This presentation examines the identity politics of Eurasian communities in the Dutch East Indies, British India, Ceylon and the Straits Settlements through a comparative and transimperial lens. While the “Eurasian Question” has primarily been studied through the lens of colonial governmentality, this presentation explores processes of transculturation and political mobilisation by zooming in on the lived experiences of Eurasians in the colonial metropolis, paying attention to the role of community organisations and the constant “negotiation of Europeanness” in the political, social and cultural sphere. // Yorim Spoelder is a lecturer at Freie Universität Berlin and currently a Lee Kong Chian research fellow at National Library, Singapore. Spoelder’s research focuses on the modern connected histories of Europe, South and Southeast Asia and his main interests include imperial history, the history of knowledge, urban history, critical heritage studies and international affairs. Spoelder previously held various fellowships at Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, UCL/GHI London and IHEID Geneva, was a guest scholar at EHESS Paris, and affiliated as a researcher with the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi. He regularly contributes to the Asian Review of Books and his first book, Visions of Greater India: Transimperial Knowledge and Anti-Colonial Nationalism, c. 1800-1960, was published by Cambridge University Press (2024).