Two men at the Chinese Swimming Club

Title
Two men at the Chinese Swimming Club
Year/Period
c. 1930
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Image size: L 10.4 x W 7.9
Accession No.
1996-02207
Credit Line
Gift of Mr Lim Seng Chwee

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.