Joget Siang: Peranakan Tea Dance

Joget Siang: Peranakan Tea Dance

A happy collaboration between The Peranakan Association Singapore and the Peranakan Interest Group of the Joo Chiat Community Club Management Committee (People’s Association). Let’s joget to nostalgic songs and magical tunes by The Peranakan Voices and The Merrilads...
We are now accepting Junior Members!

We are now accepting Junior Members!

It is with great pleasure that we call on members of The Peranakan Association Singapore to register their children, grandchildren and siblings aged 6 to 18 years as Junior Members. We will do all that we can, with your help, to inculcate in our young phoenixes and...
Issue 2 2019

Issue 2 2019

Alternatively, click here to download and view The Peranakan Issue 2 2019. The new issue of THE PERANAKAN magazine is out now! THE PERANAKAN, our award-winning volunteer-run magazine is packed with fascinating features and insights about Peranakan culture. We hope...
Poetry and the Peranakan

Poetry and the Peranakan

Baba David Bok shares the many panton composed by Baba Chan Eng Thai for the Chitty Melaka community. 1. PANTON SAMBOTAN Composed on 19 January 2008 to mark the formation of the Peranakan Indian (Chitty Melaka) Association. Kip Lee* Carik Bungah Chempaka Cincang Sini...
The Cryptic Winged Logo of Chee Swee Cheng’s Company

The Cryptic Winged Logo of Chee Swee Cheng’s Company

The logo at the entrance of the original Hereen Building. Photo courtesy of the Chee family. The logo of Swee Cheng Management Pte Ltd. Nobody knows the reason for the existence of the winged torch emblem on the old Heeren Building, designed by the architectural firm,...