Singaporeans exposed : navigating the ins and outs of globalisation



Digitised Book 216.73.216.10 (0)

2001

Singaporeans exposed : navigating the ins and outs of globalisation

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Contains articles and personal anecdotes from Singaporeans and expatriates on cultural assimilation.

Subjects

Globalization--Social aspects--Singapore Assimilation (Sociology) Emigration and immigration--Social aspects Singaporeans Singaporeans--Foreign countries Singapore--Economic integration--Social aspects Singapore--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects

Categories

Geographical areas and countries

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Title
Singaporeans exposed : navigating the ins and outs of globalisation
Creators
Subject
  • Globalization--Social aspects--Singapore
  • Assimilation (Sociology)
  • Emigration and immigration--Social aspects
  • Singaporeans
  • Singaporeans--Foreign countries
  • Singapore--Economic integration--Social aspects
  • Singapore--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects
Publisher
  • Landmark Books, 2001
  • National Library Board Singapore, 2001
Contributors
  • Lee, Geok Boi
  • Singapore International Foundation
Digital Description
application/pdf, ill.
Provenance
Table of Contents
  • Singapore in the world; the world in Singapore / Tan Chi Chiu -- Singapore as cultural crucible: releasing Singapore's creative energy in the new century / Kwok Kian-Woon -- Theme parks, business parks and the real point Of contact / Cherian George -- Singaporeans in cyberspace: from 1995 to 2000 / Tan Chong Kee -- An interview with Ong Keng Sen / Lee Weng Choy -- Tales from the other Singapore Inc. / Tan Su Yen -- Going local in the global future / Laurel Teo -- Aunties and uncles and me / Neil Humphreys -- An African in Singapore / Daniel Kofi Andoh -- What connects me to Singapore / Tommy Koh -- Finding home: on the simple but confusing question, "What connects you to Singapore?" / Aun Koh -- Home / Lisa Ang -- Canada: a learning experience / David Ang -- Of globalisation and youth / James Wang Wei -- Paved with good intentions: how living in New York has illuminated for us the difference between the Singaporean dream and the Singaporean plan / Colin Goh and Joyceln Woo -- Third world reality at Ground Zero / Chong Yuen Nang -- In the front-row seat in a superpower capital / Lee Siew Hua -- From the ground up / Lee Geok Boi -- "Ah Choo no morning sun." / Sylvia Toh Paik-Choo -- A Singapore woman abroad / Agnes Sng Hwee Lee -- Two decades in the land of the Sheikhs / Clement Mesenas -- Musings of a third culture person / Ravi Chandran -- Becoming Singaporean: I repatriated the expatriate in me / Asad Latif -- Keeping the Singapore in Singaporeans / Janice Seah -- Appendices -- Milestones -- FAQs -- SIF exposed: Singapore International Foundation staff speak up.
Edition
Copyright
  • All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.