Annex A Template of Historical Research Log Sheet (Individual) Name and reg. number
Claire Sim (22)
Class
2C
Selected Community
Chinese
Publication Date Title of Source Title of Website/Book/Article URL of Source Aspect of Japanese Occupation experience reflected in source *Check the boxes of the relevant category by double clicking on the box
Visual Source 1942-1944 GROUP PHOTOGRAPH OF A JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASS DURING THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION National Archives of Singapore https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/photographs/record-detail s/21d0d18e-1162-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad Living conditions Treatment from the Japanese Education Working Conditions Social relations with a member from a different community living in Singapore Visual Source
Q: What can you infer from your selected source about the experiences of a member from your selected community? Explain your answer. You should only write a maximum of 150 words in this segment. I can infer from the source that the Chinese community went through education with other races. The source shows many different students of different races in one class group photo. This tells us that the Chinese mixed with other races often to take lessons. The strict and proper attire and seating/standing arrangement with no facial expressions on their faces shows that the people are living in acceptance - they are not feeling happy nor upset that they have to mix with other races. They just followed what the Japanese said. From contextual knowledge, locals of Syonan-to were forced to learn Japanese as part of imposing the culture. [113 words] Oral Interview Publication Date 14 May 1983 Title of Source LEE Tian Soo Japanese Occupation of Singapore, Accession Number 00265 Title of National Archives of Singapore Website/Book/Article URL of Source https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/Flipviewer/publish/e/e23b 2285-115d-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad-OHC000265_003/web/ht ml5/index.html?launchlogo=tablet/OralHistoryInterviews_brandin gLogo_.png&pn=2 Aspect of Japanese Living conditions Occupation Treatment from the Japanese experience reflected Education in source Working Conditions *Check the boxes of the Social relations with a member from a different relevant category by double clicking on the box community living in Singapore “They [bread] were not pure flour, they were from tapioca mixed with sago flour. [...], the bread which we buy is like rubber. When you throw it onto the floor, it can bounce back. [...] life being uncertain. Even the bread, when we buy, there is a left-over, there is no such thing as throwing it away. We used to slice it into small pieces and baked it in the sun, keep it. So whenever one needs to eat, just fry it with the oil, palm oil or whatever, coconut oil. Coconut oil also hard to get, just to eat like that.” Oral interview by Lee Tian Soo [100 words] Q: What can you infer from your selected source about the experiences of a member from your selected community? Explain your answer. You should only write a maximum of 150 words in this segment. I can infer that the Chinese experienced severe food scarcity. The source mentions that they “baked it [bread] in the sun, keep it. So whenever one needs to eat, just fry it with the oil, palm oil or whatever, coconut oil.” This tells us that the Chinese had to go through much trouble just to preserve their food through the sun so that it would be easier to eat it later on. Even later, they randomly dump in any oil they could find. They could not get staple food like real bread. “not pure flour, they were from tapioca mixed with sago flour.” and rubber-like. The bread was made of a weird combination of flour, and the Chinese would want to eat something that's described as inedible. - they went to extreme measures to survive. From contextual knowledge, there was a severe shortage of food from the war disruptions.