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...emberingsthat you were taking aboutsearlier with collectivesmemory, perhaps giving asdefinition earlier or hereswould make this clearer.sComment [U10]: See abovescomment.s7scommunity and memory (e.g. =-=Anderson, 1991-=-; Assman, 1995; Tanaka 1994; Appadurai, 1996;sHuyssen, 2003; Olick 2008).sState and MemorysOrganized community remembering in the modern era is often complex. Modernity createssconceptual and practica...

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... with collectivesmemory, perhaps giving asdefinition earlier or hereswould make this clearer.sComment [U10]: See abovescomment.s7scommunity and memory (e.g. Anderson, 1991; Assman, 1995; Tanaka 1994; =-=Appadurai, 1996-=-;sHuyssen, 2003; Olick 2008).sState and MemorysOrganized community remembering in the modern era is often complex. Modernity createssconceptual and practical challenges to the stability of the nation....

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...ith organizedsevents abroad such as the annual Singapore Day (SG Day).sThe significance of remembering in diasporic communities has generated a growing scholarlysliterature (e.g. Ong and Nonini 1996; =-=Ong, 1999-=-; Hirsch, 1999; Huyssen, 2003 and Aviv andsShneer). Work in the area often considers remembering in transnational space, highlighting thesimpact diasporic communities’ collective memory has had on the...

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...ering, particularly with organizedsevents abroad such as the annual Singapore Day (SG Day).sThe significance of remembering in diasporic communities has generated a growing scholarlysliterature (e.g. =-=Ong and Nonini 1996-=-; Ong, 1999; Hirsch, 1999; Huyssen, 2003 and Aviv andsShneer). Work in the area often considers remembering in transnational space, highlighting thesimpact diasporic communities’ collective memory has...

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...n,sresearch on the current employment practices of foreign domestic workers in Singapore revealsssocial tensions between local employers and transient migrant workers (Ford & Piper, 2006;sKaur, 2007; =-=Yeoh, Huang, & Gonzalez, 1999-=-). Singapore’s engagement with transnationalism,showever, is not confined to the domestic sphere. Singapore is aggressively involved on the globalsbusiness stage as it invests heavily in projects and ...

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... example, have relied on storytelling as theirsprimary tool for communicating their complex cultural identity. Known as “Dreamtime” ands“Dreaming,” these are composites of ancient and sacred stories (=-=Lawlor, 1991-=-). Dreamtimestraces the supernatural history of the creation of life while Dreaming refers to the sacred storiessof individual Aboriginal communities or nations (pp. 1-13). Storytelling thus maps the ...

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...mework. Often,sresearch on the current employment practices of foreign domestic workers in Singapore revealsssocial tensions between local employers and transient migrant workers (Ford & Piper, 2006;s=-=Kaur, 2007-=-; Yeoh, Huang, & Gonzalez, 1999). Singapore’s engagement with transnationalism,showever, is not confined to the domestic sphere. Singapore is aggressively involved on the globalsbusiness stage as it i...

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...c parents after beingsraised Muslim by her adopted Indonesian mother (Hughes, 1980). Another much rememberedsevent is the 1964 Prophet Mohammad Birthday riot, in which Malays attacked ethnic Chineses(=-=Lau, 2000-=-) due to increasing ethnic tensions.sWhile both of these events were politically motivated, emphasizing Muslim nationalism insSingapore, they are remembered in the local public sphere as examples of r...

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...ent)sprominent Singaporeans. Such a move would eradicate the contributions made by both colonistssand non-colonists such as the Peranakans (Straits-born Chinese) to Singapore’s rich colonialshistory (=-=Yeoh, 1992-=-).sSince the early 1990s another form of active remembering of Singapore’s past has been takingsplace outside the government-sponsored sphere. Singaporean literature set against the backdropsof Britis...

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..., class and race framework. Often,sresearch on the current employment practices of foreign domestic workers in Singapore revealsssocial tensions between local employers and transient migrant workers (=-=Ford & Piper, 2006-=-;sKaur, 2007; Yeoh, Huang, & Gonzalez, 1999). Singapore’s engagement with transnationalism,showever, is not confined to the domestic sphere. Singapore is aggressively involved on the globalsbusiness s...

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...aboutsearlier with collectivesmemory, perhaps giving asdefinition earlier or hereswould make this clearer.sComment [U10]: See abovescomment.s7scommunity and memory (e.g. Anderson, 1991; Assman, 1995; =-=Tanaka 1994-=-; Appadurai, 1996;sHuyssen, 2003; Olick 2008).sState and MemorysOrganized community remembering in the modern era is often complex. Modernity createssconceptual and practical challenges to the stabili...

