There are several libraries in Hanoi, like university libraries and institute libraries. Over the summer, I visited three of them.

Vien Han-Nom (Institute of Han-Nom Studies)

183 Dang Tien Dong street

http://www.hannom.org.vn/

Opening Hours: Mon-Thurs—0830-1145 hrs, 1400-1615 hrs; Friday—0830-1145 hrs

The Vien Han-Nom houses manuscripts dating from around the fourteenth century to circa. 1945. As the institute’s title indicates, its manuscripts are mainly in Nom (the demotic Vietnamese script) and traditional Chinese. Therefore, it is possible for researchers without a command of Vietnamese to utilize this resource. However, please note that with the exception of the senior librarians, most of the librarians do not speak either English or Chinese, and all the forms are in Vietnamese. Hence, it could prove highly tricky to do research without a command of basic Vietnamese. Furthermore, while the manuscripts themselves are in Chinese, the catalogue is in Chinese and French.

Home to about four thousand titles, approximately half of the collection is on Vietnamese literature. Although materials on history—e.g. local gazettes—are fairly limited, the Vien Han-Nom is an ideal place for history researchers who are interested in doing multi-disciplinary research on pre-twentieth century Vietnam, as the Vien Han-Nom houses volumes on geography, Buddhism and epigraphy amongst other things. An online catalogue of titles available can be found here: http://www.hannom.org.vn/default.asp?CatID=131

A lengthier description of what these titles contain can be found in the printed catalogue entitled Di San Han Nom Viet Nam, which is available in the reading room of the Han-Nom Institute. After identifying the items required, researchers have to write out the titles on request slips, and wait in the reading room for items to be delivered.

Research in the Vien Han-Nom can be time-consuming, due to several factors. Firstly, the library has short opening hours. Second, there is a request maximum of ten books a day, though this limit is rather flexible at times. Third, it is difficult to take away research materials. Photography of the manuscripts is by-permission only. Furthermore, photography of manuscripts with maps is strictly forbidden. A photocopying service is also provided, but once again, by permission only, and comes at a rather hefty price tag of 2000 dong per page (approximately SGD 0.17 at current exchange rates). Hence, majority of the researchers simply type out the manuscripts or copy it out.

In order to access the library, it would be ideal to e-mail one of the senior librarians beforehand. Upon arrival at the library, supply a letter of recommendation from your supervisor (if you are a graduate student), two passport photographs, and pay 30000 dong (about SGD 2.50) for a readership valid for six months.

EFEO (École Française d’extrême-orient) Library

5 Ha Hoi [an alley off Quang Trung Street]

Opening Hours: Monday-Friday—0800-1145, 1400-1645 hrs

The EFEO library’s collection was established on basis of charity (i.e. individual donations), and as with donated collections, the selection is eclectic. However, there are several aspects that make the EFEO library worthy of visiting. Firstly, it houses Vietnamese history classics, like the Dai Viet Nhat Thong Chi. Secondly, it is the most user-friendly library, as administrative procedures are limited.

To access the EFEO library, just walk in during the opening hours, and the librarian will hand you a form to fill up (which is in French). To access the collection, simply browse through the two catalogues available, and write down the books that you would like to see. The librarian will then retreive the books that you requested. You can either read it in the library, or if you want a copy of the book, you can either photograph the whole book, or pass the books you want photocopied to the librarian. However, users are only allowed to photocopy about five to six books a day. Do note that the librarian speaks mainly Vietnamese and French, though he knows a little English.

Vietnam National Library

31 Trang Thi Street

www.nlv.gov.vn

Opening Hours: Various sections have different opening hours, but all close by 2000 hrs

The Vietnam National Library is a repository of old out-of-print books, rare books, old newspapers, tool books, dictionaries etc. Therefore, it has several target groups, including local university students. However, for the history researcher, old out-of-print books, rare books and old newspapers should be of great interest, as the collection starts from the early 1900s.

Titles in the library can be searched from their intranet, available through the computer terminals in the lobby of the main building (Block D). Although the library houses some materials in foreign languages like French, English and Chinese, the search system is in Vietnamese. Hence, knowledge of basic Vietnamese is required to access the library’s collection.

While the library has some open-shelf books, most materials of greater interest to history researchers are available only upon request. Despite this extra procedure, taking away research materials is surprisingly easy. Due to lax and/or lack of copyright laws in Vietnam, one can simply go to the photocopy rooms that are available in all the different sections of the library, and ask the person manning the room to photocopy the whole book (at 200 dong per page). For those who do not want to be saddled with twenty-plus kilos of photocopied materials, or are reading microfilms and rare books, photographing the materials is also permitted.

To access the library, simply walk into the office located to the left of the main gate. Fill up a form, pay 30000 dong, and you will receive your readership (valid for one year) a few days later. Otherwise, it is also possible to access the library with your passport.

The author is currently a Masters candidate in the Department of History at the National University of Singapore. She’s researching a thesis on Luu Vinh Phuc (or Liu Yung-fu), a key personality during the Sino-French War in the late 19th Century.

Tangent Special Issue, 6 (2), 2007, edited by Loh Kah Seng

Synopsis

In this special issue of Tangent, the twelve contributors will examine an oft untold side of history. What follow are our reflections on ongoing or recently-completed research into Singapore’s history after World War Two. We write of our engagements with the “makers” and “keepers” of this history, of how, because the period is close to the present, both the archival and oral records are frequently difficult to obtain.

By “makers”, we refer to participants who had a hand in shaping the past, including the elites and ordinary people. By “keepers”, we mean public officials who manage access to government archives, and also the “makers” who, when interviewed, decide what and how much of their experiences are to be shared.

It is, we maintain, important to talk about our attempts to engage the makers and gatekeepers of history, because while history is about the past, an account of the research is invariably about the present. This issue, in other words, considers the uneasy, ambivalent relationship between present-day Singapore society and its past, and the mediating role of historians in between.

Huang Jianli opens the discussion of parleys at the gates of history with an examination of archival and oral history holdings in Singapore for the study of a complex and oft-misrepresented facet of Singapore’s history, student politics in the 1950s and 1960s. Huang’s observations set the context for the next four papers detailing journeys to the British, American, Dutch, Australian, Chinese, and Taiwanese archives by current or recent doctoral candidates.

Akin to a flanking manoeuvre, the authors arrive, so to speak, at the “back gates” or “side gates” of our political and social pasts: Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied in his pursuit of the iconic 1950 Maria Hertogh controversy, Joey Long and P. J. Thum on the little-studied American role in Singapore’s decolonisation and labour history in the 1950s and 1960s, and Jason Lim on the social and economic history of Chinese tea merchants in 1920–1960.

The second half of the issue concentrates on social history and oral history. Stephen Dobbs outlines his efforts to engage the elite and ordinary makers and keepers of the past in his study of the place of the Singapore River in our national history and the lives of lightermen toiling along the riverfront.

The next six chapters focus on the challenges and rewards of engaging the voices of the past. Through a linguistic analysis of his interviews, Ernest Koh uncovers the agency of Chinese workers in the period 1945–2000. Kelvin Low and Lai Ah Eng reflect on their conversations, respectively, with the samsui women and elderly women in general, noting ways to access the “semi-official” and “unofficial” gates to these crucial but underwritten parts of our history. Personal endeavour, luck and recent events are, as Lim Cheng Tju notes, important in engaging the artists and cartoonists of the postwar years.

The issue concludes with two papers on the history of the vanished: kampongs in Singapore city. C. C. Chin considers research into the anti-colonial rural associations in postwar Singapore, and finally, the editor for this special issues, Loh Kah Seng recalls his encounters with the makers and keepers of the documents and memories of the great Kampong Bukit Ho Swee fire of 1961.

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The following is a list of academic exercises completed by honours students graduating from AY (academic year) 1970/1971 to 1979/1980. Aside from showcasing student works which may otherwise go unnoticed, we also hope that such a compilation will aid historical research and stimulate ideas for further study.

This list hopes to continue to collect academic exercises (1) submitted to the Department of History (NUS) for the Honours degree, and (2) concerning Singapore / Malaysia history from other colleges and universities (indicated after title). Titles concerning Singapore and Malaysia are marked with an asterix (*).

The list is not exhaustive and is put together by using information made available online by the Library INtegrated Catalogue (LINC) of NUS Libraries.

