Photo courtesy of Baba Benjamin Seck.
The Christian Peranakan community played a significant role in the development of the churches in Singapore, with many key figures acting as prominent community leaders.
Join Dr Marc Rerceretnam, a historian studying the role of religion within colonial society in Singapore, in this talk where he elaborates on the historical convergences between the Straits Chinese community alongside the beliefs and practices of the Christian religion.
Baba Chan Eng Thai, an active member of the Singapore Peranakan community will share how he blends age-old Peranakan worship rituals with his Catholic faith to keep his heritage alive.
Date: Saturday, 25 May 2019
Venue: NUS Baba House, 157 Neil Road, Singapore 088883
Time: 4.30pm – 6pm
(If you would like to explore the Baba House, please arrive just before 4pm.)
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND THIS TALK.
OPEN TO TPAS MEMBERS ONLY.
Places are limited.
To register, please email: events@peranakan.org.sg
IMPORTANT NOTE: Those who register and do not show up will be barred from registering for the next three TPAS talks/events.
Our talks have been very popular and were fully booked in less than 2 days.
Unfortunately, there were still a handful of no-shows. This is unfair to the long list of members that we had to turn away because all the places were filled.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Marc Sebastian Rerceretnam is a Sydney-based historian and research consultant with a Ph.D. in Economic History from Sydney University. He has been affiliated with the Peranakan Association of New South Wales (Sydney) for many years.
Having published extensively, Marc is a current recipient of the 2019 Lee Kong Chian Fellowship issued by the National Library Board. He is completing a research project on the formation of early Roman Catholic communities in Singapore, going back to the 1830s.
Baba Chan Eng Thai is an active member of the Singapre Peranakan community. He is married with two adult sons. Apart from running his law firm, Eng Thai is passionate about composing pantons (poems) and singing dondang sayang in Baba Malay.
He has written and presented his original pantons to dignitaries including the Prime Minister of Singapore. Eng Thai continues to give talks on Peranakan culture and traditional practices, as well as demonstrations of Peranakan cuisine. He is currently preparing for his stage role in Ayer di Tetak Takleh Putus, a Peranakan play that will be staged in June 2019.
Co-organised with the NUS Baba House