This book tells the story of Singapore – how an island and a people with limited resources turned vulnerability into strength, with human ingenuity and good engineering — Lee Hsien…
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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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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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The author, Anne Haila used Singapore as a case study to build up an original theory of urban land. Although Singapore is the focus, the book is not only a…
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In the development of societies regulations in Singapore during the British colonial era, the suppression of secret societies and the prohibition against the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party) are two incidents…
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Professor Carl A. Trocki is a renowned American historian specialising in the history of Southeast Asia and China. He was formerly Professor of Asian Studies at the Queensland University of…
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Hello from the Collections Team, Hope everyone enjoyed reading the post on Exhibition: Evolution of NUS Libraries by our team. It is less than four months before the year draws…
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We recently acquired some issues of Straits Produce, a magazine published in the latter part of the 19th century and through the first quarter of the 20th century. From the…
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Ipoh, the capital of Perak in Malaysia, is known for many things. In history, it is known for tin mining and Chinese immigration. Today, visitors to the city are more…
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We Chinese always want the next generation to do better, not to suffer so much, and to enjoy a better standard of living than ourselves ~ quote by an unnamed…
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