50 years of the Chinese community in Singapore /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	New Jersey : World Scientific, [2016]
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	World Scientific series on Singapore's 50 years of nation-building
Subject:	Chinese -- Singapore. Chinese. Singapore. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11249646

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Fifty years of the Chinese community in Singapore
Other authors / contributors:	Pang, Cheng Lian, editor.
ISBN:	9789814675413 9814675415 9789814675406 9814675407 9789814678780 9814678783
Notes:	Print version record.
Summary:	"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"--
Other form:	Print version: 50 years of the Chinese community in Singapore 9789814675406

Table of Contents:

Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry : inextricably linked to Singapore's economic miracle / Fiona Hu Ai Lan
Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations : revitalising clan associations in the new republic / Pang Cheng Lian
The Chinese Development Assistance Council : an enriching journey with a self-help group / Gerald Singham
The Chinese Heritage Centre : putting Singapore on the diaspora map / Lee Tang Ling
Chinese philanthropy : past and present / Chew Kheng Chuan
Chinese social clubs / Au Yue Pak
The evolution of the Chinese language / Leong Weng Kam
New immigrants from China : boosting bilateral relations / Zhou Zhaocheng
Chinese religious traditions in Singapore : Buddhism, Taoism and Christianity / Hue Guan Thye and Kenneth Dean
Towards a Nanyang culture / Choo Thiam Siew
The transformation of Chinese visual arts in Nanyang / Bridget Tracy Tan
Chinese calligraphy is alive and well in Singapore / Wong Joon Tai
The Singapore Chinese music soundscape / Terence Ho
In step with Nanyang dance / Edmond Wong
Singapore-China people-to-people exchanges : a Singapore perspective / Lye Liang Fook and John Wong
Singapore as a centre of Southeast Asian Chinese : some reflections / Leo Suryadinata.

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