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Fong, Kaylene

Born
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Summary

The Fong family moved from Northbridge to Inglewood, to a house on the corner of Beaufort and Salisbury Streets.

The family moved when Kaylene reached school age. The children attended North Inglewood Primary School until 1967, when the family moved to East Victoria Park

Kaylene was the only Chinese student at the school at the time, and experienced racial taunts for the first time, from the older students. There were very few Chinese living in the metropolitan area at the time due to the White Australia Policy

Images

Title
Dellace Lums holding Kaylene Fong at the rear of Hop Hing & Co., 124 James Street, 1957
Type
Photograph
Date
1957
Place
Australia - Western Australia - Perth
Details
Title
John Kee Fong holding daughter Kaylene at the rear of Hop Hing & Co., 124 James Street, 1956
Type
Photograph
Date
1956
Place
Australia - Western Australia - Perth
Details
Title
Kaylene Fong gives three month old brother Clifton a cuddle, 1958
Type
Photograph
Date
1958
Place
Australia - Western Australia - Perth
Details
Title
Kaylene Fong in front of the Fong Family home at 90 Salisbury Street, Inglewood, 1961
Type
Photograph
Date
1961
Place
Australia - Western Australia - Perth
Details
Title
Kaylene, Digby and Clifton Fong at 124 James Street, 1960
Type
Photograph
Date
1960
Place
Australia - Western Australia - Perth
Details
Title
Leo and Sadie Addicoat with Kaylene Fong and Clifton Fong outside 7 Hotham Street, Bayswater, 1959
Type
Photograph
Date
1959
Place
Australia - Western Australia - Perth
Details
Title
North Inglewood Primary School Grade 1 class photograph, 1962
Type
Photograph
Date
1962
Place
Australia - Western Australia - Perth
Details
Title
Winifred Fong with daughter Kaylene and friend Dellace Lums at the rear of 124 James Street, 1957
Type
Photograph
Date
1957
Place
Australia - Western Australia - Perth
Details

Prepared by: Northbridge History Project

Created: 8 December 2011