Chinese Enterprises and Communities Monograph Series
Volume 1: Prime Group International: The Study of a 'Corporate Family'
Volume 2: Singapore Writers Association: Forging Ahead in Half a Century
Author: Teo Sum Lim
The author examines the achievements of the Singapore Association of Writers on two levels – internal and external – in relation to its aims and structures. He also discusses the association’s activities within the social context of the past five decades.
The Association’s journey is divided into four stages of development, namely nascency, foundation building, advancement, and transformation. By parsing its milestones based on the two levels, the author discusses the Association’s contribution to Singapore Chinese culture and the impetus given to its 50 years of forging ahead, followed by his recommendations for the future.
Volume 3: A Study of Chinese Newspapers in Singapore (1887-1912): The Construction and Evolution of Chinese Identity
Author: Zhao Ying
Overseas Chinese newspapers served as a link between China and regions of Chinese diasporas, disseminating news from China to the world and at the same time, revealing the many facets of overseas Chinese communities.
This book consists of four chapters. The author explores the value of overseas Chinese newspaper publishers and the historical significance of their existence through textual analyses of Chinese newspapers produced in Singapore during the late 19th century when the Qing dynasty was nearing its end. In so doing, she highlights the function of Chinese newspapers in promoting Chinese education and culture in Singapore, and their efforts in addressing racial politics, as well as questions on the reaction and social environment formation outside of China which resulted from major historical events in the mainland.
The author considers the backdrop of the time reflected in such newspapers and China’s image portrayed at different periods, with a focus on analysing the critical time of social identity during which overseas Chinese formed their perceptions of China at their initial stage of migration. This book presents a retrospection of how Chinese newspapers in Singapore during the late 19th century interacted with mainland Chinese society while separated in terms of linguistic context and became an overseas mirror image parallel to China.