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Interview with Fiapapalagi Robertson

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Date

24 May 1993

By

Robertson, Fiapapalagi, 1939-

Reference

OHInt-0402-11

Description

Fiapapalagi Robertson was born in Samoa and is the eldest daughter in the family. Due to family circumstances she was unable to attend school until she was 12 years of age, being needed to look after the younger children. Describes life growing up in Samoa, size of family plantation and the work done by women. In 1961 Fiapapalagi and her husband to be (a minister in the Assembly of God Church) came to New Zealand and after some time in Wellington, where they were married, settled in Wanganui where she works as a nurse aide in the Jubilee Hospital. Compares housing in New Zealand with that in Samoa.

Abstracted by - Karen Kitson

Awards/funding - Funded through the Women's Suffrage Centennial Year Trust

Other - Additional photographs on file at WRM archives

Interviewer(s) - Karen Kitson

Venue - 42 Liverpool Street

Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-006721-23; OHLC-004139-41

Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 2.30 Hours and minutes Duration.

Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-1569.

One photograph of Fiapapalagi Robertson

Additional description

Alternative form available: Listening copies OHLC-003513 - OHLC-003515; OHLC-004139 - OHLC-004141

A digital copy of the tape 2 is available in the Library's Reading Room

Copies held at Whanganui Regional Museum

Use/Reproduction

No public use without permission of donor Copyright: Copyright held by Whanganui Regional Museum

Access restrictions

Restricted - Content cannot be accessed without permission - Access requires written permission of the donor

Part of

Women's suffrage centennial year project

Format

3 C60 cassette(s), 1 printed abstract(s), 1 interview(s), 2.30 Hours and minutes Duration, Oral histories, Illustration: One photograph of Fiapapalagi Robertson, Equipment used: Sony WM-D6C: ECM144 microphones

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