Information is correct as at 1 April 2008 - Titles not available from 1970/1 to 1971/2

1979 / 1980

Conceicao, Francis, Survey of American interpretations of the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War

Hirubalan, Ponnudurai, Military analysis of the first and second Anglo-Burmese Wars

Kho, Ee Moi, Religion and state in Singapore, 1959-1978 *

Kwok, Fook Heng, History of the People’s Association, 1960-71 *

Lim, Phay Yen, Post-war history of civil aviation in Singapore, 1945-1975 *

Lim, Chooi Hin Vincent, History of tourism in Singapore 1950-1977 *

Neo, Goon Hoon, Singapore, 1945-1948, from British Military Administration to the first Legislative Council *

Ooi, Ophelia, Inquiry into the political activities of the Japanese in Singapore, 1930-1942 *

Tan, Ai Lee, Singapore during Indonesian confrontation 1963-1965 *

Tan, Soo Kiat, PAP in the 1964 Malayan general elections *

Teo, Mo-ey Marianne, Singapore, 1914-1918 *

Wan, Sook Yin, From multilingualism to bilingualism - a history of the educational policy of the PAP from 1959 to the parliamentary debate on the Goh report (February, 1979) *

1978 / 1979

Ho, Koon Siang, Defence of Singapore from 1880 to the outbreak of the First World War *

Ho, Tai Yan, Origins and application of the internal security laws of Singapore, 1945-1977 *

Joseph, Abraham, ‘Foreign relations’ of the People’s Action Party, 1961-1965: the international campaign for Malaysia *

Lim, Kim Siam, History of labour legislation in Singapore from 1945 to 1968 *

Lim, Veronica, History of family planning in Singapore, 1945-1970 *

Selvarajah, Ampalavanar, 1972 Singapore general elections *

Wong, Hong Chee, History of the Adult Education Board, 1960-1978 *

1977 / 1978

Chandra Muzaffar, Some dominant concepts and dissenting ideas on Malay rule and Malay society from the Malacca to the colonial and Merdeka periods *

Donough, Gerardine Marion, The 1976 Singapore general election *

Tang, Sou-chan, Singapore’s relations with Malaysia: 1965-1975 *

1976 / 1977

Fu, Mui-kim, The Kuomintang in Malaya, 1930-34 *

Ho, Peng, Civil-military relations in the defence of Singapore, 1937-1942 *

Lee, Kah-chuen, The 1963 Singapore general election *

Loh, Mun-loong Martin, The Lim Yew Hock government 1956-1959 *

Low, Boon-chin, The PAP in opposition, November 1954 to the time of its success in the 1959 general elections *

Yeo, Magdelene, A history of regional cooperation in South East Asia, 1961-1967, from ASA to ASEAN

1975 / 1976

Bhajan Singh, The defence of Singapore, from 1902 to the Washington Conference (1921-22) *

Chew, Phyllis, Tan Jiak Kim (1859-1917): Straits Chinese leader *

Choo, Eng-kang, The Singapore trade depression, 1920-22 *

Goh, Leslie, The fall of Singapore: a reappraisal *

Hong, Lysa, The intellectual awakening and social reforms of the Chinese in Singapore (1894-1910) *

Lim, Chong-koon, The University of Singapore, 1962-1970 *

Quek, Ser Hwee, The Singapore referendum on the merger question, 1962 *

Sri Indra Ismail , Tengku, Malay education in Singapore, 1959-1972 *

Tan, Kay-chee, The communist insurrection in Malaya, 1948-60: a study of different interpretations of its origins and failure *

Tang, Siew-ngoh, A history of the penal system in post-war Singapore, 1948-1963 *

Teo, Piah-woon, The Singapore Harbour Board, 1946-57 *

1974 / 1975

Jansen, Mary Anne, The British Malaya Opium Committee report, 1924 *

Moey, Yue-kuen, The defence policy of Singapore, 1965-1972 *

Nambiar, Radha, The F.M.S. Durbars of 1897 and 1903 *

Sim, Evelyn Cher Lan, The Kuomintang-Communist United Front in Malaya, 1924-1927 *

Yew, Ah-chai Lawrence, Singapore’s response to the introduction of income tax, 1946-1948 *

1973 / 1974

Abdullah, Zarinah, The British military administration in Singapore *

Ang, Hue-choo, Industrialization in Singapore, 1960-1970 *

Ang, Li-choo, A general history of the trade union movement in Singapore, 1959-1963 *

Goh, Hwee Jiang, The Hock Lee bus riots, 1955 *

How, Lip-cheng, A history of the National Trades Union Congress, 1961-1971 *

James, Mabel Lalitha, Philip Robinson and the origins of the Bethesda movement in Singapore (1864-1883) *

Lim, Beng-kooi, The Japanese occupation in Penang, 1941-45 *

Marican, Muhammad Ansari, The Maria Hertogh Riots, 1950: (Rusuhan Nadra, 1950) *

Ong, Ai-choo, The Sepoy Mutiny in Singapore, 1915 *

Ong, Peck-eng, The origins and early development of the University of Malaya, 1949-62 *

Tan, Kim-chia, Public housing in Singapore 1947-70 (the work of the SIT and the HDB) *

1972 / 1973

Chelvam, Charmian, The Women’s Charter *

Ching, Seow-ying, A King’s Chinese: a study of Song Ong Siang *

Jayanath Appudrai, The Progressive Party (1947-1956) *

Koh, Tat-boon, University of Singapore Socialist Club *

Kok, Pin-loong, Aliens ordinance, 1933 *

Nair, Vasandakumari, Tamils Reform Association, Singapore (1932-61) *

Navtej Singh, Singapore’s fight for self-government under David Marshall, 1955-1956 *

Nithianandum, Ramakrishna, The Rendel Commission, 1954 *

Nor Bee Kassim, The Trengganu Rebellion, 1928 *

Ong, Chit Chung, The 1959 Singapore General Elections *

Pang, Wing-seng, The “Double-seventh” incident, 1937: Singapore Chinese response to the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War *

Poh, Guan-huat, Lim Bo Seng, Nanyang Chinese patriot *

Tan, Eng-leong, The establishment of Nanyang University 1953-1956 *

Yeo, Eng Leng, Effects of Great Depression on Singapore *

The following is a list of academic exercises completed by honours students graduating from AY (academic year) 1980/1981 to 1989/1990. Aside from showcasing student works which may otherwise go unnoticed, we also hope that such a compilation will aid historical research and stimulate ideas for further study.

This list hopes to continue to collect academic exercises (1) submitted to the Department of History (NUS) for the Honours degree, and (2) concerning Singapore / Malaysia history from other colleges and universities (indicated after title). Titles concerning Singapore and Malaysia are marked with an asterix (*).

The list is not exhaustive and is put together by using information made available online by the Library INtegrated Catalogue (LINC) of NUS Libraries.

Information is correct as at 1 April 2008

1989 / 1990

Ang, Kwok Te, British appeasement versus German revisionism: the case of Czechoslovakia

Cheang, Chee Yew, Sino-American wartime diplomacy: the development of special relations, 1941-1945

Cheong, Hui Keng, Republican China at its infancy: the Nanking Provisional Government 1912

Chua, Olivia, From Bras Basah to Changi: a History of Prisons in Pre-War Singapore *

Conceicao, John Gregory, The Anglican Church in Singapore: the Development of a Local Church 1909-1989 *

Fong, Lai Yoke, The Singapore Chinese Advisory Board 1889-1933 *

Gunavalli A. Sundaraju, The Tamil Murasu: the Evolution of a Local Tamil Newspaper 1935-1974 *

Ko, Lawrence, Protestant Missionary Co-Operation in Late Qing China, 1877-1890

Koh, Joh Ting, Child Death in Municipal Singapore, 1900-1930: an Analysis of the evidence of the coroner’s court *

Kuldip Singh, Municipal sanitation in Singapore, 1887-1940 *

Kwok, Kah Leong Edmund, British attitudes and policy towards French activity in Siam, 1863-1896

Lim, Fung Ming Kevin, Post war economic recovery of Singapore 1945 to 1949: the case of commerce *

Ong, Adrian, Straits Chinese politics 1890-1942 *

Paul, Grace, The Poh Leung Kuk in Singapore: protection of women and girls *

Pillay P. Krishnan, Press and film censorship in colonial Singapore 1915-1959 *

Quah, Sok Khee Esther, Divorce among the Chinese in Singapore 1819-1960 *

Rosana Md. Jani, Hospitals and the healthcare system in Singapore 1819-1926 *

Shahril Mohd. Shah, The Muslim Advisory Board of Singapore, 1947-1968 *

Tan, Li Choo Jerusha, John Leighton Stuart and American relations with China, 1946-1949

Wong, Chow Ming, The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce 1906-1942 *

Wong, Shuk Min, The “Last Emperor” and his family: a domestic study

Yeo, Hailin, The registration of Schools Ordinance of British Malaya, 1920: origins and outcome *

1988 / 1989

Amarjit Singh, Punjabi politicians and the problem of communalism: a case study of the Punjab Legislative Assembly debates, 1937-1942

