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World War II

Migration
October 20, 20171

My grandfather’s legacy: from general merchant to something more

I always thought of my maternal grandfather as a wealthy man but digging deeper I learn that he was a small town migrant kid who became prosperous enough to provide temporary...

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Asylum Seekers & Refugees
February 10, 20171

The Little Man Counts

Earlier this year, I stopped to read a commemorative board by a sandy footpath leading to Chapman’s Bar at Emerald Bay on Pangkor Laut. I learnt that the bar was named...

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My Reading Chair & Writing Desk
March 2, 20160

Capture them while you can

My aunt once told me of her older brother, who had loved her dearly. During World War II, he was taken away by the Japanese and never returned. ‘That day,’ she...

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