parent’s marriage, loss of father, grandfather and other family members, ancestral home

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.