The Immigrants of Early Singapore
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Hey guys, I have been assigned a History project in which I have to write a first person account entry with regards to either the Chinese/Malay/Indian immigrant of early singapore.
We are supposed to make up the name of the immigrant and explain the push and pull factors that drive and attract them to a country, in this case, the pull factors being the advantages of emigrating to Singapore and the push factors is the bad conditions that drive the immigrants out of their hometown.
For example I choose to be a chinese immigrant.
Then I'll to explain the dialect group I'm in, my occupation, my after-work entertainment and social or health problem I face.
Well, I have decided to work on the Cantonese Chinese immigrants, on the Samsui women and such.
Does anyone out there have any suggestive advice so as to better guide and assist me on this project? -
i can remember a few cos i learnt it last year... in sec 2, where the history teacher ish chiobu and wear veri nice, ok back:
pull factor:
more jobs in singapore cos the singapore ish growing
free immigrant policy
do trading here ish free
push factorS:
escape from their homeland where poverty ish there
draught in their homeland
war in their homeland
desperatly in need of money -
Thanks so much.Originally posted by MyPillowTalks:i can remember a few cos i learnt it last year... in sec 2, where the history teacher ish chiobu and wear veri nice, ok back:
pull factor:
more jobs in singapore cos the singapore ish growing
free immigrant policy
do trading here ish free
push factorS:
escape from their homeland where poverty ish there
draught in their homeland
war in their homeland
desperatly in need of money
But I have some queries over here. Ya see, how do I know jobs the Chinese-Cantonese hold in early Singapore besides the ladies who were stripped of a wonderful adulthood to become Samsui women. What did the Cantonese men do? Set up provisions store?
Sorry if I seem to be bombarding you guys with questions cuz we are supposed to give accurate information on our accounts... I tried to search for such details on Wikipedia, but to no avail... the information provided are useful but not of much help to me when I want to find out about the problems people in those days encountered.
And yea, I want to find out the favourite pastimes of the chinese immigrants in early singapore too... your help is greatly appreciated!
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sit down talk? watch those shows, they dont show any entertainment except for watching puppet shows or wayan.gOriginally posted by bonkysleuth:Thanks so much.
But I have some queries over here. Ya see, how do I know jobs the Chinese-Cantonese hold in early Singapore besides the ladies who were stripped of a wonderful adulthood to become Samsui women. What did the Cantonese men do? Set up provisions store?
Sorry if I seem to be bombarding you guys with questions cuz we are supposed to give accurate information on our accounts... I tried to search for such details on Wikipedia, but to no avail... the information provided are useful but not of much help to me when I want to find out about the problems people in those days encountered.
And yea, I want to find out the favourite pastimes of the chinese immigrants in early singapore too... your help is greatly appreciated! -
The first written records of Singapore dated to as early as the 2nd century when the island, 42km long and 23km wide, was identified as a trading post in several cartographic references. The Greek astronomer, Claudius Ptolemaeus, located a place called Sabana in the area where Singapore lies and identified it as a nominon emporion or designated foreign trading port, as part of a chain of similar trading centres that linked Southeast Asia with India and the Mediterranean.[1]
A 3rd century Chinese written record describing the island of Pu Luo Chung (ÆÑÂÞÖ�), probably a transliteration of the Malay Pulau Ujong, "island at the end" (of the Malay peninsula). [2] The Sejarah Melayu (Malay Annals) contains a tale of a prince of Srivijaya, Sri Tri Buana (also known as Sang Nila Utama), who landed on the island after surviving a shipwreck sometime during the 13th century. Catching sight of a strange creature that he was being told was a lion, he decided to found a settlement called Singapura, which means "Lion City" in Sanskrit. It is unlikely that there ever were lions in Singapore, though tigers continued to roam the island until the early 20th century. [3][4]
There is record that in 1320, the Mongol sent a mission to obtain elephants from a place called Long Yamen (or Dragon's Tooth Strait), which is believed to be Keppel Harbour. [5] The Chinese traveller Wang Dayuan, visiting the island around 1330, described a small Malay settlement called Dan Ma Xi (µÂÂÃÎý, from Malay Tamasik) containing a number of Chinese residents. The island was apparently a haven for pirates preying on passing ships. The Nagarakretagama, a Javanese epic poem written in 1365, also referred to a settlement on the island, which it called Temasek (Sea Town).
Recent excavations in Fort Canning provide evidences that Singapore was a major port in the 14th century[6] and was used as a trading post for transactions between the Phoenicians and the Malay and Chinese.