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...luable scholarship on culture and everydayslife in the nation-state. Past works have investigated the nation-state’s urban space (Yeoh, 1996,s2003), media and identity (Khoo, 2005), material culture (=-=Yue, 2006-=-, 2007) and expatriatescommunity. Work on Singapore’s expatriate community frequently investigates foreign domesticsDeleted: A Deleted:sitss5sservice in the nation-state and is presented within a gend...

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... Monsoon Books (ins2003). Besides publishing fiction such as The Rose of Singapore: An Epic Tale of Love, Losssand Sexual Awakening in 1950s Malaya and Singapore (Neville, 2005), The Flight of Swanss(=-=Bai, 2006-=-), The Red Cheong-sam and Other Old Tales of Malaya and Singapore (Modder,sComment [U18]: (I\ wouldslook to Patraka’s work on thesHolocaust Museums tosaddress why inclusion andsexclusion in the museum...

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...plays of peaceful dissent and resistance. One suchsexample occurred in 2002 when a small group of Malay parents publicly challenged thesMinistry of Education’s (MOE) strict policy on school uniforms (=-=Davie, 2002-=-). Their actionssinadvertently became seen by the government as a form of resistance to the state. The parentsssent their three primary one children to school wearing the tudung (headscarf) during the...

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...hesnation-state as part of the skilled workforce. While the New York SG Day attracted ansestimated crowd of 6,000 Overseas Singaporeans, the event at Melbourne boasted a crowd ofs11,000 Singaporeans (=-=Ee, 2008-=-).3sEntry into an SG Day event is free but attendees are requiredsto register online where they are asked to provide their National Registration Identification Cards(NRIC) number.sThe program for SG D...

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...asians and Europeans following a Singapore court rulingsthat 13 year old Maria Hertogh be returned to her biological Dutch Catholic parents after beingsraised Muslim by her adopted Indonesian mother (=-=Hughes, 1980-=-). Another much rememberedsevent is the 1964 Prophet Mohammad Birthday riot, in which Malays attacked ethnic Chineses(Lau, 2000) due to increasing ethnic tensions.sWhile both of these events were poli...

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...ad such as the annual Singapore Day (SG Day).sThe significance of remembering in diasporic communities has generated a growing scholarlysliterature (e.g. Ong and Nonini 1996; Ong, 1999; Hirsch, 1999; =-=Huyssen, 2003-=- and Aviv andsShneer). Work in the area often considers remembering in transnational space, highlighting thesimpact diasporic communities’ collective memory has had on their host nations. The Jewish a...

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...nst the backdropsof British imperialism found popular and critical successes through works of popular fictionssuch as The Shrimp People (Shelly, 1991), The Bondmaid (Lim, 1995) and Abraham’s Promises(=-=Jeyaretnam, 1994-=-).sThis genre of writing has become more common through the establishmentsof Singapore-based independent publishers Horizon Books (in 1998) and Monsoon Books (ins2003). Besides publishing fiction such...

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...l heritage is the subject of valuable scholarship on culture and everydayslife in the nation-state. Past works have investigated the nation-state’s urban space (Yeoh, 1996,s2003), media and identity (=-=Khoo, 2005-=-), material culture (Yue, 2006, 2007) and expatriatescommunity. Work on Singapore’s expatriate community frequently investigates foreign domesticsDeleted: A Deleted:sitss5sservice in the nation-state ...

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...ublishers Horizon Books (in 1998) and Monsoon Books (ins2003). Besides publishing fiction such as The Rose of Singapore: An Epic Tale of Love, Losssand Sexual Awakening in 1950s Malaya and Singapore (=-=Neville, 2005-=-), The Flight of Swanss(Bai, 2006), The Red Cheong-sam and Other Old Tales of Malaya and Singapore (Modder,sComment [U18]: (I\ wouldslook to Patraka’s work on thesHolocaust Museums tosaddress why incl...

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...changes.sBy the early twentieth century, British colonists had recognized Singapore’s advantageoussgeographical position at the tip of the Malaysian hinterland and between the East-West tradesroutes (=-=Owen, 2005-=-, pp. 139-141). The British thus invited traders and indentured laborers fromsthe region and elsewhere to develop Singapore into a cosmopolitan entrepôt and trading hub.sTraders from various regions o...

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...eaving Singapore. These include a desire for a slower-paced lifestyle and better career prospects,sand the wish to escape from Singapore’s high living costs, uncertain future and regulated lifestyles(=-=Seah, 2008-=-). Singapore initially responded to the brain drain by launching the “My Singapore”scampaign in the early 1990s. Emphasizing a strong sense of national pride and achievement forsthose who stay in Sing...

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...activities woven into the Singapore Day event, discussedsbelow, show how similar tools are used in upholding national loyalty among the Singaporestransnational citizenry.sA Day to Remember: Singapore =-=Day 2008-=- (Melbourne)sSingapore Day is a one-day annual event that is hosted in different major cities outside ofsSingapore where large numbers of overseas Singaporeans are present. First hosted in 2007 insNew...