Symposium on The History of Overseas Chinese in Singapore
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DescriptionThe Symposium on The History of Overseas Chinese in Singapore was held on 3 February 2021 to reflect upon Chinese activity in Singapore, from the time of itinerant sea traders, to the era of more permanent settlement in colonial times, and on the establishment of Singapore as an independent nation. It focused on themes such as the history of Chinese education and the shaping of Chinese identities in Singapore, with the aim of inspiring further exploration of the complex and intricate ways in which various ethnic groups have come together to make Singapore what it is today.
This symposium was made possible through the Tan Chin Tuan Chinese Culture & Civilisations Programme.
Disclaimer: The views or opinions expressed by guest speakers are solely their own and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Yale-NUS College.
Chinese in Singapore: Parallels, Continuities, What’s New
Wang Gungwu 王賡武
University Professor, National University of Singapore.
An Introduction to the Chinese Textbook Used by the Colonial Government for the Civil Service
Kua Bak Lim 柯木林
Council Member and Chairman of the Research Committee, Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations.
Disappearing Chinese Vernacular Schools in Singapore: Post-WWII British Decolonisation and Lee Kong Chian’s Failed Struggle
Huang Jianli 黃堅立
Associate Professor of History, National University of Singapore.
SINGAPO人: Examining Chinese Singapore Culture through the Lens of Exhibition-making
Low Sze Wee 劉思偉
Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
New Approaches to the History of Overseas Chinese in Singapore: Introducing the Singapore Historical GIS (SHGIS) and the Singapore Biographical Database (SBDB)
Kenneth Dean 丁荷生
Raffles Professor of Humanities and Head, Department of Chinese Studies, National University of Singapore.
Shaping Singapore’s Chinese Identities
Kwa Chong Guan 柯宗元
Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University
Adjunct Associate Professor (Honorary), History Department, National University of Singapore
Racialising ‘Chinese’ in Southeast Asia: The Case of Singapore at the Turn of the 20th Century
Kwee Hui Kian 郭慧娟
Associate Professor of Chinese, National University of Singapore.CreatorYale-NUS CollegeDate05-FEB-2021FormatVideoContributorWang GungwuKua Bak LimHuang JianliLow Sze WeeKenneth DeanKwa Chong GuanKwee Hui KianLanguageEnglishLength05:51:48EventSymposiumPublisherYale-NUS CollegeLocationSingapore
This symposium was made possible through the Tan Chin Tuan Chinese Culture & Civilisations Programme.
Disclaimer: The views or opinions expressed by guest speakers are solely their own and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Yale-NUS College.
Chinese in Singapore: Parallels, Continuities, What’s New
Wang Gungwu 王賡武
University Professor, National University of Singapore.
An Introduction to the Chinese Textbook Used by the Colonial Government for the Civil Service
Kua Bak Lim 柯木林
Council Member and Chairman of the Research Committee, Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations.
Disappearing Chinese Vernacular Schools in Singapore: Post-WWII British Decolonisation and Lee Kong Chian’s Failed Struggle
Huang Jianli 黃堅立
Associate Professor of History, National University of Singapore.
SINGAPO人: Examining Chinese Singapore Culture through the Lens of Exhibition-making
Low Sze Wee 劉思偉
Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
New Approaches to the History of Overseas Chinese in Singapore: Introducing the Singapore Historical GIS (SHGIS) and the Singapore Biographical Database (SBDB)
Kenneth Dean 丁荷生
Raffles Professor of Humanities and Head, Department of Chinese Studies, National University of Singapore.
Shaping Singapore’s Chinese Identities
Kwa Chong Guan 柯宗元
Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University
Adjunct Associate Professor (Honorary), History Department, National University of Singapore
Racialising ‘Chinese’ in Southeast Asia: The Case of Singapore at the Turn of the 20th Century
Kwee Hui Kian 郭慧娟
Associate Professor of Chinese, National University of Singapore.CreatorYale-NUS CollegeDate05-FEB-2021FormatVideoContributorWang GungwuKua Bak LimHuang JianliLow Sze WeeKenneth DeanKwa Chong GuanKwee Hui KianLanguageEnglishLength05:51:48EventSymposiumPublisherYale-NUS CollegeLocationSingapore
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Yale-NUS College, Symposium on The History of Overseas Chinese in Singapore (05-FEB-2021). Yale-NUS College Digital Archives, accessed 27/04/2025, https://collegedigitalarchives.yale-nus.edu.sg/nodes/view/10530
