Archives Invites – Karen Hoisington: Personal Correspondences of World War II Heroine, Elizabeth Choy OBE
Archives Invites – Karen Hoisington: Personal Correspondences of World War II Heroine, Elizabeth Choy OBE
Join Karen Hoisington as she examines the post-World War II collection of letters and correspondences between Elizabeth Choy, Singapore’s prominent World War II heroine, and the British Royalty. Why did the British Royalty and other world leaders correspond with Elizabeth, a simple teacher, in such a personal manner and what were her responses to them?
Besides the consequential words of powerful personalities as such Winston Churchill and General Tomoyuki Yamashita, the accounts of local war survivors – such as Elizabeth Choy – help to a greater understanding of the Japanese Occupation of Singapore (1942-45).
Free Admission.
Karen Hoisington is a compelling storyteller of Singapore’s history and heritage. She has spoken to audiences at the National Museum of Singapore, National Library, National Archives, Prime Minister’s Office, and heritage societies in Malaysia and Thailand. She was an adjunct lecturer at various local polytechnics as well as Kyoto International University, Japan. Karen has authored three books: A Flower in the Fall, a historical novel set in World War II Singapore, and two professional books on branding. Karen is related by marriage as a distant relative of Elizabeth’s war hero husband, Choy Khun Heng, OBE.
Community histories unfold in this series that traces Singapore’s social past with help from the archives.
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Event Details
- Level 3, Oldham Theatre, National Archives of Singapore
- 13 Feb 2020
- 7pm - 8pm
- Free Admission