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Rewarded With Food for Working Hard
Mr. Friesen describes feeling fortunate to have been selected for stevedoring as compared to steel or coal work. He describes underground trade with the coal crew.
Decision to go to Hong Kong or Japan
Mr. Friesen discusses the choice of either staying in Sham Shui Po or joining the labour draft to Japan. He describes his voyage to Niigata.
Desperate Measures for Survival
Mr. Friesen describes the desperation of some of the Kai Tek labourers, minimal medical facilities in Hong Kong, and his personal vow to survive.
You Knew you had to Drink It
Mr. Friesen describes various diseases in the camp and the attempts to curb them with meagre medication and rations.
Fooled in Buying a Carton of Milk
Mr. Friesen describes his first POW experience at Sham Shui Po and being conned by the local Chinese.
Among Japanese Bombing Forces
Mr. Friesen describes how heavy Japanese bombing forces the Allies to surrender Hong Kong.
Hong Kong was Pretty Primitive at that Time
Mr. Friesen gives some impressions of Hong Kong and discusses preparations for the expected Japanese attack.
Riot Breaks out Over Tripe
Mr. Friesen describes the food related embarkation riot in Vancouver, and the Awatia’s not-so-secretive stop in Honolulu, Hawaii on the voyage to Hong Kong.
I Couldn’t Talk, I was Stunned
Mr. Hunt describes his bittersweet homecoming - a warm family reunion and learning of his sister’s recent death.
They Never had a Roll Call This Last Four Years
Mr. Hunt describes how tension in the camp masks the reality that the war is over.
I’m a Priest; I’m Gonna’ Bless Them for You
Mr. Hunt describes making prayer beads from seeds and a cross from bones.
My Legs Were Black, Blue and Purple.
Mr. Hunt describes his brother, and others, stealing rice from the Japanese.
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