Ron Tong interviewed by Diana Giese for the Post-war Chinese Australians oral history project (sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2133227
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Tong, Ronald F., 1962-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research; written permission required for personal copies and public use during the lifetime of the interviewee.
- Description:
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- 1995 Apr. 15
- 1 digital audio tape (ca. 74 min.)
- Series:
- Post-war Chinese Australians oral history project.
- Summary:
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Ron Tong, a general manager, talks of his grandfather's migration to Australia; working as a teacher; his initial involvement in the family produce business; his masters degree; the impact of the recession in the late 1980s; being Chairman of the Institute of Management; racism; doing business with Asia; the sister city of Beihai; government strategies to plan and refine exports; Institute of Exporters; future family involvement in the business.
- Notes:
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- Recorded in Cairns on April 15, 1995.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Uncorrected draft transcript available (typescript, 52 leaves)
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Giese, Diana, 1947-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Post-war Chinese Australians oral history project.
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- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1995
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