Soour Hai Gov interviewed by Diana Giese in the Khmer Community in Australia oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 149902
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Gov, Soour, 1969-
- 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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- 2000
- 2 digital audio tapes (ca. 125 min.)
- Series:
- Khmer Community in Australia oral history project.
- Summary:
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Mr Gov speaks about his time in refugee camps in Thailand; coming to Australia in 1983; racism he has experienced in Australia; his involvement with the Khmer Community of New South Wales, including his work with Khmer youth; the problems facing Khmer youth in Australia; his role as Chairperson of the Cambodian-Australian Welfare Council of New South Wales; the difficulty of preserving Khmer culture in Australia; his Buddhist faith; his family background; his business activities; his plans for the future; his visit to Cambodia in 1990; and his feelings on Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on January 13, 2000 in Cabramatta, N.S.W.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Corrected transcript (typescript, 74 leaves)
- Subject:
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- Gov, Soour, 1969- -- Interviews
- Khmers -- New South Wales -- Interviews
- Cambodian Australians -- New South Wales -- Interviews
- Youth workers -- New South Wales -- Interviews
- Cambodian Australians -- New South Wales -- Social conditions -- 1965-
- Cambodian Australians -- New South Wales -- Social life and customs
- Occupation:
- Youth workers
- Other authors/contributors:
- Giese, Diana, 1947-
- Related Records:
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- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2000
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