tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post3565423382018865341..comments2024-03-27T15:44:43.564-08:00Comments on What Do I Know?: The New Peranakan MuseumStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-256964626412583802008-09-08T22:04:00.000-08:002008-09-08T22:04:00.000-08:00> But this point it makes things> seem all s...> But this point it makes things<BR/>> seem all so rosy and wonderful.<BR/>> I didn't see anything that even<BR/>> hinted at the problems people<BR/>> probably faced in the past<BR/>> because they were of 'mixed<BR/>> blood.' <BR/><BR/>Why would they have problems? They were the left hand of the British and the rest of us had to bow to their wealth and influence.<BR/><BR/>Even today, they are known as the old families of Singapore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-6001993973036550712008-09-03T07:49:00.000-08:002008-09-03T07:49:00.000-08:00Sheila, thanks for stopping by and leaving a comme...Sheila, thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. I guess you are the person who can fix the lack of Indian Peranakan representation. Go talk to people in the Indian community and get a couple to go with you to talk to the director of the museum. <BR/><BR/>If you have old stories, letters, or other treasures from your family, that would also help them consider increasing that side. Best of luck! Let me know what happens.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-39069542646079015792008-09-03T01:38:00.000-08:002008-09-03T01:38:00.000-08:00Nice. My great grand mother and grandmother was a ...Nice. My great grand mother and grandmother was a Peranakan Indians. My father and his siblings speak often in Malay to each other. My great grand mother and grand mother wore the kebaya and were never seen in anything else but. They cooked food and desserts that were a unique blend of Indian and Straits. I believe my family has been here in south east asia for the last 300 years but I dont see much specifically about the Peranakan Indian culture in the museum, and that is very sad indeed,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com