I HAD a late night conversation with my mother a few days ago.
I began by asking her if depression was widespread in the 1950s and 60s. My mother, who is 73 years old, saw the Federation of Malaya gain independence in 1957, lived through the Communist insurgency and May 13, 1969, race riots, and experienced Malaysia’s socioeconomic transformation since the 1950s.
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