Title
Chinese passport belonging to a member of a Hockchia family
Year/Period
1949
Region
Singapore
Material
Dimension
Image size: (folded) H14.9 x W9.2cm,
Image size: (opened) H14.9 x D18.2cm
Image size: (opened) H14.9 x D18.2cm
Accession No.
2005-00453
Collection of
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.
