[3rd Talk] Assoc. Professor Dr. Wong Sin Kiong: "Malayan Chinese Intelligentsia Network in China: Starting with the Nanyang Club in Peking"
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The third talk in the “Tan Lark Sye Lecture Series” will take place later this month. Assoc. Prof. Wong Sin Kiong from the National University of Singapore will be speaking on the Malayan Chinese intelligentsia in Peking, China. |
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Speaker |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wong Sin Kiong, Ph.D. in History from Indiana University, USA, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chinese Studies at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he also served as the former Department Head. His research interests include the history of the Chinese community in Singapore and Malaysia, modern Chinese society and politics, and the relationship between the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia and China. He has been invited to lecture and conduct research at universities in the United States, Japan, Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and other regions. He has published five monographs in both Chinese and English, including Cross-border Historiography: New Perspectives on Modern China and the Study of the Chinese in Southeast Asia (2008; 2015) and China's Anti-American Boycott Movement in 1905: A Study in Urban Protest (2002; Chinese translation, 2010). He has also edited seventeen volumes, including Ethnicity, History, and Culture: Cross-Border Studies of Southeast Asia and East Asia – A Festschrift in Honor of Professor Wang Gengwu’s Eightieth Birthday (2011). |
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Moderator |
Dr. Lew Siew Boon (Assistant Professor at the International Education College of New Era University College) Dr. Lew Siew Boon completed her Ph.D. at the National University of Singapore in 2021. She is currently an (Assistant Professor at the International Education College of New Era University College). Her primary research focuses on folklore and folk culture, as well as the history of the Chinese communities in Singapore and Malaysia. She has published monographs such as Guest of Jinshan: The Shuiyue Palace of Kelantan and its Guan Yin Belief and China and Southeast Asia's Hakka: A Cross-regional Exploration and Discussion (second author). Her doctoral thesis was nominated for the Wang Gongwu Best Thesis Award (Social Sciences) by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the National University of Singapore. She has also published more than ten academic papers. |
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Date: 22 December 2021 (Wednesday) |
Trailer (Video)
Lecture Postscript
The 3rd session of the "Tan Lark Sye Lecture Series," organized by the Institute of International Education, New Era University College (IIE, NEUC) and the Tan Lark Sye Institute, was held on 21th December 2021. The guest speakers for this event was Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wong Sin Kiong from the National University of Singapore. It was attended by more than 160 people.
Dr. Wong Sin Kiong holds a Ph.D. in History from Indiana University, USA, and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chinese Studies at the National University of Singapore. He served as the head of the department from 2004 to 2011. His research interests include the history of Chinese communities in Singapore and Malaysia, modern Chinese society and politics, and Chinese in Southeast Asia. Professor Huang has been invited to lecture and visit universities in the USA, Japan, mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
This lecture was titled " Malayan Chinese Intelligentsia Network in China: Starting with the Nanyang Club in Peking"." It primarily introduced the Malaysian Chinese intellectual community active in the Nanyang Chinese Club in Beijing during the Republic of China era, featuring early notable intellectuals and entrepreneurs like Wu Lian-de, Liang Yu-gao, Wu Lai-xi, Xie Chang-lin, and Lin Zong-yang. The event was moderated by Assistant Professor Dr. Lew Siew Boon from NEUC. It received enthusiastic feedback, with the audience actively participating in the Q&A session and eagerly engaging in discussions.
