• Title
  Item 1: Maulyn Hsu Hatcher interview by Virginia Macleod
• Level of description
  item
• Date
  
  12 May 2021
• Type of material
  Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories
• Reference code
  9663944
• Physical Description
  2 audio files (2 hr., 9 min.) - digital, WAV, stereo (48 kHz, 24 bit)
  
• Scope and Content
  Maulyn Hsu Hatcher discusses her family's background and their move from Shanghai due to the Communism movement. She talks about her early childhood in Hong Kong and their move to Sydney, Australia in 1962. Hatcher speaks about her schooling and then her tertiary education at Macquarie University, studying economics, accounting and languages, and taking part in the Chinese students club.
  
  Hatcher discusses her work in the family enamelware business in Hong Kong and visiting the family factories in Africa. She discusses the changing trends, which led to the diversification into kitchenware and cabinetry in partnership with the German company, Bosch. She talks about setting up a kitchenware showroom at Beaumont House, which is how she met members of The Women's Club, which was located in the same building.
  
  Hatcher talks about being a Board member and participating in the negotiation with the developers to have the Club remain in the premise of the new building, planning with architects and designers, and the opening of The Women's Club new premises. She talks about the various activities she participates in, including various circles and lunches, using the accommodation of affiliate clubs interstate and overseas, and significant members and staff. Hatcher also comments on the lack of racial discrimination during her upbringing in Sydney in the 1960s onwards.
• Language
  English
• Copying Conditions
  In copyright:
  Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• General note
  
  Recorded at The Women's Club in Sydney, New South Wales, on 12 May 2021
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Hatcher, Maulyn Hsu
  
• Subject
  Hatcher, Maulyn Hsu--Interviews.
  Sydney (N.S.W.)--Social life and customs--1965-
  Businesswomen--New South Wales.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE20253920

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