Aminah Omar, Muhammad Yamin and the transition to a nation-state 1945-1962

Balakrishnan Jayakumar, The Singapore water supply, 1819-1945: the evolution of a governmental responsibility *

Chan, Chuan Chye John, Aw Boon Haw: an outsider’s struggle for Chinese leadership in Singapore *

Cheah, Geik Choo Karen, The writings of the Tunku since his retirement *

Chew, Lay Meng Vivian, Eisenhower and Montgomery at war 1942-45

Dhinagaran Balakrishnan, The Ramakrishna Mission in Singapore: 1928-1982 *

Ee, Bee Bee Angela, Carlos P. Romulo: two faces of a nationalist

Hee, Ronald, A historiographical study of the Malayan Campaign 8 December 1941 to 15 February 1942 *

Hernaikh Singh Dhaliwal, Poverty in Singapore in the 1920s and 1930s *

Jispal Singh, Political banishment in Malaya, 1900-1941 *

Loh, Shu Ching, The Singapore Chinese community: from sojourners to citizens 1900-1957 *

Mullaiselvi K., The Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce 1935-1980 *

Nathan, Alvin Nicholas, Indian ’sedition’ and the British reaction in Southeast Asia: 1914-1917

Ong, Ji Lean, Local popular women’s magazines in English, 1960 to the present: a portrayal of Singapore women *

Tan, Choon Kiat, A history of Tanjong Pagar: 1823-1911 *

Tan, Chor Eng, The viceroyalty of Lord Wavell, 1943-47

Tan, Chye Luan, “Delta”: the writings and speeches of W.H.M. Read

Yeo, Ai Hoon, Enterprise in oil: the history of Shell in Singapore, 1890-1960 *

Yeoh, Oon Jin, Citizenship in Malaya, 1945-1957 *

1987 / 1988

Chai, Yoong Choi, The political thinking of the Malayan Chinese towards constitutional developments in Malaya and Singapore 1945-1948 *

Chen, Gan Pin Michael, The criminal and political activities of Chinese secret societies in Singapore 1945-1959 *

Cheong, Ernest, Victoria School in Singapore 1876-1987 *

De Silva, Gerard Francis, The Straits Times (1945-1975) *

Foo, Chik Lin, Romesh Chunder Dutt (1848-1909): life and work of an early Indian nationalist

Goh, Che Cheng Jace, The Chinese huiguan in Singapore (1945-1959) *

Jayanthi Gopal, Tanjong Katong Girls’ School 1953-1987 *

Khan, Sher Banu A. L., The debate on Soviet power October 1917-June 1918

Lau, Kee Siong, History of the Academy of Medicine 1957-1987 *

Lee, Siew Lian, The role of foreign advisers in Siam, 1851-1932

Lim, Kwee Hua Stephanie, The defection of Chang Kuo-T’ao in 1938: a study of the CCP intraparty conflict

Loganathan Ramasamy, Lord Wellesley in India, 1798-1805

Lopez, Bruno, Yusof Bin Ishak: journalist and head of state *

Manogaran Suppiah, Telok Blangah: cradle of modern Johor (1800-1895) *

Ooi, Suan Eng Ivy, The security issue and constitutional development of Malaya, 1942 to 1948 *

Png, Hock Heng Augustine, Churchill and Roosevelt on the future of Western colonialism in Asia (1941-1945)

Png, Veronica, The Council of Foreign Ministers and the problems of European peace-making: 1945-1947

Rajamogan, The National Museum in historical perspective, 1874-1981 *

Ranjit Kaur, The life of Benjamin Sheares, 1907-1981 *

Song, Mui Geok Angeline, The First World War and the origins of the Third International: an appraisal

Teo, Swee Choon Serene, “An oasis in the ‘East End’ of Singapore city”: a history of the Saint Andrew’s Mission Hospital *

Vivakanandan S., British policy towards Europe at the Potsdam Conference

Zahairin Abdul Rahman, Utusan Melayu : origin and history, 1939-1959 *

1986 / 1987

Abdul Hadhi, British naval policy (1929-1936)

Chan, Eng Han Gabriel, The contributions of the volunteer corps to Singapore’s internal security and defence (1854-1984) *

Cheah, Noel, The Paris peace talks on Vietnam, 1970-71: fighting and talking

Foo, Mei-lian Sylvia, The Japanese occupation of Singapore 1942-45: socio-economic policies and effects *

Jacob, Leo Daniel, Muddling through: the Paris Peace Conference and the Hungarian Settlement, 1918-1920

Karamjit Kaur, British policy towards German disarmament, reparations and the Ruhr crisis in the post-Versailles period: July 1919-October 1923

Khaw, Patrick, The Singapore Recreation Club: 1883-1963 *

Lee, Gary, The political career of Ong Eng Guan *

Leo, Tin-boon, Force 136: the Malayan episode *

Mathews, Roselind, Western impressions of the Japanese, 1854-1899

Mejar Singh Gill, History of the Singapore Infantry Regiment 1957-1967 : the pioneering regiment of the SAF *

Ng, Wai-leng, Late Qing travellers’ impressions of the West (1866-1906)

Ong, Peng-kiat, Western perceptions of Siam: the early Bangkok years

Ponniah, Caesarlin Nesamalar, Konfrontasi: perceptions of the Partai Komunis Indonesia 1963-1965 *

Quek, Soo-ngoh, Lee Kong Chian: contributions to education in Singapore 1945-1965 *

Rodziah Haji Sha’ari, Japanese resettlement schemes: Endau and Bahau, 1942-1945 *

Shamira Bhanu, A study of British consular reports on the Russian Revolution of 1905

Shantheni Chornalingam, The historical evolution of the Singapore Cricket Club *

Teo, Cheng-suat, A British appraisal of the Russian constitutional experiment: 1907-1914

Teow, See-heng, The acting-presidency of Li Tsung-Jen: a critical analysis on the Chiang - Li factional rivalry in 1949

Yap, Chee-seng, The career of Joseph Balestier as American diplomat and businessman in Singapore, 1836-1852 *

Yeo, Siew Siang, Tan Cheng Lock: the Straits legislator and Chinese leader 1923-1935 *

Yurulain Jaafar, Britain and the Italo-Abyssinian War 1934-1936

1985 / 1986

Chan, Kin Sang, Soldiers in captivity: P.O.W. experiences in Changi 1942-1945 *

Chin, Shuh-mei, The Singapore government and English Christian mission schools, 1959-1985 *

De Costa, Wendy Anne, The origins of the Cold War: 40 years of a historiographical controversy>

Fernandez, Karen Josephine, Aung San and the struggle for Burmese independence, 1945-47

Goh, Tock-kim, The National Salvation Association and the rise of anti-Japanese nationalism in China, 1936-1937

Harpreet Kaur Gill, Joseph C. Grew and United States policy in East Asia, 1932-1942

Hayati Ismail, Anglo-American attitudes to the Soviet Union, 1939-1941

Jalleh, Michael Francis, The rise and fall of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Jayletchimi, PAP and the pro-communist trade unions, 1954-61 *

Kumarasamy, Sandra M., The Indian viceroyalty of Lord Mountbatten: a critical reappraisal

Lee, Say-ying, Disraeli and Gladstone: a study in political rivalry 1867-81

Lim, Soh-din, Malayan Chinese attitudes towards the Malayan Union and the Federation of Malaya *

Loh, Heng-noi, The reform of the Chinese maritime customs (1852-1882)

Ong, Joo-huay, Tan Kah Kee and education 1894-1937 *

Seah, Kim Heng Violet, The Chakri Reformation’ of kings Mongkut and Chulalongkorn: an evaluation

Soo, Hui-wah, em>Vietnam’s foreign policy 1975-1979

Tan, Chew-moi, A history of Saint Joseph’s Institution 1852-1945 *

Tan, Helen Doreen, The question of disarmament in

Tan, Suan-neo Agnes, The Brunei revolt of 1962 and the process of decolonization

Tan, Tai-yong, A history of the Singapore Khalsa Association: 1927-1981 *

Teo, Hoe-aik Eikman, Morrison of Peking: political observer and participant, 1897-1920

Teo, Siet-lim, Anglo-American naval relations 1918-1922

Vellasamy Rasandran, Indo-Pakistan relations, 1947-1965: the struggle for Kashmir

Yeo, Hwee-joo, The Chinese Consulate-General in Singapore (1911-1941) *

1984 / 1985

Branson, Kevin Basil, The Paris Peace Talks on Vietnam 1969

Chang, Shuh-ling, America’s relations with Soviet Russia: the inter-war years

Chia, Soon-joo, Siam and the British, 1874-75: Sir Andrew Clarke and the Front Palace crisis

