#RIPSRNathan and Young People’s Social Memory On Twitter
At 2204hrs on 22 August 2016, Channel News Asia broke the news of former President of Singapore, Mr SR Nathan’s passing. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) made a formal statement of…
Category: Heritage
Joseph Schooling and the rush to backstory a champion
This post is a follow-up to “Joseph Schooling and the politics of belonging in Singapore“, posted on 13th August 2016, 1155hrs, GMT+8. It has been roughly 36 hours since Joseph Schooling…
Joseph Schooling and the politics of belonging in Singapore
You guys, it’s Singapore first gold Olympic medal ever and this 21yo dude beats the Olympic Record and Phelps. What is life really? He even placed first to three pool…
Singaporeans react to the National Day Parade #NDP2016 on Twitter
Singapore’s National Day Parade took place yesterday on 9th August 2016. The annual Parade took place at Kallang Stadium and was broadcast live on local free-to-air channels. The main festivities…
Project SG50+1
SG50+1: Consuming and Curating Singapore What are your most precious memories of SG50? How was your SG50+1? What will SG100 look like? Join us for an interactive exercise as we…
Growing Up With Jerry Murad of ‘The Dukes’.
Crystal Abidin is an anthropologist, ethnographer, and percussionist who grew up in Singapore and now lives in Perth. She used to play classical percussion in orchestras and now sings harmony…
Belonging everywhere and nowhere.
We always expound on the virtues of being a multicultural global citizen of the world. BUT. 1) This Chinese ethnic org will not recognize my 50% Chinese makeup because my…
This is my grandmother.
This is my grandmother admiring a photograph of her wedding portrait on my iPhone. “Hey! How do you have this? There’s only one copy! It’s hanging in Uncle James’ house…
