• Title
  File 06: Rosemary Kariuki-Fyfe interview by Louise Whelan, 3 December 2013
• Level of description
  file
• Date
  
  3 December 2013
• Type of material
  Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories
• Reference code
  9605104
• Physical Description
  2 audio files (43 min.) - digital, WAV, stereo (48 kHz, 24 bit)
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Rosemary Kariuki-Fyfe (b. 1960) grew up on a working farm in a small village in Kenya, attending primary school and then boarding school. She moved to the city following her marriage in 1982 and had three children, but returned to her village after ten years. In 1999, after problems with theft from her business, she migrated to Australia, later applying for asylum and bringing her children to Australia on student visas. After working in a variety of permanent and temporary positions, primarily in office administration, she is currently employed as a Mulicultural Community Liaison Officer with the New South Wales Police Force.
  
  Reference:
  Library correspondence file
• Collection history
  Recorded at Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, on 3 December 2013
• Scope and Content
  Rosemary Kariuki-Fyfe describes life in her village in Kenya as part of a large family on a working farm, her desire to escape the usual fate of village girls and her reasons for moving to Australia. She speaks of her experiences on her arrival in Sydney, the different areas she lived and worked in, and how her various jobs and community work have given her the knowledge and skills for her current position.
• Copying Conditions
  Copyright status:: In copyright
  Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales
  Rights and Restrictions Information:: Download available for research, personal use and public use
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• General note
  
  Acquired in digital format; access copy available online
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Kariuki-Fyfe, Rosemary, 1960-
  
• Subject
  Kenyans--Australia.
  Police-community relations--New South Wales.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE7951189
• Digital Collection
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