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| Oral History Project dates |
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Oct 2005 – Dec 2006
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| Supported by |
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the Heritage Lottery Fund
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| Total number of participants in project |
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24 interviewees of the older generation
6 of the younger generation
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| Total number of hours of volunteer training |
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one day training for oral history interviewing skills
and on going one to one, peer support in graphic design, illustrations,
editing, transcribing, translations, and audio editing.
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| Total number of hours of volunteering |
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over 2500 hours since October
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| Total number of hours of interviews |
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over 40 hours of interviewing hours
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| Participants' profile |
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Age: 30 – 87
Country of origin: Hong Kong, Malaysia, Trinidad, India, Britain, Mainland China, Mauritius,
Language: Cantonese, Mandarin, And English
Gender: 10 females + 12 males
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| Volunteers' profile |
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Age: 18 – 35
Country of origin: Britain (& Wales), China (Hong Kong & Mainland), Italy,
Bangladesh, Norway, German, France
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| Outcomes of the project |
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- One-hour documentary titled "How Far Do Leaves Fall?"
- An educational resource booklet titled "Dragons & Teacups" (also available as an e-booklet)
- An interactive cd-rom titled "The Incredible Adventures of Chi"
- A photo collection of 100+ T-shirts designed by children for K.I.D.S. Ltd. (Kreative In Design Shirts)
- A 'resizable' installation available at no charge to be displayed at community centres, libraries, museums, art galleries, exhibitions, and schools
- A family pack for children to learn and engage how to do their own oral history interview with their family members
- A website with audio clips of the oral history interviewees
- An archive of oral history interviews of the Chinese living in London
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