During the 1390s, Parameswara, the last Srivijayan prince, fled to Temasek after being deposed by the Majapahit Empire. Notwithstanding the legend from the Sejarah Melayu, the "Singapura" name possibly dates to this period. Parameswara held the island for a number of years, until further attacks from either the Majapahit or the Ayutthaya kingdom in Siam forced him to move on to Melaka where he founded the Sultanate of Malacca.[3] Singapore remained an important part of the Malacca Sultanate and once served as the fiefdom of the legendary laksamana (or admiral) Hang Tuah.[2]
Following the decline of Srivijayan power, Temasek was alternately claimed by the Majapahit and the Siamese. Its fortifications apparently allowed it to withstand at least one attempted Siamese invasion. During the 16th and early 17th century, it briefly regained some importance as a trading centre of the Sultanate of Johor. In 1613, Portuguese raiders burnt down the settlement at the mouth of Singapore River and the island sank into obscurity.[4]
It wasn't until 1819, when Englishman Stamford Raffles established a British trading post on the island, that modern Singapore was founded.
From the above article which was extract from wikipedia shown that history of Singapore gone way beyond text book history.
there are many more sources u can search from within singapore. -
Originally posted by MyPillowTalks:i can remember a few cos i learnt it last year... in sec 2, where the history teacher ish chiobu and wear veri nice, ok back:
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man is coolie, i noe i this year do project on it
write 3000 word essay -
they sit there, listen to old ppl tell stories, when the joss stick burn finish, they woudl have to pay like a few cents for the stories to continue. they collect using old tin cans
some work as coolie part time to earn more money
come play chess -
Opium smoking was also quite common amongst the early Chinese immigrants.Originally posted by popmynutsy:sit down talk? watch those shows, they dont show any entertainment except for watching puppet shows or wayan.g -
depending on which era you are referring to - activities can range from smoking opium, watching wayangs, listening stories or gambling.
go down visit the chinatown museum to get some ideas... -
The only serious reply,the rest all come to jee siow only1Originally posted by Arapahoe:The first written records of Singapore dated to as early as the 2nd century when the island, 42km long and 23km wide, was identified as a trading post in several cartographic references. The Greek astronomer, Claudius Ptolemaeus, located a place called Sabana in the area where Singapore lies and identified it as a nominon emporion or designated foreign trading port, as part of a chain of similar trading centres that linked Southeast Asia with India and the Mediterranean.[1]
A 3rd century Chinese written record describing the island of Pu Luo Chung (ÆÑÂÞÖ�), probably a transliteration of the Malay Pulau Ujong, "island at the end" (of the Malay peninsula). [2] The Sejarah Melayu (Malay Annals) contains a tale of a prince of Srivijaya, Sri Tri Buana (also known as Sang Nila Utama), who landed on the island after surviving a shipwreck sometime during the 13th century. Catching sight of a strange creature that he was being told was a lion, he decided to found a settlement called Singapura, which means "Lion City" in Sanskrit. It is unlikely that there ever were lions in Singapore, though tigers continued to roam the island until the early 20th century. [3][4]
There is record that in 1320, the Mongol sent a mission to obtain elephants from a place called Long Yamen (or Dragon's Tooth Strait), which is believed to be Keppel Harbour. [5] The Chinese traveller Wang Dayuan, visiting the island around 1330, described a small Malay settlement called Dan Ma Xi (µÂÂÃÎý, from Malay Tamasik) containing a number of Chinese residents. The island was apparently a haven for pirates preying on passing ships. The Nagarakretagama, a Javanese epic poem written in 1365, also referred to a settlement on the island, which it called Temasek (Sea Town).
Recent excavations in Fort Canning provide evidences that Singapore was a major port in the 14th century[6] and was used as a trading post for transactions between the Phoenicians and the Malay and Chinese.
During the 1390s, Parameswara, the last Srivijayan prince, fled to Temasek after being deposed by the Majapahit Empire. Notwithstanding the legend from the Sejarah Melayu, the "Singapura" name possibly dates to this period. Parameswara held the island for a number of years, until further attacks from either the Majapahit or the Ayutthaya kingdom in Siam forced him to move on to Melaka where he founded the Sultanate of Malacca.[3] Singapore remained an important part of the Malacca Sultanate and once served as the fiefdom of the legendary laksamana (or admiral) Hang Tuah.[2]
Following the decline of Srivijayan power, Temasek was alternately claimed by the Majapahit and the Siamese. Its fortifications apparently allowed it to withstand at least one attempted Siamese invasion. During the 16th and early 17th century, it briefly regained some importance as a trading centre of the Sultanate of Johor. In 1613, Portuguese raiders burnt down the settlement at the mouth of Singapore River and the island sank into obscurity.[4]
It wasn't until 1819, when Englishman Stamford Raffles established a British trading post on the island, that modern Singapore was founded.
From the above article which was extract from wikipedia shown that history of Singapore gone way beyond text book history.
there are many more sources u can search from within singapore.