In this interview, Rosaland Chung discusses her family life in China, the impact of the second Sino-Japanese war on her living situation and work opportunties, and her immigration history.
Rosaland Chung was born in 1924 in Shanghai, China. Her family was originally from Guangdong province, China. She comments on the deaths of her mother, her elder brother, and her father. Rosaland was raised by a nanny and was looked after by her uncle. When Japan invaded China, Rosaland’s family escaped to Yingzujie.
Rosaland discusses the impact of the Japanese invasion; her first job was at her father’s company, which was shut down during the war. She found work as a private secretary, during which time her family struggled to find food. The Japanese occupation of her city forced Rosaland and her family to flee to the British concession in Shanghai. She worked for the Nanjing government as a Human Resources officer until the Communist revolution in 1949, at which time she left Shanghai for Hong Kong.
Rosaland held a variety of jobs in Hong Kong, where she met her husband, who was a doctor from Macao. She describes moving to Macao, where she raised a family of five children. Some of her children came to Canada to study. After the death of her husband, Rosaland immigrated to Toronto, Ontario (in 1975), where she resided at the time of the interview.
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