Joy Hopwood interviewed by Frank Heimans in the Australian generations oral history project
- Bib ID:
- 6252049
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Hopwood, Joy, 1969-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Written permission required for research and personal copies; access closed for public use during the lifetime of the interviewee or until 2060.
- Description:
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- 2012
- 4 sound files (approximately 180 min.)
- Series:
- Australian generations oral history project.
- Summary:
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Joy Hopwood, born in Singapore, talks about arriving in Australia in 1970 with her parents; her parents’ backgrounds; her father’s employment in Australia; her childhood in Perth, WA; her early career and motivations; Playschool at ABC; family roles in her family; her extended family in Ipoh, Malaysia; experiencing racism in Australia; her stage performances; Christmas dinners and Chinese New Year meals; health; her mother; her parents' attitude to conservation of natural resources; GFS Girl Guides; athletics; the impact of Sesame Street on her; being an author; politics; trip to New York and 9/11; moving to Sydney; her education; painting and film making; her relationships; holidays and overseas travels; her career; The Wong Side of Life; her work ethic; the changes in communication and technology; the collective memory of her generation; the status of women; Jim Henson; achievements of her working life; her published stories; career options for different generations.
- Notes:
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- Catalogue record generated as part of a batch load.
- Recorded on 30 April and 1, 14 May 2012 in Sydney, N.S.W
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (7 pages)
- Subject:
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- Other authors/contributors:
- Heimans, Frank, 1943-, interviewer
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This belongs to the Australian generations oral history project.
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- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2012
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