Choy, Chee-meh, History of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1877-1983 *

Ho, Yong-chong, Politics of SCAP’s changing policy in occupied Japan 1945 to 1950

Lee, Chor Lin, Kai-t’u kuei-liu: Chinese direct administration in Southwest China, 1723-1735

Lee, Kwee-hua Steven, Japanese government perceptions of national security and defence 1969-1980

Lee, Su-yin, The Indian National Army trials, 1945-46: the British imperial dilemma *

Lim, Seow-yoke, Women in Singapore politics 1945-1970 *

Moh, Hong-kheng, Causes of Siam’s non-colonial status

Santa Maria, Kevin, Thai nationalism: its origins, development and a comparative evaluation

Tan, Hak-soon, Paul S. Reinsch and Sino-American relations, 1913-1919

Tan, Soo-see, Sir Austen Chamberlain and the Locarno Agreement

1983 / 1984

Anderson, Lawrence, British policy towards Germany at Versailles, Jan-Jun 1919

Ang, Poh-kim, Communist manipulation of a Chinese student body: the Nanyang University Students’ Union (1956-1964) *

Cheong, Richard, The Singapore Naval Base: a local history /*

Chong, Peng-hong, Chinese female immigration to the Straits Settlements from 1901 to 1941 *

George, Mary, British intervention in the Russian Civil War, 1918-1920

Goh, Ching-lee, Britain and the resurrection of independent Poland, 1914-1923

Joseph, Jennifer, A British consul and the Lebanese crisis of 1840

Low, Mei-mei, Fissures in American-Japanese relations, 1905-1914

Marican, Mukhthar, Malay responses to the decentralisation movement in British Malaya, 1930-1934 *

Narindarjeet Kaur, Recognition to rupture: British politics and Anglo-Soviet relations, 1921-1927

Ng, Giok-lian, A history of the Seventh-Day Adventist mission in Singapore, 1904-1954 *

Ong, Sing-keh, The Anson by-elections of 1961 & 1981: a comparative study *

Ong, Teck Hui, Nanyang University, 1956-1968: the question of official recognition *

Palanisamy K., A history of Umar Pulavar Tamil School, 1946-1982 *

Quek, Siew-ling, The United States’ policy towards Russia, 1919

Rahil Ismail, Anglo-American relations during President Roosevelt’s second presidential term from January 1937 to November 1940

Sng, Lee-meng, The Amritsar massacre and Indian nationalism: a reappraisal

Sng, Seow-lian, The second Afghan War, 1878-1880: the campaigns revisited

Soh, Eng-khim, A history of land transport in Singapore, 1819-1942 *

Su, Fook-kwee Stephen, The “China Question” at the Washington Conference, 1921-1922

Tan, Hoon-siang Martina, Anglo-American relations during the Roosevelt Presidency (1933-1936)

Tan, Nga-kok, British policy towards Chinese political activities in Malaya, 1914-1922 *

Thiruchelvam A., British participation in the Allied control of Germany, 1919-1923

Wong, Mun-wei, Wooing the Russians: the road to the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

Yap, Meen-sheng, British policy in the Far Eastern crisis, 1931 to 1933

1982 / 1983

Chan, Wai-kay, American policy towards Vietnam, 1940-1950

Khoo, Peck-sim, United States and the Shantung controversy: the origin of the May Fourth Incident, 1919

Koh, Chou-tee Celine, Historical survey of some important diseases in Singapore: 1819-1939 *

Koh, Thong-huat Victor, People’s Action Party and the City Council, 1957-59 *

Lau, Wing-chew, Fall of Saigon: a postmortem analysis

Leong-Chan, Nee Nee, Hill resorts of Malaya: an aspect of Malayan social history (1884-1941) *

Lim, Siu-hong, History of landuse pattern in Singapore, 1819-1867 *

Loh, Ai, Historical study of changes in vocational and technical education and training in Singapore: 1961-1981 *

Magendiran, K.S., Origins and early development of the University of Allahabad

Nirmaljeet Kaur, Indians in multiracial Singapore, 1945-1980: a history of occupational pattern *

Png, Gek-kim Catherine, History of taxation under the People’s Action Party (1959-1972) *

Tan, Kim-seng Peter, General Percival and the fall of Malaya, 1941-1942: a reassessment *

Tan, Poh-joo Jacinta, Teaching of history in Singapore schools (1959-1980) *

Tan, Siew-sang, Social welfare services in Singapore with special focus on the Singapore Council of Social Service 1959-1980 *

Teoh, Tiong-san, History of the Botanical Gardens in Singapore, 1822-1982 *

Wong, Chee Wai, British opium policy in China (1891-1917): the ending of the opium trade

Wong, Siew-hoong, The role of Sir Stamford Raffles in the history of Singapore (1819-1826): a historiographic analysis *

Zaleha Othman, Rise and fall of Ngo Dinh Diem, 1954-63: in search of an analytical context

1981 / 1982

Ang, Cheng-guan, Singapore and the Law of the Sea Conference *

Chan, Yoke-chin Claire, Singapore-Indonesia relations, 1965-1976 *

Cheng, Hui-cheng, Singapore: early town development, 1819-1836 *

Darshan Singh, Sir Cecil Clementi and the adoption of various policies affecting the Chinese in Malaya, 1930-34 *

Kao, Meng-seng Nicholas, Historical analysis of the fight against serious crime in post-war colonial Singapore, 1946-1959 *<

Koh, Soo-jin Denis, Japanese competition in the trade of Malaya in the 1930s *

Lee, Joo-cheng Lillian, Growth of a multiracial society in nineteenth century Singapore: a socio-economic study *

Lim, Jing-chee, British policy towards the Kuomintang in Malaya, 1912-1931 *

Lim, Kok Hua, Boycott of the Chinese Schools Secondary Four Examination, 1961: an analysis *

Looi, Khai Beng, Political riots and internal security measures in Singapore (1919-1941) *

Low, Lay Leng, Indonesian attitudes towards the Vietnam Wars, 1965-1975

Lui, Sook-chin Bernadette, Development of pioneer industries in the 1960s *

Naimah Said Talib, British policy towards Islam in the Straits Settlements (1867-1941) *

Ong, Hong-seng, People’s Action Party and the Singapore civil service (1959-1979) *

Ooi, Yu-lin, Changing status of Chinese women in Singapore, 1819-1961 *

Quek, Chwee-geok, Trade unions and labour politics in Malaya, 1937-1941 *

Tan, Beng-geok Lulie, Singapore on the eve of the Japanese occupation: civil defence 1939-1942 *

Tan, Eei Choo, Singapore Polytechnic: a history, 1959-1980 *

Tan, Geok-pek Grace, From Teachers’ Training College to Institute of Education: a study of institutional change *

1980 / 1981

Arumugam Tamilselvam,Singapore’s fght for internal self-government under Lim Yew Hock, 1956-1958 *

Chua, Poo Hong Richard, Police war on gangs: a study of the Singapore Police Force’s campaign against the secret societies, 1945 to 1975 *

Ee, Cheng Hock Richard, May 13th riots: an analysis of the causes *

Foo, Kim Leng, 1964 Singapore riots *

Kang, Jew Koon, Chinese in Singapore during the Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 *

Lau, Khoong Hwa Albert, Pragmatism: a history of the ideas of socialism of the People’s Action Party (1954-1976) *

Leong, Sau Ming, From Singapore Institution to Raffles Institution 1823-1903 *

Peeris, Rita Adeline, University of Singapore, 1968-1980: towards a national institution *

Quek, Geok Cheng, Public housing in Singapore, 1970-1979: housing the lower and middle income groups *

Quek, Swee Kuan. Singapore’s political, economic and cultural relations with the United States, 1965-1979: from antagonism to accord *

Seah, Hui Huang Mabel, ASEAN nations’ policies towards China, 1967-1980

Tan, Hiang Huang, Security issue in ASEAN cooperation 1967-1976

Wong, Kin Lup, Republican revolutionary movement of China (1894-1913): an analysis based on some recent writings

The following is a list of academic exercises completed by honours students graduating from AY (academic year) 1989/1990 to 1998/1999. Aside from showcasing student works which may otherwise go unnoticed, we also hope that such a compilation will aid historical research and stimulate ideas for further study.

This list hopes to continue to collect academic exercises (1) submitted to the Department of History (NUS) for the Honours degree, and (2) concerning Singapore / Malaysia history from other colleges and universities (indicated after title). Titles concerning Singapore and Malaysia are marked with an asterix (*).

The list is not exhaustive and is put together by using information made available online by the Library INtegrated Catalogue (LINC) of NUS Libraries.

