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Lee Kin Lin, during the Japanese occupation, had to stop schooling as all the secondary schools were forced to shut down and thus, he began working for the first time in his life. As he started working, he faced a lot of new different problems and many changes. One of the changes and problem he had to face was that he always did not have enough food to keep him full and he had to live in constant fear for his life.
Source Origin: Celine Ackerman Blogspot
Date: 1942

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Source Origin: Singapore Memory Project
Date:1935

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Group Essay-----THE H.I. QUESTION: DID THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION CHANGE THE LIVES OR TEENAGERS OR NOT

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Group Essay-----THE H.I. QUESTION: DID THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION CHANGE THE LIVES OR TEENAGERS OR NOT

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Yes, the Japanese Occupation did change the lives of teenagers quite a lot.

This can be seen from the comparison about the health of the teenagers, Sources A and B. Under the British, they had good healthcare, and saw private doctors when they were sick, however, under the Japanese's rule, teenagers cannot even afford basic needs that prevents them from illness or injuries. These shows that due to the change of government, many issues that rose up affected teen's health.

Secondly,this can be seen from the comparison between the school life of teenagers, sources C and D. Before the war, they were able to learn English, and other academic subject.Under the war, the teenagers were only taught Japanese language.These shows that due to only the change in their government, they can only learn Japanese language which was what they initially had no idea of since they were not even Japanese.

Thirdly,this can be seen from the comparison between the leisure of teenagers. Source E states that before the war, teenagers watched movies often.However, during the war, source F states that they could only play traditional games.These shows that due to the war, there was an absence of technology in their leisure and their leisure uses more physical strength compared to before the war.

Fourthly, this can be seen from the fact that teenagers had to drop out of school during WW2 and was unable to continue with their education due to the closing of schools. On top of that, they had to feed themselves thus causing them to have to go to work, but it was not assured that the food that they get would fill their stomach. It can also be implied that they were being treated badly by their employer.

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Source B: Health of Teenagers' after WWII

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Source B: Health of Teenagers' after WWII

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Description: Interview with a lady who survived the Japanese Occupation Singapore as a teenager
Date: 11 April 2012
Source Type: Oral Interview

“I remembered blisters and calluses formed on my hands from digging the soil and carrying hoes,” Ah Ma said. “They were really painful but we didn’t have any money to buy gloves to protect my hands.”

Source: https://seejy.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/my-grandmas-stories-japanese-occupation-of-horror-and-terror/

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Source F:Leisure and Recreation DURING WW2

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Source F:Leisure and Recreation DURING WW2

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"Despite the poverty and lack of materials.. they had more time to play with each other...playing marbles, kutti kutti, five stones, hopscotch, rounders and climbing jambu as well as rambutan trees."
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Origin: Singapore Memory Project
Date: 08/06/1945
Description: Memory of Uncle Haq
Type: Written source

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Source A: Health of Teenagers' before WWII

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Source A: Health of Teenagers' before WWII

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Description: Report on students' health services
Date: 1921 November 1st
Source type: Written account

"The School Health Services in Singapore was established in 1921...The Education Department announced in October 1920 that the medical inspection of school children in government and aided schools had been introduced in across the Straits Settlements. School children were seen as “the starting point of the new preventive medicine”
In 1922, the Education Department handed over the role of school medical inspection to the Medical Department, which would enable them to follow up on providing free treatment to students who needed it... When a child was identified for further treatment, he or she was referred to private doctors..."

Source Origin: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/timeline/1819-1945

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Source E:Leisure and Recreation BEFORE WW2

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Source E:Leisure and Recreation BEFORE WW2

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"We go fishing, picnic and swimming.Of course our favourite haunt is Roxy Cinema, where we catch a show usually Saturday afternoon...So it was a real treat for us, especially weekends!
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Origin: The National Archive of Singapore
Description: Memory of Mr Daniel Teo Tong How
Date: Year 1900-1941
Type: Written source (oral                   interview)

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“They teach you the katakana and the hiragana and the Japanese language, Nippon-go … And the teachers themselves too learned Japanese, Nippon-go at that moment also together with us… no other subjects were taught except language. Only language.”

Date: 1943

Source: http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/

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“The core subjects studied while I was in school, they were English, Mathematics and Chinese. English, even in those days, was considered a sort of world language. It’s a key to studying Science and also, commerce, things like that.”

Date: 1937

Source: http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/