by Noel Ng | Jan 15, 2022 | Events
Keeping the Culture Alive – A unique celebration of Peranakan Culture and the Written Word This is the second edition of the Baba Nyonya Literary Festival by The Peranakan Association Singapore which aims to showcase the written works of both Peranakan and...
by Noel Ng | Jan 4, 2022 | Announcements
Introduction The Peranakan Association Singapore (TPAS) had received 65 questions from the audience (both in-person and virtual) during the Symposium held in conjunction with our 33rd Baba Nyonya International Convention on 20 November 2021. We are responding to each...
by Noel Ng | Dec 31, 2021 | Announcements
Dear Nyonyas and Babas, Kamsiah Manyak Manyak for supporting our hybrid 33rd Baba Nyonya International Convention on 20 November 2021. Memory of the last scene in our convention’s play, The Matriarchs, lingers. Played to perfection by Baba Ivan Heng, Emily...
by Noel Ng | Nov 29, 2021 | Announcements
Dear Nyonyas and Babas, LETTING GO I was driving home after our 33rd Baba Nyonya International Convention on 20 November 2021. Baba Alvin Tan of The Necessary Stage was in the car. It was cloudy outside and threatening to rain. But we talked excitedly about keeping...
by Noel Ng | Nov 18, 2021 | Announcements
Dear Nyonyas and Babas, The Making of The Matriarchs: The Untold Story A Serendipitous Moment My story begins ten years ago in March 2011 when I was captivated, for the second time, by the dramatic flourishes of Ivan Heng’s hip-swivelling Emily of Emerald Hill. We...
