The Peranakan’s Interconnected World: Hybridity, Diversity and Challenges

A General History of the Chinese in Singapore, pp. 245-256 (2019) No Access6B: The Peranakan's Interconnected World: Hybridity, Diversity and ChallengesJohn TeoJohn Teohttps://doi.org/10.1142/9789813277649_0012Cited by:1 PreviousNext AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Abstract: "Peranakan" has meant different things at different times. The "Golden Age" of the Peranakans was around the 1830s till 1930s, when they were at the height of their political and economic power. Peranakan Chinese in Singapore displayed multiple allegiances, retaining the customs of their progenitors and contributing to causes in China, but distinguishing themselves from the new immigrant "Chinaman" as "British subjects". Who are (or were) these Peranakans, and did they share distinct social qualities as a class? Can we speak of a common "Peranakan" culture and identity? Or is it more helpful to consider these diverse hybrid communities as a regional phenomenon resulting from Southeast Asia's long history of migration, intermingling and acculturation? Is the Peranakan culture a unique and authentically Singapore Identity? This section explores Peranakan culture, identity and communities beyond the Singapore context, and how the Peranakan Museum in Singapore presents the Peranakans from a regional, Southeast Asian standpoint, beyond the rigid confines of racial essentialism and nation-states. FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited By 1'True blue' or part Peranakan? Peranakan Chinese identity, mixedness and authenticity in SingaporeZarine L. Rocha and Brenda S. A. Yeoh31 May 2022 | Asian Ethnicity, Vol. 86 A General History of the Chinese in SingaporeMetrics History PDF download