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Female Sons: Silk, Patriarchy, Marriage & The Majie
Photo courtesy of Cynthia Muak. (This talk is open to the public.) Known for their independence, loyalty and devotion, majies (or amahs) were domestic servants who raised several generations of...
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Letter from Baba Colin Chee May 2019
Letter from Baba Colin Chee, President, The Peranakan Association Singapore (This is a monthly column to TPAS members and guests) Dear Babas and Nyonyas, THE BABA NYONYA LITERARY FESTIVAL Late last...
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Emily of Emerald Hill
Starting: Ivan HengDirected by: Glen GoeiWritten by: Stella Kon SHE’S BACK! The Peranakan Association Singapore and WILD RICE present a very special evening for members. The fabulous Baba Ivan Heng...
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A Special Invitation to the Singapore International Jewelry Expo (SIJE) 2019
The Peranakan Association Singapore (TPAS) has been invited to be a Community Partner of SIJE 2019, to be held at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre from 18-21 July 2019. We have...
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Letter from Baba Colin Chee June 2019
Letter from Baba Colin Chee, President, The Peranakan Association Singapore (This is a monthly column to TPAS members and guests) Dear Babas and Nyonyas, BEACON OF PERANAKAN CULTURE. SINCE 1900. At...
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Peranakan Identity Forum: Who Am I?
UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN FULLY BOOKED. REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. WALK-INS WILL NOT BE ADMITTED. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER The post Peranakan Identity Forum: Who Am I? appeared first on The Peranakan...
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Malam Jolly Western 2019
Join us for MALAM JOLLY WESTERN on Saturday, 28 Dec 2019. Click here to book your tickets today! The post Malam Jolly Western 2019 appeared first on The Peranakan Association Singapore.
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Letter from Baba Colin Chee July 2019
Letter from Baba Colin Chee, President, The Peranakan Association Singapore (This is a monthly column to TPAS members and guests) Dear Babas and Nyonyas, JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP I am happy to announce that...
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Mari Main Cherki!
Come join us to learn CHERKI, the Peranakan card game which was so popular with nyonyas of the past that it even put some bibiks behind bars! Organised by TPAS members, Nyonyas Benita Fong and Heather...
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Ikebana in a Peranakan Home: Talk and Demo
Co-organised by The Peranakan Association Singapore and NUS Baba House. Ikebana is the ancient Japanese art of floral arrangement where cut stems, flowers and leaves are skilfully arranged in a vessel...
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Letter from Baba Colin Chee August 2019
Letter from Baba Colin Chee, President, The Peranakan Association Singapore (This is a monthly column to TPAS members and guests) Dear Babas and Nyonyas, PRIVACY OF PERSONAL DATA This Sunday, 1...
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The Art of Peranakan Pound and Peel (or How to Find A Spouse in the Olden Days)
A Peranakan cooking class by Nyonya Violet Oon for The Peranakan Association Singapore Chef extraordinaire, Nyonya Violet Oon, will take you through the basics of Peranakan cooking. Peranakan chef...
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Resplendently Chinese and Peranakan
In 2010, China’s top couturier, Guo Pei saw a 1930s Penang Peranakan bridal robe (in the far left of this photo) in Paris at the Musée du Quai Branly, where there was an exhibition of Peranakan objects...
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Chee Swee Cheng: The Man with the Midas Touch
CHEE YAM CHUAN (CHEE SWEE CHENG’S FATHER) by Baba Ronney Tan Koon Siang Portrait of Baba Chee Yam Chuan. Baba Chee Yam Chuan was among an elite group of merchants called “the Malacca Chinese”. They...
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The Cryptic Winged Logo of Chee Swee Cheng’s Company
Click to view slideshow. Nobody knows the reason for the existence of the winged torch emblem on the old Heeren Building, designed by the architectural firm, Keys & Dowdeswell. It may have simply...
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Poetry and the Peranakan
Baba David Bok shares the many panton composed by Baba Chan Eng Thai for the Chitty Melaka community. Baba Chan Eng Thai has written many panton to mark significant events in the Chitty Melaka...
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The Peranakan Ball 2020
Join us to celebrate the Association’s 120th anniversary at our fundraising Gala on 18 July 2020. Bookings are now open. Email: events@peranakan.org.sg to reserve your tables today. The post The...
View ArticleIssue 2 2019
Alternatively, click here to download and view The Peranakan Issue 2 2019. The new issue of THE PERANAKAN magazine is out now! THE PERANAKAN, our award-winning volunteer-run magazine is packed with...
View ArticleWe are now accepting Junior Members!
It is with great pleasure that we call on members of The Peranakan Association Singapore to register their children, grandchildren and siblings aged 6 to 18 years as Junior Members. We will do all that...
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Joget Siang: Peranakan Tea Dance
A happy collaboration between The Peranakan Association Singapore and the Peranakan Interest Group of the Joo Chiat Community Club Management Committee (People’s Association). Let’s joget to nostalgic...
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