50 years of the Chinese community in Singapore
By: edited by Pang Cheng Lian
Series: World Scientific series on Singapore's 50 years of nation-building
Publisher: World Scientific; World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New Jersey
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9789814675406; 9789814678780
Subjects: Chinese
Other titles: Fifty years of the Chinese community in Singapore
Description: "Singapore's success story is essentially a "people" story. Singaporeans have good reason to celebrate the nation's golden jubilee with pride. In the short space of five decades the country has moved from Third World to First, and its real GDP has grown by 40 times! For this phenomenal progress, credit must go to its people, the Republic's primary resource. Against all odds and amidst dire predictions, Singaporeans proved that a united and resourceful community could build a nation from scratch. This book is dedicated to one segment of these Singaporeans--the Chinese community. In particular, this collection of essays focuses on the Chinese speaking members of the community whose many contributions are less familiar to those brought up on a strict diet of the English language"--
Table of contents: title: Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry : inextricably linked to Singapore's economic miracle / Fiona Hu Ai Lan; title: Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations : revitalising clan associations in the new republic / Pang Cheng Lian; title: The Chinese Development Assistance Council : an enriching journey with a self-help group / Gerald Singham; title: The Chinese Heritage Centre : putting Singapore on the diaspora map / Lee Tang Ling; title: Chinese philanthropy : past and present / Chew Kheng Chuan; title: Chinese social clubs / Au Yue Pak; title: The evolution of the Chinese language / Leong Weng Kam; title: New immigrants from China : boosting bilateral relations / Zhou Zhaocheng; title: Chinese religious traditions in Singapore : Buddhism, Taoism and Christianity / Hue Guan Thye and Kenneth Dean; title: Towards a Nanyang culture / Choo Thiam Siew; title: The transformation of Chinese visual arts in Nanyang / Bridget Tracy Tan; title: Chinese calligraphy is alive and well in Singapore / Wong Joon Tai; title: The Singapore Chinese music soundscape / Terence Ho; title: In step with Nanyang dance / Edmond Wong; title: Singapore-China people-to-people exchanges : a Singapore perspective / Lye Liang Fook and John Wong; title: Singapore as a centre of Southeast Asian Chinese : some reflections / Leo Suryadinata.