Information is correct as at 2 February 2008

1998 / 1999

Chia, Yeow Tong, Konfrontasi and the Making of Malaysia, 1963: British Responses *

Chin, Kuok Sheung Quentin, History of Crime Prevention in Singapore *

Chua, Kien Wei Wendell, British Interests in the Chinese Commercial World (1861-1865): Perceptions and Realities

Dhillon, Davinder S, The Indians of Natal: Resistance to Apartheid, 1971-1985

Fong, Kum Kuen, The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Historiographical Study in Three Keys

Foo, Ee June, Historical Representations of Brunei: 1970s to Present

Han, Chieh Yuen Jeremy, The Nanjing Massacre 1937: A Historiographical Study

Koh, Jaime Sock Seah, Outside China: the Shanghai Culture in Singapore, 1920s-1930s *

Koh, Siew Im Priscilla, An Iconography of Vietnamese Women at War (1965-1998)

Koh, Wee Khiang Kelvin, Link in a ‘Chain of Disaster’?: Lewis Heath and the Malayan Campaign *

Lam, Sin How, The Methodist Movement in Singapore since 1976 *

Latha Sinasamy, Tamil Malar: Voice of the Tamil Community (1964-1980)

Lee, Ri Qiang Kestrel, The Shipping of Taiwan in the Late Nineteenth Century (1874-1894)

Low, Choon Sai James, Kept in Position: the Labour Front-Alliace Government of Chief Minister David Marshall in Singapore, April 1955-June 1956 *

Malini, Hema, Bharata Natyam in Singapore: Historical Development and Contemporary Considerations *

Neo, Choong Wei Dalvey, Merger and the Citizenship Controversy *

Ng, Wei Kwang, Sarawak’s Entry into Malaysia: Policies and Issues *

Ong, Eng Ann Alexander, Insecurity in a Prosperous Age: Emperor Qianlong and the Jinchuan Campaigns (1747-49 and 1771-76) *

Ong, Lay Ching. Sultan Omar Ali Saifunddin III and Brunei’s Refusal to Join Malaysia *

Png, Soon Hock Charles, Conservative and Liberal Visions of the Raj: the Viceroyalties of Lytton and Ripon 1876-1885

Sevea, Iqbal Singh, The Evolution of Sikh Religious Institutions in Singapore *

Shakila Tabassum Hashmi, The Trial of Bahadur Shah: Representation and Reality in Mughal British Relations

Suhaila Ahmad, A History of Community Self-Help Organisations in Singapore: the Case of Mendaki and AMP *

Tan, Soo Lin Jessica Louise, British Transfer of Power in Singapore 1959-1963 *

Toh, Boon Ho, Operation Photo or Operation Liberation?: the October 1956 Singapore Riots.

Toh, Boon Kwan, The Attlee Government and the Malayan Emergency, 1948-1951 *

Yeow, Oon Ling Jean, Peranakan Cuisine as a Projection of the Peranakan Identity *

1997 / 1998

Abd. Rashid A. R., The Singapore National Trades Union Congress in the 1970s: Modernisation of the Labour Movement *

Buay, Kee Seng Christopher, T.S. Raffles: A Colonial Administrator: Historian *

Chew, Ee, Meiji Japan (1894-1905) in the Eyes of the Foreign Press

Chong, Choy Hoong Beatrice, A History of Diplomacy and Trade in Nineteenth Century Labuan *

Gan, Eunne Ru Denise, Public History in Singapore in the 1990s: the Second World War *

Ho, Kah Wai Alexandra, Women and Education in Early Modern England

Kirupanantha Kumar Palaiyan, A Biography of A C Suppiah *

Koh, Ai Lin Debbie, Shanghai: Life in a Treaty Port, 1843-1854

Lau, Maung Hoe, The Transformation of the U.S. Army, 1973-1991

Lee, Kah Seng Jerry, The Catholic Origins of the Just War

Lee, Su Fook Salmon Aidan, Britain in the League of Nations 1931-39: an Assessment Based on Three Case Studies

Leong, Chou Keen, The Disarmament Conference 1932-34: the Role of France, Britain and the United States

Liew, Kai Khiun, The Impact of American Presence on South Vietnamese Culture & Society (1965-73)

Lim, Li Jing, A Special Relationship at War: Anglo-American Relations and the Escalation of the Korean War, 1950-51

Mohd. Azhar Terimo, UMNO and Malay Political Activities in Singapore, 1959-1965 *

Narayanan Andiappan, The Role of Dr. Subandrio in the Indonesian Communist Coup of 1965.

Ng, Aik Boon, A Fateful March: the Taiping Northern Expedition (1853-1855)

Rasheedah Begum Hamid, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 1945-50

Tan, Peng Hong, Reaching a Compromise the Deliberations of the Singapore Internal Security Council *

Tan, Siang Yang Sunny, Barisan Sosialis: Years at the Front Line 1961-1966

Tan, Teck Kin Derrick, Taking Back Singapore: SEAC’s Plans for the Recapture of Malaya and Singapore 1944-1945

Tan, Wee Peng, British Defence Policy and the Formation of NATO 1947-49

Tan, Yee Lin, The German Resistance to Hitler: a Historiographical Study

Tang, Swee Noi, The Kanpur Mosque and the Shahidganj Incidents: British Policy and Muslim Politics in India

Tay, Yie Shan, The Daoguang Reign and the Opium War, 1820-1839: a New Perspective

Teh, Chee Siong, The Late Qing Forward Policy in Tibet (1904-1911)

Tham, Chin Pang, Anglo-Russian Relations from Southeast Asian Perspective: 1905-1917

Wee, Seow Chin, Churchill and the Rearmament Debate

Wee, Shoo Soon, The Separation of Singapore from Malaysia: Approaches and Issues *

1996 / 1997

Ching, Su-Yin, History of Civil Aviation Security in Singapore *

Chong, Huay Jiuan Patrine, The Historical Development of the Provision Stores in Singapore: 1960s till the Present *

Chung, May Khuen, Shipping in the Straits of Malacca in the Nineteenth Century *

Goh, Boon Keng Steven, The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: A Historiographical Study

Goh, Wei Ling Christine, The Politics of Religion in the Time of King James VI/I: Approx. 1598-1625

Heng, Hiang Lik Eugene, Chinese Gold Prospectors in California, 1848-1870

Hia, Yen Ching Eileen, British Foreign Policy and the Berlin Blockade, 1948-49

Ho, Wei Hong Gerard, Admiral Ernest J. King and Allied Grand Strategy

Indira Balpanathan, The Historiography of the British Intervention in Malaya *

Kamaludin Bahadin, History of an English School: Gan Eng Seng School 1885-1996 *

Lam, Jenny, Popular Journalism in Singapore: the Shin Min Daily News, 1967-1997 *

Lim, Wui Lester, The Working Pelations between Chiang Kai-Shek and His Aides, 1926-1949

Mercy Karuniah Jesuvadian, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: the Presidential Years 1940-1946

Mun, Wai Kin, The Role of the Press in Sustaining the Development of Overseas Chinese Nationalism in Singapore, 1914-19 *

Noraslinda Md. Zuber, John A. Brazier and Trade Unionism in Malaya, 1945-1955 *

Ong, Lee Hua, Women in Late Imperial China: Reconstruction of Images

Ong, Sang Lim, The Concept of “Malaysia” before 1941: British Plans for a Southeast Asian Union of British Territories *

Pang, Tze Chiang Edgar, The Dispute over Navigation on the High Seas in the Early Modern Period

Poh, Geok Loo Sarah, The Corregidor Incident, 1968

See, Sin Yuan Constance, Russian Mercantile Maritime Trade to the Far East, 1880s-1917.

