# Talk:Asiah Aman

... that Asiah Aman was paid in food and cigarettes for performing in camps during the Japanese occupation of Singapore? Source: D'Rose, Pat (9 March 1984). "As Time Goes By". Singapore Monitor. p. 16. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
ALT1: ... that upon receiving her pay from His Master's Voice, Asiah Aman was subsequently taught by an executive on how to open a bank account? Source: Chan, Rachel (14 May 2015). "Nona Asiah: Pioneer singer and actress". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 23 April 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
Reviewed:
Comment: I have fewer than 5 past DYK noms

– actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:21, 23 October 2025 (UTC).

@Actuall7: I did look this over for driveby nomination after seeing it at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Women in Green/Meetup/9 and the article says "mostly received payment in cigarettes and food", which isn't quite the same as the hook. What do the sources say?--Launchballer 13:44, 23 October 2025 (UTC)
@Launchballer: Thanks for bringing this up. Upon checking a few related sources ([1] and [2]), they both state that they were paid exclusively with foodstuffs and cigarettes. This is an error on my end and I have amended the text as such. Thanks again for noticing this. – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:59, 23 October 2025 (UTC)
 Full review needed. (For what it's worth, my proposed hook would have been ALT1: ... that Asiah Aman (pictured) was paid with food and cigarettes for her first performances?).--Launchballer 16:23, 25 October 2025 (UTC)
The article is new enough (GA on 23 October) and long enough (9120 characters). It is well-sourced, neutral, and I haven't detected any close paraphrasing or plagiarism.
The source (Singapore Monitor article entitled "As Time Goes By") confirms the first hook (quote: "As payment, they received cigarettes, rice and other foodstuffs"), and the hook is short enough and interesting.
As for Launchballer's concern, I don't think the claim that she was mostly paid in food and cigarettes conflicts with the hook. The hook doesn't say that she was exclusively paid in food and cigarettes, it just says that she was.
No other issues; No QPQ required.
 The first hook, the nominator's ALT1, and Launchballer's ALT1 are all approved. -AmateurHi$torian (talk) 08:02, 18 November 2025 (UTC)