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Life for the sailors and families who settled in Liverpool and London during World War II.

Anna Chen investigates what life was like for the sailors and families who settled in Liverpool and London during the Second World War. From May 2007.

Anna Chen sets out to uncover the early history of the Chinese who came to Britain before the takeaway boom of the 1960s.

3/10. From Ship to Shore

Most Chinese people who came to Britain were seamen recruited to work aboard British merchant ships, a practice that dates back to the Napoleonic wars. Anna investigates what life was like for those sailors and their families who settled in the ports of Liverpool and London during the Second World War.

From 2007.

Producer: Mukti Jain Campion
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Anna Chen sets out to uncover the early history of the Chinese who came to Britain

Anna Chen sets out to uncover the early history of the Chinese who came to Britain before the takeaway boom of the 1960s.

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