2020 ended with some exciting news for Singapore: in mid-December UNESCO added Singapore’s hawker culture to its list of intangible cultural heritage. In honour of this unique designation, we return to one of the first episodes of Home on the Dot, which explored Singapore’s rich hawker center culture and shared the stories of young “hawkerpreneurs” bringing new life to what is often perceived as a dying art. We also get a hot take on the UNESCO designation from Dr. Hamzah Muzaini, an expert on heritage and remembrance, who shares his pride and excitement for hawker culture and reflects on his own daily hawker routine. Close out 2020 and ring in the new year with this celebration of Singapore’s open-air dining room: the hawker center.
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Updated Links about the UNESCO addition and Hawker Culture:
– Dr. Hamzah bin Muzaini’s Profile Page:
https://fass.nus.edu.sg/sea/people/hamzah-bin-muzaini/
– Webinar Series by the National Heritage Board:
“Singapore Hawker Culture: A Webinar Series – People, Food and Places” on Zoom on Tuesday, 8 January 2021 from 2 pm to 4 pm. It will be free and open to all.
Interested participants may register their attendance via the following link https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4WiZxOY2Tx2bPbDEXT9zXA.
– Official Nomination Video submitted to UNESCO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOJLVclAY_4-
– The Straits Times Mini-site on Hawker Culture:
https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/food/our-hawkers-our-heritage
– Some stories (in Japanese) about Joey and his Hainanese chicken rice food truck in Tokyo, named Balestier!
http://www.chees.tokyo.jp/article/balestier.html?fbclid=IwAR3H8ZO6PeDSvUljTGwi3Vi-NTVJ5bSpHicM3S7-jpn_6w5mnRpBrHQEUwc
https://foodtruck.mellow.jp/media/people/26?fbclid=IwAR17PN9336PQwEg39tFtQtX2b07u5Z-dMl1UahsXV_laNxGliLUF5r-jyqs
https://dot.asahi.com/aera/photoarticle/2020100100097.html?page=1&fbclid=IwAR39hvvp6i_jUMIxhqR_I_s0oXD7DZBTxG6BheEMd_S2vbYO0OXDjuTJSyY
– Picture of Joey’s Food Truck
– Joey’s Hainanese Chicken Rice
Season 1 Links about Hawker Centres:
– Morley, D. (2000). Home Territories: Media, Mobility and Identity. London; New York:
Routledge.
– Raffaella, N. C. (2018, January 26). ‘Hipster’ hawker centre opens in Pasir Ris. Retrieved from https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/hipster-hawker-centre-opens-in-pasir-ris
– Sek, V. (2018, July 27). Inspired After A Trip To Japan, These 3 Millennials Started Selling Japanese-Fusion Food At A Hawker Centre. Retrieved from https://vulcanpost.com/643981/plum-and-rice-japanese-fusion-singapore/
– Siau, M. E. (2018, August 19). Singapore eyes a spot for its hawker culture on UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list. TODAY Online. Retrieved from https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/singapore-eyes-spot-its-hawker-culture-unesco-intangible-cultural-heritage-list
– Video about Singapore Day in Melbourne, 2017:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNy5uCl3CGA
– Professor Pow Choon Piew’s Profile Page:
https://profile.nus.edu.sg/fass/geopowcp/
– Vibrant Hawker Centres Programme:
https://www.nea.gov.sg/programmes-grants/grants-and-awards/vibrant-hawker-centres
– Historical background:
http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1637_2010-01-31.html
– National Day Rally 2018: Singapore to nominate hawker culture for Unesco listing:
https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/national-day-rally-2018-singapore-to-nominate-hawker-culture-for-unesco-listing
– Hawker culture to be nominated for Unesco heritage list: 8 famous stalls in Singapore:
https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/food/hawker-culture-to-be-nominated-for-unesco-heritage-list-8-famous-stalls-in-singapore
– New incubation programme helps aspiring hawkers to set their stalls out:
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/new-incubation-programme-helps-aspiring-hawkers-to-set-their-stalls-out
– Serving up help for hawkers and better hawker centres:
https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/serving-up-help-for-hawkers-and-better-hawker-centres
– Singaporeans can nominate their favourite local hawker stalls in three new categories:
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singaporeans-can-nominate-their-favourite-local-hawker-stalls-in-three-new-categories
– Hawker culture must evolve to ensure survival:
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/hawker-culture-must-evolve-to-ensure-survival
– $90m fund lined up to boost hawker trade:
https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/90m-fund-lined-up-to-boost-hawker-trade
– Can ‘hipster’ hawker centres work?:
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/can-hipster-hawker-centres-work
– More hawker centres to be run by social enterprises:
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/more-hawker-centres-to-be-run-by-social-enterprises
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