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    Eurasians at the Grassroots - Vol. 1
    Eurasians at the Grassroots - Vol. 1
    Eurasians at the Grassroots - Vol. 1
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    Eurasians at the Grassroots - Vol. 1

    By Dennis De Witt

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    Eurasians at the Grassroots - Vol.1 is a collection of short stories regarding Eurasians and the memories of Eurasians. Its purpose is to collect and publish stories as a collective work about Eurasians, by Eurasians and for Eurasians.

    It is intended for this publication to consist of a collection of stories about the background, history, culture and heritage of the average Eurasian family. It is not intended for this publication to be about famous or historical Eurasian figures, but to include stories from the grassroots of the Eurasian society. The stories were contributed by people from Malaysia and outside Malaysia; and about all aspects of Eurasian heritage and culture from Malaysia and all over the world.

    Most people understand the term Eurasian as simply a hybrid between European and Asian. Many more do not understand the term at all and others simply find it curious why there is a need to categorise such a race at all. In this part of the world, Eurasians refers to people of mixed Asian and European ancestry. They are descended from colonial times of the Portuguese, Dutch and British.

    The Portuguese descendants, who mostly have their roots in Malacca, call themselves Kristang. There are also Dutch and British descent Eurasians in Malaysia and Singapore. However, there are also Eurasians whose ancestors were from other parts of Europe, such as Spain, Germany and France, who came out East with the ships of the Colonial powers of their time. We must not also leave out the Eurasians in The Netherlands who came from Indonesia. From an article received, we now also know that there were Eurasians from China. These days, in the advent of a globalised world, there are Eurasians living in practically every corner of the globe.

    Therefore, it is a joy to find that we have here contributors from near and far. There are articles from those in Malaysia, Singapore, as well as from Australia, The Netherlands and USA. This makes a good start to what should be the first in a series of articles on the Eurasians and we look forward to expand the project in the future to collect more of such stories. It will help to provide a better understanding of the heritage and culture of the Eurasians and a glimpse to view our many similarities. It also provides valued information on the many individuals and sub-groups of Eurasians for the sake of putting their stories on record for the benefit of the future generations.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNutmegPublishing
    Release dateDec 27, 2013
    ISBN9781310573545
    Eurasians at the Grassroots - Vol. 1
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    Dennis De Witt

    Dennis De Witt is a 5th generation Dutch Eurasian originally from Malacca, Malaysia. He has developed a keen interest on subjects relating to Dutch influences in Malaysian history due to his own heritage. His research on his ancestors has produced family data going through 300 years, down 11 generations and across 3 continents. In 2009, he was named as the winner of the ‘Dutch incentive prize for Genealogy’ for his book ‘History of the Dutch in Malaysia’ and he received his prize in the Netherlands. He was the first ever recipient of this prize who is not a Dutch citizen.

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      Eurasians at the Grassroots - Vol. 1 - Dennis De Witt

      EURASIANS AT THE GRASSROOTS – VOL. 1

      Copyright © Nutmeg Publishing

      2013

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      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the author.

      The contents of this publication are provided without liability. Neither the author nor the publisher shall be responsible for any claims, loss, damages, costs or expenses arising in any way out of or in connection with this publication.

      Where relevant, some texts have been edited but for the majority of the articles herein we have retained most of the original style, language and grammar as written by the author.

      Short description of the book

      Eurasians at the Grassroots - Vol.1 is a collection of short stories regarding Eurasians and the memories of Eurasians. Its purpose is to collect and publish stories as a collective work about Eurasians, by Eurasians and for Eurasians. There are stories about Eurasians contributed from Malaysia, Singapore, as well as from Australia, The Netherlands and USA.

      * * * *

      Contents

      Foreword

      Chapter 1 – Reflections of a Malaysian Serani

      Chapter 2 – Sharron Keun: A Journey in Framing a Legacy

      Chapter 3 – Shanghai Eurasians

      Chapter 4 – A Hair’s Breadth

      Chapter 5 – Maurice Keun: A Soldier’s Legacy of Trials and Tribulations

      Chapter 6 – Garden City – a Reminiscence

      Chapter 7 – Elenor Keun: Adaptability to Changes is The Key to Success in Her Own Words!

      Chapter 8 – Reflections of our trip to Fukuoka

      Chapter 9 – A Kristang Thing

      Chapter 10 – Surrender ceremony at Municipal Building of Singapore (now known as City Hall)

      Chapter 11 – The Story of my younger days

      Further Information

      * * * *

      Foreword

      EURASIANS AT THE GRASSROOTS – VOL.1 is an attempt to collect and record short stories regarding Eurasians and the memories of Eurasians. Its purpose is to collect and publish stories as a collective work about Eurasians, by Eurasians and for Eurasians.

      It is intended for this publication to consist of a collection of stories about the background, history, culture and heritage of the average Eurasian family. It is not intended for this publication to be about famous or historical Eurasian figures, but to include stories from the grassroots of the Eurasian society. The stories were contributed by people from Malaysia and outside Malaysia; and about all aspects of Eurasian heritage and culture from Malaysia and all over the world.

      Most people understand the term Eurasian as simply a hybrid between European and Asian. Many more do not understand the term at all and others simply find it curious why there is a need to categorise such a race at all. In this part of the world, Eurasians refers to people of mixed Asian and European ancestry. They are descended from colonial times of the Portuguese, Dutch and British.

      The Portuguese descendants, who mostly have their roots in Malacca, call themselves Kristang. There are also Dutch and British descent Eurasians in Malaysia and Singapore. However, there are also Eurasians whose ancestors were from other parts of Europe, such as Spain, Germany and France, who came out East with the ships of the Colonial powers of their time. We must not also leave out the Eurasians in The Netherlands who came from Indonesia. From an article received, we now also know that there were Eurasians from China. These days, in the advent of a globalised world, there are Eurasians living in practically every corner of the globe.

      Therefore, it is a joy to find that we have here contributors from near and far. There are articles from those in Malaysia, Singapore, as well as from Australia, The Netherlands and USA. This makes a good start to what should be the first in a series of articles on the Eurasians and we look forward to expand the project in the future to collect more of such stories. It will help to provide a better understanding of the heritage and culture of the Eurasians and a glimpse to view our many similarities. It also provides valued information on the many individuals and sub-groups of Eurasians for the sake of putting their stories on record for the benefit of the future generations.

      Dennis De Witt

      Selangor

      December 2013

      * * * *

      Chapter 1 – Reflections of a Malaysian Serani

      By Jean Tan

      San Francisco, California, USA.

      As I reflect upon my years as a Serani living and growing up in Malaysia during the 70’s and part of early 80’s, I can’t help but think

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