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Chronicles of Old Singapore | Jean Ang – Longsai (Alongside), Duxton Road & Looking Up in Life Ep1
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. As a teenager in the early 1960s, Jean Ang and her mother went to the wharves to work as longsai, a corruption of the word ‘alongside’. Jean describes how they cleaned the insides of ships, braving the dangers of work that was done by women. Jean lived at Duxton Road and her mother was previously a samsui woman.
00:00 Introduction
02:24 The Longsai, or Ship Cleaners
08:20 Cleaning the Ship
15:32 Hazards & Accidents
20:50 My Mother was also a Samsui Woman
24:29 The Samsui Woman Painting
27:23 My Schools
I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian. In Chronicles of Old Singapore, I speak to people about their memories of Singapore before it became a global city.
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