top of page

23 My parents' first Christmas

  • sunangel15
  • Jan 2, 2024
  • 1 min read

Updated: Feb 11, 2024

My parents (Mainland China --> Hong Kong, 1970s):


ree

ree

(Christmas light outside the former Hong Kong HSBC head office in the 1970s)



Disclaimer: The interview was conducted in Cantonese and I imitated them in the recording. I have offered the most accurate emotions and translation possible.  




Reference:

1 Comment


Roberta Bivins
Roberta Bivins
Feb 27, 2024

What a delightful pair of stories. I loved your Dad's comment that we here will never understand -- and your mom's Christmas socks and Auntie's trees!😍

Like
Want to share you immigration Christmas story?

Thanks for sharing!

Click here for the sources of the content on the advent calendar:

HI3H7: Foreign Bodies, Contagious Communities: Migration in the Modern World - Public History Project

University of Warwick

February 2024

bottom of page