Street Hawker Food Calls
Interview with GABRIEL, Vincent
Accession Number 002909

Food business consultant Vincent Gabriel talks about the unique ways that street hawkers hawked their goods.

Buying from Street Hawkers
Interview with DE CONCEICAO, Aloysius Leo
Accession Number 002057

Aloysius Leo de Conceicao describes how families used to place orders with traveling street hawkers.

Char Kway Teow & Ice Kacang
Interview with RICHMOND, Bryan @ Brian Richmond
Accession Number 003155

Veteran radio personality Brian Richmond fondly recalls meeting up with his friends for street food.

Improving Hawking Hygiene
Interview with THEVATHASAN, Victor Mathuraretnam Samuel (Dr.) @ Victor Madura Ratnam
Accession Number 002171

Retired senior health officer Dr. Victor Mathuraretnam Samuel Thevathasan identifies the hygiene issues surrounding street hawkers and how the Public Health Division implemented better hygiene measures.

Tiffin Carriers
Interview with WEE, Ann nee Wilcox
Accession Number 001623

The late Ann Wee nee Wilcox talks about the use of tiffin carriers and the types of food that she would order takeaway in them.

Western Food
Interview with GABRIEL, Vincent
Accession Number 002909

Food consultant Vincent Gabriel describes the introduction of western food chains such as Swenson’s and McDonald’s to Singapore.

Kite-flying
Interview with DE CONCEICAO, Aloysius Leo
Accession Number 002057

Aloysius Leo de Conceicao describes recreation activities at large fields and how people used to compete in kite-flying.

Pastimes and Gatherings
Interview with TAN, Richard Swee Guan 陈瑞源
Accession Number 002108

Retired artistic director Richard Tan recalls the daily pastimes of his grandmother such as Chap Ji Kee (a card game) and mahjong and how recreational activities served as a way for family and neighbours to bond together.

Open-air Cinemas
Interview with CHAN Chong Beng 曾宗敏
Accession Number 003186

Businessman Chan Chong Beng describes his experience of watching shows at the open-air cinema.

People’s Cultural Concerts
Interview with THIRUNAVUKKARASU, Vaidyanathan (V. T. Arasu)
Accession Number 002307

Former Ministry of Culture liaison officer Vaidyanathan Thirunavukkarasu explains how the government introduced the Aneka Ragam Rakyat (People’s Cultural Concerts) in 1959 in order to foster cultural appreciation.

The Kampung Spirit
Interview with CHAN Chong Beng 曾宗敏
Accession Number 003186

Businessman Chan Chong Beng describes the kampung spirit and the warm relationships between villagers.

Kampung Ties
Interview with MAAROF Salleh
Accession Number 002818

ISEAS research fellow Maarof Salleh elaborates on the rapport among villagers despite racial differences in kampungs.

Gotong-royong
Interview with CHEW, Michael Yew Kuen 周幼恭
Accession Number 003648

Businessman Michael Chew describes his experience with gotong-royong (communal assistance) during his schooldays.