Sim, Wei Ling, A Prism of the Ten Year Storm: Perceptions of the Cultural Revolution as Expressed in Writings Relating Personal Experiences

Song, Jarrod, Lala Lajpat Rai: the Moderate Extremist

Soon, Bee Lan, Arai hakuseki (1657-1725) and the Problem of Loyalty

Tan, Andre Ai-Kok, Field-Marshal Erwin Rommel and the North African Campaign: A Historiographical Study

Thomas, Gabriel G., Fortress: A Military History of Blakang Mati Island *

Vinayagan Dharmarajah, Hugo Grotius & the Concept of Free Trade in Southeast Asia

Wee, Kek Koon, The White Lotus Rebellion, 1796-1804: Participants, Motives and Organisation

Wong, Liang-May Jasmine, The English-Speaking Brethren Assemblies in Singapore, 1864-1986 *

1995 / 1996

Bay, Siow Hon, Pearl Harbour and the Outbreak of War: a Historiographical Study

Charles, Priya Marie, Idealism Versus Reality: Wilson Goes to War

Chee, Ai Lian, English-language Writings on Japanese Colonialism in Korea: a Historiographical Enquiry

Chew, Hew Jeow, Culverin: the Operation that Never Was

Dorai, Andrew Matthew, Eisenhower and the Press in the Mediterranean Campaigns, 1942-1943

Emmanuel, Mark Visuvasum, Trading with the Enemy: Economic Warfare Against Germany in the Straits Settlements, 1914-1921

Ho, Wee Khoon Frederick, Red River Campaign of 1864

Hoe, Teck Wei, Anglo-French Relations, 1931-1934

Karamjit Singh, Bomba: a Social and Cultural History: the Singapore Fire Brigade *

Koh, Boon Piau, The British Pacific Fleet 1943-1945: the Conception and Evolution of British Naval Participation in the Pacific War

Leong, Huey Bin, Agricultural Management in Qianlong’s Shanxi (1736-1795)

Leong, Mei Lin Amy, Agricultural Development in Singapore *

Lim, Cheng Tju, Cartoons of Our Lives, Mirrors of Our Times: History of Political Cartoons in Singapore, 1959-1995 *

Lim, Lee, Education and Nation-Building: the British Perspective in Singapore, 1945-1956 *

Lim, Ming Chun Samuel, Christmas Island: Singapore’s Possession or Misconception? *

Loh, Kah Seng, The Use of History by Singapore’s Political Leaders Since Independence *

Long, Shi Ruey Joey, The US Involvement in Vietnam, 1954-56: the Question of Reunification Elections

Low, Mei Gek Cheryl-Ann, Uncovering Pulau Saigon *

Lum, Lai Meng, Mental Health in British Malaya *

Neeta Devi Dharam P. Singh, The life of Rajabali Jumabhoy: a Pioneer Kutchee Khoja Immigrant in Singapore *

Ng, Eng Ping, Li Xiucheng and the Westerners: the Perceptions of a Taiping Leader.

Ng, Ting Pei Paulina, History of Radio Broadcasting in Singapore: Its Formative Years *

Noor Aini Syed Mahmood, Sarifah, Sartono’s Perspective of Indonesian History

Ong, Suat Boon, The Response of the British Colonial Government in Malaya to the Communist Victory in China: 1948-1950 *

Suhaimi Mohamed Afandi, Post-War Singapore Under the Governorship of Sir Franklin Gimson (1946-1952)

Tan, Tai Loon Adrian, Prelude to the Vietnam War: the Collins Mission (1954-1955)

Tay, Ghim Chiew Stephen, Bishop Emeritus (Dr.) Theodore R. Doraisamy *

Tay, Soo Leng, The Russian Volunteer Fleet in Singapore, 1880-1915

Toh, Pang Theow Eugene, The British Public and the Blitz 1940-1941

Tow, Shen Han Jonathan, Alexander Hamilton as Military Thinker

1994 / 1995

Aswani, Nisha Jaikishin, The Sindhi Merchant: a Heritage of the Textile Trade

Baptist, Dominic John, Eden: a Study in Failure

Cheng, Seow Cheng, The Singapore Improvement Trust and Pre-War Housing *

Choy, Peng Yih Alexander, A Colonial Perspective of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 from the Straits Times *

Chua, Ching Poo Norman, Mountbatten’s Command Problems in South East Asia Command

Gilbert Niamvivatana, Football and Society

Hasim Hasan, Two Colonial Minds: a Study of Richard Winstedt’s Perceptions of the Malays and Victor Purcell’s Perceptions of the Chinese *

Heng, Su Lin Melissa, The Development of Public Communication in Singapore: from Colony to Independent Nation-State (1946-1965) *

How, Pow Aik James, The Battle of Huai-Hai: an Analytical Study on the Performance of the Guomindang Army

Khoo, Kay Yong, Responses to Restrictions: Maritime Commerce in Seventeenth Century Tonkin

Kwok, Siu Fun Stephanie, Extraordinary Lives: Catholic Missionaries During the Japanese Occupation of Singapore 1942-1945 *

Law, Kah Wei Redmund, Entertaining the Troops in Europe: the Special Services Section

Liew, Yean Sin David, Shifting Images: Women & Art in Singapore *

Lim, Hong Ling, The Use of Allied Airpower in the Battle of the Atlantic

Lim, Mui Ling Ivy Maria, Trade, Piracy and Core-Periphery Relations in Ming China: in Search of a Modus Operandi, 1549-1567

Looi, Wun-Kion Darryl, The Straits Settlements government: a study of the Straits Settlements Executive Council (1867-1941) *

Norhisham Hamjuri Samsuri, Food Shortage in Singapore 1945-50 *

Ong, Noel Tiong Puay, “A Bridge-Builder”: the Life of Dr Thio Chan Bee (1904-1978) *

Pillai, Nalini M., Subhas Chandra Bose in Singapore 1943-1945 *

Rohan Harith Habib Hussain, The Role of American SALT I Negotiators: Heavy Weights or Just for Show?

Seow, Hwung Hwee Nicholas, An Important But Not Vital Outpost: the Defence of Hong Kong in the Inter-War Period, 1918-1941

Suresh Kumar, Singapore Indian Association, 1923-1941 *

Titi Murni Monir, The Control of Veneral Disease in Singapore, 1890-1940 *

Vijaya Rani Thulasy, Piracy in Southeast Asian Waters since the 1970s

Wong, Su-Lynn Shirleen, Chinese Marriage in Singapore: Customary Law and English Common Law in Conflict and Accommodation 1867-1942 *

Yeo, Hsuyin, Queenstown: a History of Singapore’s First New Town *

Yeo, Tze Chiang Lloyd Luc, Fighting for the Star Spangled Banner: the Civil War Experience of a Kansas Cavalryman

1993 / 1994

Ang, Siok Hui, Pioneer Female Mission Schools in Singapore, 1842-1942 *

Anthony, Andrew, Pridi’s Economic Plan and the Nature of Thai Politics, 1932-1934

Azahar Mohamed Noor, Malayan Borders: Colonial Innovation or Re-Affirmation *

Chan, Earn Meng, SHAEF, Logistics, and the Battle of the Bulge

Ho, Li Ching Selina, The Provincial Government during the Yongzheng Reign, 1723-1735: the Case of Guangdong

Kan, Kai Meng Linus, Lieutenant General Courtney H. Hodges and the United States First Army in the Northwest Europe Campaign

Koh, Thiam Hock, Punjab and the War: the Colonial State and War Mobilisation, 1939-1945

Lee, Hock Hin Barry, The Influence of Logistics on U.S. Command Decisions, June-September 1944

Lee, Li Cheng, Government Monopolies after the Abolition of the Revenue Farm System in British Malaya *

Lee, Yam Ming, Accord on the “Peaceful Liberation” on Peiping in 1949: Military and Political Disintegration

Leong, Wing Yew Ernest, Logistics and Allied Grand Strategy in World War II: the Burma Problem

Leow, Chee Yen, The Great Famine in North China, 1877-1878

Liew, Clement, The Roman Catholic Church of Singapore, 1819-1910: from Mission to Church *

Liew, Hui Chuan Anthea, British Attitudes and Policies Towards the Chinese and Turkish Consuls in Singapore, 1867-1914 *

Lim, Fong Yee Tammy, Educational Reform in Japan: 1945-1952

Lim, Seng Hock Darren, The Arms Trade in Southeast Asia: 1915-1917

Lim, Thau Ping Raymond, “Coal Imperialism” in the History of Labuan, 1849-1911 *

Lim, Yin Ling Pamela, Sulak Sivaraksa: the Thoughts and Writings of a Thai Buddhist Social Critic

Lye, Liang Fook, Zhou Fohai’s Dilemma as a Collaborator

Morier, Genevieve C., A Study of the Historiography of the Bounty Mutiny

Pang, Gek Choo, The Problem of Law and Order in the Punjab, 1946-48

Shafarina Sujak, Offshore: Britain and European Integration, 1949-1952

Shanmugaratnam T., Official American Views of the Strategic Security Situation in South Vietnam: 1954-1956

Shawal Hussin, British Naval Policy in Island South East Asia 1824-1867

Soh, Thiam Loon, Mao Zedong in Chongqing in 1945: Illusions of Peace

Suen-Oltmanns, Angela, A Historical Survey of the Keramat Phenomenon: With Special Reference to Singapore *

Sugumaran R., A case study of the Indian port workers in Tanjong Pagar, c.1920-1940 *

Tan, Kui Choon Clare, Church and Community: Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1853-1993 *

Tan, Ming Chong James, Lt. Gen. “Jesus Christ Himself” Lee & American Supply in the European Theater of Operations During World War II

Yap, Hong Hock Harry, British Reactions to Dutch Expansion on the East Coast of Sumatra, 1824-1871

