Visit to Katong Antique House  (Peranakan cultural heritage tour)
Channel: nanoKnowledge
Date: 2015-11-02

"The present, is up to you to interpret and to reinvent." - Baba Peter Wee.

In January 2015, nanoKnowledge's David Tham visited the heritage areas of Katong in Singapore, and Malacca in Malaysia, to research the history, culture, and stories of the ethnic group/culture known locally as the Peranakan.    During his Singapore visit, David visited Mr Peter Wee, the President of the Peranakan Association of Singapore and proprietor of the famous Katong Antique House.

If you are not a local or regular visitor to the region of Singapore / Malaysia, you may be wondering what is "Peranakan"? In this really easy-to-understand video clip, Baba Peter Wee introduces you to Peranakan culture and shares a peek into what the future holds as Singapore looks beyond its 50th anniversary of national independence, past 2015. ‪

#‎SoPeranakan‬ ‪#‎SG50‬ ‪#‎Peranakan‬

Would you like to learn more? Get in touch with us, and we'll show you how!  

This video was originally post by So Peranakan on YouTube and has not been edited by nanoKnowledge.  Reposted by nanoKnowledge in in support of the promotion for the 1st Peranakan Arts Festival (04 -08 Nov 2015) in Singapore.  (www.peranakanfest.com)

Details about So Peranakan can also be viewed towards the end of the video.

Music Credits:
"Life of Riley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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