Sonja talks more about her family and describes the fate of her grandparents. INT: And Marion, you’re Sonja’s daughter, would you like to add anything? M: Well one thing mum didn’t mention was when my grandfather flew off in this jet with the woman from the Thai embassy somehow or another they ended up in… Continue Reading Sonja Hancox – Afterthoughts
Sonja explains how she feels in relation to Scotland. INT: Tell me if you look back on your time here in Scotland what would you say were the high points for you? SH: Probably acceptance. Nobody ever asked me…….they thought I was just foreign, you know. But I could have been Italian or Spanish or…… Continue Reading Sonja Hancox – Reflection on Life
Sonja tells the interviewer why she ended up in Scotland and about her life here. INT: And…So what, after all these apprenticeships, what job did you end up doing? SH: I became a milliner. INT: Oh. SH: Because that was part of my mother’s – what she did in the shops. INT: Right, and yet… Continue Reading Sonja Hancox – Settling In
Sonja describes her experiences after arriving in Britain. SH: And so we arrived, we went to London first where we had rich relations but they only took us to see the sights. You know what it was like? INT: Yes. I think that was common. SH: Yes. We saw the Bank of England and everything… Continue Reading Sonja Hancox – Life During the War
Sonja talks about her family and the changes that she noticed once the Nazis came to power. She describes life in Germany before they became refugees. INT: Today is the 24th of July 2013 and I’m here to interview Sonja Hancox. Sonja, could you tell me first when and where you were born and what… Continue Reading Sonja Hancox – Life Before The War