Yeo, Eng Kwan, The Views of the British Commercial Mission Towards Developments in Post-Civil War Leninist Russia (1921-1924)

1992 / 1993

Aguss Hashim, Malay Perceptions of the Malacca Sultanate: a Historiography *

Bey, Mui Leng, British Consular Specialists’ Perspective of the Stalinist Political Dictatorship and Terror (1924-1939)

Chan, Wei Keh, Policing the Malayan Emergency (1948-1954) *

Chew, Hock Leong, The Straits Times and the Singapore General Elections: Accommodation and Adaptation to Constraints (1965-1992)*

Chew, Jin Chong Winston, Wilson: Political Stirrings in the Age of Reform (1896-1910)

Chia, Hwee Hwee Jeanette, A History of the Javanese and Boyanese in Singapore *

Chiang, Ming Shun, Military Defences and Threat Perceptions in Nineteenth Century Singapore, 1854-1891 *

Goh, Hui Hua, Woodrow Wilson and American Neutrality, 1914-1917: a Study of Executive Power in Foreign Policy Decision-Making

Lai, Lee Ling Janice, The Burden of Nation-Building: National Junior College (1969-1992) *

Loh, Tuck Wai, Woodrow Wilson: the Early Years, 1856-1885

Louis, Margaret, History of Boys’ Town *

Makesan M., The Rulers of the Unfederated Malay States: Changing Roles and British Policy*

Mastura Abd. Rahman, Colonial Singapore in Malay Fiction *

Pow, Lai Gim, The Whampoa Military Academy (1924-1927): a Political Analysis

Prem Kumar, Rhetoric and Reality: War Reporting and the Royal Navy, 1939-1941

Seto, Wei Soon, “Bomber” Harris and the Dresden Decision

Tan, Chee Peng Patsie, The Anti-Opium Campaign in the Pre-1942 Singapore *

Teo, Lai Cheng Judy, The May Fourth Movement in Shandong

Tharmalingam Nesamani, Gandhi’s “Sub-Contractors”: a Case Study of Rajendra Prasad in Bihar.

Tho, Meng Choo, More than Just a Voice: the Development of Oral History in Singapore *

Vasanda Kumari, Jawaharlal Nehru’s Letters to His Chief Ministers, 1947-1963

Yap, Ming Sing Jimmy, Changing Patterns of Sea Raiding in Malay Waters in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century *

Yeo, Kuan Hoong Raymond, Young Robert Hart: Apprenticeship in China Affairs, 1854-1863

1991 / 1992

Chew, Ing Lim, The Shanghai Crisis of 1932: an Examination of the Local Perspective

Chew, Ling Charlene, Colonial Development Activity in British Malaya from the 1920s to the 1950s *

Choo, Po Lin Grace, Allied Bombing: the French Question January to June 1944

Devadas, Emmanuel, Cosmology and Religion in Pre-Modern South-East Asia

Elinah Abdullah, Malay Political Activities in Singapore 1945-1959 *

Goh, Lye Hock, The New Fourth Army Incident of January 1941

Kang, Ling Ying Florence, British Consular Perspective of the Stalinist Revolution

Koh, Soo Min, The Restoration of the “Last Emperor”: a Political Analysis

Lim, Bee Tin Karen, The West that Never Was: Hollywood’s Frontier Images

Logason Sinnatamby, The Eastern Waves: Patterns of Maritime and Coastal Raiding in Northern Borneo and the Sulu Archipelago, 1770-1860 *

Loh, Wai Ling, The Hidden War: Guomindang Juntong’s Undercover Missions against the Japanese, 1937-45

Low, Aik Lim, Anglo-Chinese School 1886-1941: Case Study of a Mission School *

Maninderjit Kaur, Woodrow Wilson: President of Princeton University (1902-1910)

Saidah Said, History and Historians in West Malaysia *

Seah, Boon Kiat, Malcolm MacDonald as Commissioner-General 1948-1955 *

Seow, Hwee, The United States’ Policy towards Japan, 1945

Shahilla K. Balakrishnan, Political Attitudes of Indians in Post-War Malaya 1945-1955 *

Tan, Ban Huat, The Singapore Polytechnic in Singapore’s Development 1959-1990 *

Tan, Mui Cheng Jennifer Mildred, Churchill and the Americans: the Malta Meeting, 30 January-2 February 1945

Tan, Seng Huat, History of the Chinese High School 1919-1941 *

Teh, Chiew Guek, The China League for Civil Rights, 1932-1933

Van Dijk, Dina Ling, Gladstone: the Inner Conflict 1855-1868

Vanaja Dharmalingam, The Politics of Food: Punjab and the British Raj, 1939-1945

Wee, Yang Teck Jansen Paul, British Intelligence Operations for Sicily, 1943

Wong, Wei Kong, The Two-Edged Sword: Churchill’s Wartime Oratory, 1940-41

Yap, Pheng Hui, Chinese Communist Historiography: the Debate on the Origin of capitalism in China

1990 / 1991

Arasumani Retnasamy, “Red and White”: Indonesian Influences in Malaya through the Malay Nationalist Party 1945-1948 *

Chia, Siang Pio, Protestant Missionaries and Modern Education in China: 1890-1911

Goh, Hwee Lian, Marshall in China: Mission Unappreciated

Jaya Ratnam, Empire and Enterprise: a History of Oil Exploration in British Borneo until the End of the First World War *

La’brooy, David Peter, A History of Saint Andrew’s School in Singapore, 1862-1990 *

Lau, Sze Yuin Agatha, The English School Teacher in Singapore, 1900-1978: a Study of Perception, Status and Performance *

Lee, Yew Koon Tonnine, History of the Singapore General Hospital: 1819-67 *

Leong, Thiam Fook Kelvin, Ali Sadikin and the Development of Jakarta 1966-1977

Lim, Bee Khim, Tan Cheng Lock, Tan Siew Sin and the MCA (1949-1974) *

Lim, Bee Ting, British Interests in the Scramble for Concessions in China 1897-1899

Loke, Tuck Whye, The Control of Contagious Diseases in Colonial Singapore, 1867-1959 *

Low, Mun Kit, The Colonial Administration and British Business Interests in Malaya: 1920-1941 *

Mohamed Ghazali Saad, A History of the Singapore General Hospital 1945-1975 *

Nor-Afidah Abd. Rahman, Colonial Administration in Malaya and the Promotion of British Business Interests 1874-1919 *

Phan, Ming Yen, Tan Cheng Lock: a Study in Personality and History *

Rasheada Begam Kaim Khan, Sir Hugh Low’s Carreer in Labuan 1848-1876 *

Selvamanogari, G. D. Florence, History through Autobiographies: Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on Indian Politics and Social 1920-1947.

Sity Norsimah Mohamed Darus, Health of the South Indian Labourers on Rubber Plantations in British Malaya 1895-1941 *

Sum, Wai Fun Adeline, History-Writing in Singapore *

Yang, Sook Chin, The Making of a Revolutionary: Zhou Enlai before 1924

Yeo, Lawrence Siew Boo, The Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute: from a Pioneering to a Premier Military Institute, 1965-1990 *

Zubaidah Mohsen, The Deterrence to Reform: the Punishment of Serious Offenses in British Malaya *

The following is a list of academic exercises completed by honours students graduating from AY (academic year) 1999/2000 to the present. Aside from showcasing student works which may otherwise go unnoticed, we also hope that such a compilation will aid historical research and stimulate ideas for further study.

This list hopes to continue to collect academic exercises (1) submitted to the Department of History (NUS) for the Honours degree, and (2) concerning Singapore / Malaysia history from other colleges and universities (indicated after title). Titles concerning Singapore and Malaysia are marked with an asterix (*).

The list is not exhaustive and is put together by using information made available online by the Library INtegrated Catalogue (LINC) of NUS Libraries as well as personal communication with alumni from the history department.

