Chinese dialect groups
Subtitle: traits and trades
By: edited by Thomas T.W. Tan.
Contributors: Tan, Thomas Tsu-wee.
Publisher: Opinion Books
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Singapore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 118
Subjects: Occupations -- Singapore.; Singapore -- Social life and customs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-117).
Table of contents: title: Introduction to Chinese culture, dialect groups, and their trades / Thomas T.W. Tan; title: Hokkiens in the provision shop business / Cynthia Chou & Lim Puay Yin; title: Teochews in the Kelong industry / Cynthia Chou; title: Cantonese and Hakkas in medicine, wholesale, and retail business / Ooi Giok Ling; title: Hakkas in the pawnbroking trade / Daphne Chua & Thomas T.W. Tan; title: Hainanese in the restaurant and catering business / Yap Mui Teng; title: Foochows in the coffesshop trade / Tian Swee Geok & Thomas T.W. Tan; title: Shanghainese in the dressmaking trade / Lucy Cheong & Thomas T.W. Tan.