Siam: Kenneth on Ministering to the Chinese in His Parish, esp. Through Building Schools

Siam: Kenneth on Ministering to the Chinese in His Parish, esp. Through Building Schools

In his parish, there were at least two million people, and a substantial portion were Chinese working on rubber gardens and tin mines. They had no Chinese schools for their children. Kenneth had the bright idea that perhaps he could interest them in building primary schools, say, through the fourth grade, to teach their children Chinese and Chinese culture and history and so on. He was concerned that they were rapidly losing their culture. All of the Chinese communities that built schools with Kenneth's help became Christian, developed their own churches, and of course needed pastors, some of whom they brought down from China. 

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 1938

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Over a course of 13 years Kip Landon (Kenneth Landon Jr.) began recording stories from his parents, Margaret and Kenneth Landon, resulting in 95 hours of recordings. Beginning on July 20, 1976, recording finished in June, 1978. The project resumed again in 1982 for a few months. After a long break, the third recording period began in 1988 and concluded in March 1989.

Kenneth Landon (1903-1993)

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Box 78: Item 1: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles" Tapes 55-60

Hour 60, clip 2

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical