by Victor Yue
Most of us do not like history when we are young. We appreciate it better as we get older. Why? Well, because when we were younger, we were taught the “big” history, i.e. about emperors, nobles and warriors. What about the small folks who together formed the “small” history? Until the advent… »

by Yang Shao-Yun
Continuing Studying Ancient Chinese History in Singapore (Part One)…
4) Libraries at the National University of Singapore (NUS)

The Central Library at NUS has a fairly good collection of English-language academic books on Chinese history, and frequently purchases newly-published works. If you make a request for them to buy a new book, they are likely… »

by Yang Shao-Yun
It is not easy for a Chinese Singaporean to specialise in ancient China history because there are so few historians interested to begin with. Little Chinese history is taught in either the History or Chinese Language syllabi in Singapore schools. Chinese history also rarely figures in the media, except for some ‘historical’ drama… »

by Dinesh Sathisan[1]
It is for a reason that India – a land for all seasons as their tourism board tagline boasts – was once called the ‘functioning anarchy’. The noted economist John Kenneth Galbraith [2] who coined the term may have apologised but there is some amount of truth in that statement and I say… »

by Hu Wen
I learn a lot from my students during tutorials, sometimes more than they do from me. During one tutorial when we were discussing some aspects of early twentieth century Singapore history, a student of Chinese nationality suddenly spoke up, “Sun Yan Zi played a very important role in connecting overseas Chinese and… »

by Pang Yang Huei
One of my on-going pet projects is putting together a collection of oral interviews with old folks on their war experiences. This interest is the direct result of Professor Kevin P. Blackburn’s history graduate module at the Nanyang Technology University (NTU). Part of the requirements was to conduct an oral interview with… »