A Chinese man

Title
A Chinese man
Year/Period
Late 19th century
Region
Singapore or Malaysia
Dimension
Image size: L13.4cm X W8.1cm
Accession No.
1991-00481

Large-scale Chinese migration to Malaya and Singapore occurred during the 1400s and continued until the 1950s. By the early 20th century, the new generation of Chinese who grew up in Malaya and Singapore no longer had any emotional ties to their parents’ or grandparents’ native country. Instead, they slowly integrated into the host society and eventually participated in the building of their new homelands.