Dear all(1) New Update (29 May 2007)
The Citizen Historian has been updated with five new entries. Please click! http://citizenhistorian.com/
(2) Next Update (June 2007)
If things pan out, the next update in June will focus on the arts in / and history. We are taking a broad view of the “arts”, i.e. not only… »
by Edgar Liao
During my research for my Honours Thesis (which addressed the topic of student activism), I combed through student publications produced in the early years of the University.[i] Some of these publications can be found in the Singapore / Malaysia and Rare Books collections of the Central Library in NUS. And there, I found… »
by Ho Chi Tim
I’ve always loved stories. This one is mine.
I started young with History, chancing upon the standard secondary-level history texts – Social and Economic History of Modern Singapore (Two Volumes – 1984) – in my nanny’s home while in primary school.
So I began reading about the founding of Singapore in 1819 by Sir… »
by Chew Yong Jack
Despite the brevity of Singapore’s existence, its history is an under-explored and one which occasionally does throw up a few surprises and interesting facts even for people who count themselves to be rather well-read. As an avid reader of history books, I had the good fortune to have experienced just such a… »
by Panu Wongcha-um
Historical research is one of the last things that come to mind when activities-to-do in Singapore are concerned. My past visits to the island-state, as well as my past dealings with Singaporeans and expatriates in Singapore, have left me with the impression that Singapore is a port of call for bankers and… »
by Chia Meng Tat, Jack[i]
As a history student, an area of inquiry that has always intrigued me is my own family history. In my attempt to gain greater insight and understanding of my family’s past, particularly as it also applies to Chinese immigrants in early day Singapore, I had decided to use the life… »
A selection of the history related news from outside of Singapore. in the month of May Cambodian ghosts remind a generation unfamiliar with the past, a Creation Museum unites historians, pre-historians and scientists, and lastly, “That’s history” means different things to Europeans and Americans.
The burden of history
May 17th 2007, The Economist print edition
Peter Schrank
JAVIER SOLANA,… »
by Sarah Ismail
The Singapore History Gallery in the new National Museum of Singapore tells the Singapore story, or rather, the Singapore stories – as one of the gallery’s features is the use of multiple narratives to form an overarching meta-narrative to tell the island’s tale. Still, the flowing lines converge at points, sectioning history… »