Dear subscribers, friends and history enthusiasts
We have update citizen historian for March 2008!
A Singapore History Proposal
We have a seventh essay proposing a Singapore history documentary These
essays are written by undergraduates taking Singapore Studies history
class (SSA2211: Evolution of a Global City-State) at NUS, in response to
the following question:
Question / Scenario
The aim of this assignment is to… »

by Ismail Fajrie Alatas

Hadramaut is a region in South Arabia along the Gulf of Aden, extending eastward from Yemen proper to the region of Dhofar in Oman. The inhabitants of this land, the Hadramis had long traversed the Indian Ocean, along the ancient trade route connecting the Middle East to the “lands below the wind”…. »

by Ismail Fajrie Alatas
The concept of time constantly astounds me as a student. In addition, my training as a historian, the so-called guardian of the past, also deals directly with the notion of time. In this short paper, I will present some preliminary sketches in regards to the epistemology of time and its connection to… »

by Chia Meng Tat Jack
Guardians of the South Seas: Thian Hock Keng and Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan. By Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan. Singapore: Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan, 2006. 155 pp.

Guardians of the South Seas is the English translation of Bojing nanming: Tianfugong yu fujian huiguan 波靖南溟: 天福宮与福建会馆 (2005), a commemorative book published by the Singapore… »

by Andrew Cai

My proposed documentary would be entitled “Reminiscing the Singaporean Identity”. As suggested by the title, it aims to challenge Singaporeans to consider whether the Singapore’s identity is really constant and unchanging. The onslaught of globalization has led to the creation of an increasingly borderless world and foot-loose “global citizens”. Hence we need to… »