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Chinese migrants’ letters home, from happy to heartbreaking, on display at museum

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Chinese migrants’ letters home, from happy to heartbreaking, on display at museum

For hundreds of years, people all over the world have written letters to express their affection and longing for family and loved ones who are far away. This is no different in China, where filial piety has been ingrained into people thanks to Confucian, Buddhist and Taoist values that have been enshrined for centuries. The … Read more

Opinion | Chinese names in Singapore and Malaysia aren’t weird; they reflect cultural diversity

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Opinion | Chinese names in Singapore and Malaysia aren’t weird; they reflect cultural diversity

Someone had an issue with my name recently. It was not a person more familiar with European or English names – “Oh great! Why can’t he make it easier for everyone and call himself Matthew or Mark?” – nor was it a Hongkonger, like that officer from the Immigration Department from years before who had … Read more