2006 / 2007

Alagirisamy, Darinee, Defining the diasporic Dravidian: poetry and the Malayan Tamil identity 1952-1963 *

Chia, Meng Tat Jack, Buddhism in Singapore-China relations: Venerable Hong Choon and his visits, 1982-1990 *

Ekaterina, Dynina, Legally Malay?: ethnic politics in Malaysian courts in the 1970s and 1980s *

Guo, Jing Yu, Yuan Shikai in western and PRC historiography: revolution, modernization and beyond

He, Qingli Wendy, The struggle for youth: the institutional contest between the Italian Church and Fascist state

He, Yanying Laurelle, Bilingual dreams: River Valley High School and educational change in post- 1945 Singapore *

Ho, Jia Jian Paul, From SEMS to SGX: politics, culture and the formation of a financial institution *

Huang, Hongda, Apocalypse at the doorstep: ’80s slasher films and “the war within” in Reagan’s America

Kumari, Sheena, Historicizing Indians in colonial Burma

Liao, Bolun Edgar, The Enright Affair (1960): student activism and the politics of culture in Singapore *

Lin, Sida, Circumstances, intentions and capabilities: the failure to create a “real” Australian Air Force 1921-1942

Liu, Guoyi, Empress Orchid: Anchee Min and the feminist turn in Western historiography on the Empress Dowager Cixi

Mohammad Najib Moch Siddik, “Enemy of the state”?: perspectives concerning Haji Sulong and the Dusun Nyor incident

Mok, Mei Feng, Rehabilitation, revisitation and implications: the historiography of Ngo Dinh Diem, 1964-2006

Poh, Zhongming, Spirits and deities: a study of religious beliefs in Nanzhao beyond the Buddhist tenet

Selvakumar, Denise Lavinia, Finding laughter in the midst of tragedy: contrasting perspectives on the Holocaust in motion pictures

Teo, Yi Lin Bernice, Germany’s Holocaust Memorial problem: the memorial for the murdered Jews of Europe

Teo, See Eng Rachel, Staging resistance: the Singapore Theatre Festival and political discourse in Singapore *

Yong, En En, CLARET operations 1964-1966: balancing political and military imperatives in Britain’s secret war

Yoong, Gee Kee Jackie, Exhibiting history: a study of the Asian Civilisations Museum of Singapore*

2005 / 2006

Chui, Yongtai Nick, Catholic Students in the National University of Singapore: Ideas and Identity 1951-1985 *

Ho, Endian Eunice, Re-examing Racial Uplift: Through the eyes of Maria W. Stewart, Jarena Lee and Rebecca Cox Jackson

Ho, Shu Huang, Culture, Institutions and Agency in Civil War Firearms: Brigadier-General James W. Ripley and the Breech-Loader, 1861-63

Lit, Ee Jay Jebro, “The People That Time Forgot”: Male Witches in England from 1560 - 1620 and a Re-Conceptualization of the Witch-Hunts

Ng, Yinghui Karen, Networking Corporations: the OCBC Story *

Sathisan, Dinesh, When Ethnicity Meets Nationality: Malayness in Southern Thailand in Historical Perspective

Tan, Li Ming Sherwin, Hooligans, Hillsborough and Hyperinflation: an Inquiry into the State of British Football in the Decade after the 1989 Hillsborough Stadium Disaster

Teo, Zhen Wen, King of the Battlefield?: Artillery in the Malayan Campaign 1941-1942 *

William, Daniel Jebaraj, Why Didn’t Rolling Thunder end the Vietnam War?

Chan, Soon Onn, American Missionary Mentalities in Thailand (1858-2004)

Chia, Wei Li Bernissa, The ‘Value’ of the Past: History Education and National Education in Singapore *

Hendri Adriadi Bin Rizal Ismunandar, Rules, Rulers and Reforms: Islam in Nineteenth Century Riau

Khoo, Teng Yang Kevin, Rethinking Portrayals of the Frankish Crusaders in Usamah ibn Munqidh’s Kitab al-I’tibar

Lee, Fang Kwang Derrick, Evaluating Alternative Histories: Chinese Middle School Student Movements and Leftist Leaders in Pre-Independence Singapore *

Lee, Mei-Ying Nadine, The Making of an Athlete in Singapore: the Individual in Collective Memory *

Loke, Aimei Sophia, Death of a City?: The Internationalisation of Venice as a Heritage Cause, 1851-2000

Loo, Ching Ling, From Hunter to Prey?: Tanks and the Battle of Stalingrad

Oon, Shu Hui Celine, Winning Friends and Helping People: the Peace Corps in Thailand during the Johnson Era

Seah, Yunxin Leonora, The Japanese Cultural Society in Singapore, 1964-1990: a Study of Japan-Singapore Relations *

Soenarto, Ermita, From Saints to Warriors: Wali Songo in Contemporary Popular Genres

Tan, Chye Guan, Disraeli’s Direction, Disraeli’s Play: Explaining British Foreign Policy during the Eastern Crisis 1875-8

Tan, Lin Teck, Understanding the Chinese Rites Controversy through Chinese Eyes

Tay, Wei Leong, Reinventing the Millennium: the Origins of White Lotus Uprisings in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century North China

Teo, Joo Cheong, Funerals in Late Imperial Fujian: Reconsidering Uniformities and Variations

Teo, Shue Mei Michelle, Keeping the Faith: the Continuity of a Christian Perspective in the Historical Writing of Herbert Butterfield

Yang, Shao-yun, Making Sense of Messianism: Buddhist Political Ideology in the Mahayana Rebellion and the Moonlight Child Incident of Early Sixth-Century China

2003 / 2004

Chua, Xue Li Shirley, Colonial Postcards: Representations of Singapore 1898-1914 *

Fu, Shufen, Reconsidering Missionaries: a Study of William Milne and his Interaction with the Chinese

Grosse, Shaun Philip, Changi Revisited, 1942-1945: Demystifying the ‘Most Notorious POW Camp in Asia’*

Khoo, Sheng Li David, Winning Hearts and Souls: Missionaries in the New Villages during the Malayan Emergency *

Koh, Kai Beng Gabriel, The Development of the Mandarin and Dialect Church in Singapore 1950-2003 *

Lawrence, Kelvin, Reconsidering Portrayals of Raja Abdullah, Sultan of Perak (1874-1877)

Lim, Jiang Ling Jane, Negotiating Modernity: an Advertising History of the Telephone and the Radio, 1900-1940

Lim, Leong Thye Benny, Relations between the United States and Siam in the Reign of King Chulalongkorn (1868-1910)

Loh, Ver-May, Working through Guilt: Böll, Grass and the Politics of Vergangenheitsbewältigung

Mohamed Nawab bin Mohamed Osman, Activism of Ulama in Singapore *

Poon, Siew Ping Christine, Politics and Polemics: Responses to Democratic Kampuchea

Shu, Sheng-Chi, Ng Poon Chew and the Chung Sai Yat
Po, 1900-1904: the Nationalist Discourse of an American Chinese Intellectual-Elite

Sim, Meijun Sophie, Righting Myths: Singapura Dilanggar Todak in History *

Syed Danial b. Syed Taha, The Hegemonic Business State: a History of State Intervention in Singapore, 1959-2002 *

Tan, Chor Suan Donald, Imperial Thoroughfare: a History of Roads in British Malaya 1874-1942*

Teo, Hwee Ping, Unequal Judgment: Albert Speer and Fritz Sauckel at Nuremberg Compared

2002 / 2003

Ang, Suet Lin Gillian, Travellers’ Representations of Colonial Singapore 1876-1914 *

Chew, Yong Jack, Militaristic Propanganda in the Syonan Times *

Ho, Chi Tim, Water Supply & Consumption in Singapore (1945-1986) *

Koh, Tyng Yuann Fiona, Exhibiting History: a Study on the Singapore History Museum *

Koh, Yihan, Ma Yinchu and the Chinese Population Controversy

Loh, Chih Hui, The Myth of the Forerunner: Major Trends in the Interpretation of Vico’s Philosophy of History, 1911-1946

Mao, Ren Chieh Lincoln, The History of the Varsity Christian Fellowship 1952-1990 *

Mohamed Shahrom bin Mohamed Taha, The Orang Laut: 19th Century British Perceptions of a Changing Community *

Pannu, Paula, The Production and Transmission of Knowledge in Colonial Malaya *

Seah, Tze Ling Leander, Once upon a Time in China: Jonathan Spence and the Art of History-Telling

Song, Wei Lin Lynn, Winning the “Hearts and Minds of the People”: the People’s Action Party’s Ideas of Democracy *

Vlado, Vivoda, Croatian Spring: Causes, Course, Consequences

2001 / 2002

Aljunied, Syed M. Ali, HDB and public housing: through the ages *

Chong, Chew Luan, Contesting in an open-field: the Spanish presence in Taiwan

Chua, Jun-Mei Valerie, Authority and influence: aspects of the matrix of power relations in the British governance of the Chinese in Colonial Singapore *

Goh, Chuen Rurn Eugene, Iridium: the history of a global communication system

Lee, Kum Chuen Keith, Collaboration and co-dependence: Portuguese relations with the Indian and Chinese communities in Malacca *

Lim, Kah Kiat, A study of the south Vietnamese monk activist: Thich Nhat Hanh

Ng, Geok Peng, The Green Bus Co. Ltd. (1919-1971): a Chinese family business in Singapore *

Ng, Liang Meng Augustine, The historiography of the battle of Hong Kong

Oliveiro, Vernie Alison, Reconsidering the Opium Commissi