The Story of Nanyang (南洋故事)
Nanyang is the Chinese term for the region of South-East Asia during the period of massive Chinese emigration starting in the 1640s. The Story of Nanyang (南洋故事) is a Chinese…
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Unraveling Bock’s, The Head-Hunters Of Borneo: A Narrative Of Travel Up The Mahakkam And Down The Barito; Also, Journeyings In Sumatra
Hello from NUS Libraries, This blog article is a follow-up to the previous one which provides an overview of Early Voyages and Travels in Southeast Asia, a new exhibition on…
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Singapore, Chinese Migration and the Making of the British Empire
When Stamford Raffles founded Singapore in 1819, the island was an unknown place with a population of 1,000. By 1867, when the Straits Settlements were granted Crown Colony status, Singapore…
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The Life and Times of Gerald De Cruz: A Singaporean of Many Worlds
Gerald de Cruz is best remembered by Singaporeans for his robust lectures against the ideology of communism during the 1960s. His commitment to progressive ideas and movements reveals a man…
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Biographies of Prominent Personalities in Nanyang (南洋名人集传)
择其人之善为杨 量其人之才为称 但期得取鼓励激发之效果 ~ 林博爱 南洋名人集传 or Biographies of Prominent Personalities in Nanyang records the stories of 3,045 prominent Chinese in Southeast Asia, including Goh Say Eng (吴世荣), Cheong…
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The Straits Chinese Magazine: A Quarterly Journal of Oriental and Occidental Culture
The Straits Chinese Magazine: A Quarterly Journal of Oriental and Occidental Culture (Thereafter, The SCM) was first published in March 1897 by the Koh Yew Hean Press in Singapore. One…
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Cultural Construction of Nanyang Chinese Community in Late Qing & Early Republican China: Discovery of a Cultural Space 晚清民初南洋華人社群的文化建构: 一种文化空間的發現
This book investigates some critical issues in the formation of the cultural identity of the Nanyang or Southeast Asian Chinese through analysing cultural space of and in the Nanyang. The…
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From the Blue Windows: Recollections of Life in Queenstown, Singapore, in the 1960s and 1970s
Still, I sometimes wonder if there will be any landscapes familiar to my generation that future generations will be able to come into actual contact with. The Queenstown of my…
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Migration, Transmission, Localisation: Visual Art in Singapore (1886-1945) 流动迁移在地经历: 新加坡视觉艺术现象(1886-1945)
Published in 2017, the Chinese book titled Migration, Transmission, Localisation: Visual Art in Singapore [流动迁移在地经历: 新加坡视觉艺术现象 (1886-1945)] depicts how Singapore was an important hub for artists who travelled to and…
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A Note on Medicine in Ancient Times
The internet – which facilitates the sharing of information – has made it possible for us to find out about the medical treatment options suitable for various health conditions. However,…
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