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Tsinoys in Nation-building Exhibit Hall
A new Milestone
By Teresita Ang See
Executive Trustee, Kaisa Heritage Center
Founding President, Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran, Inc.
‘Tsinoys in Nation-building’, the new exhibit hall of Kaisa Para sa Kaunalaran was launched on 28 August 2002 as the organization of Chinese Filipinos celebrates its 15th anniversary.
for more information,visit the Tsinoy Museum Website: "http://www.philonline.com.ph/~kaisa/khc_btsinoy.html
Refurbished
Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
(Wan
Qing Yuan) Opened
by SM Lee
Costing $8 million and taking over two years
for refurbishment, the
Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall, better known
as Wan Qing Yuan
(晚晴园), was officially
re-opened by Singapore Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew on
12 Nov 2001.
The date was chosen to coincide with Dr Sun Yat Sen’s
birthdate, and marks his 135th birth
anniversary.
Located at 12 Tai Gin Road, the memorial villa’s history dates back to the
late 19th Century, when the rubber magnate Teo Eng Hock bought the
establishment for his mother Mdm Tan Poh Neo. A fervent supporter of
the Chinese revolutionary cause, Teo Eng Hock later offered the place to
Dr Sun for his revolutionary activities in February 1906. After the success
of the 1911 Chinese revolution, Wan Qing Yuan was subsequently entrusted
to the then Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
In December 1964, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce revamped the villa
to commemorate Dr Sun and his revolutionary movement. The project
was
completed in 1965 and the villa became Dr Sun Yat Sen Villa.
of Monuments Board, and was renamed the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial
The villa showcases an impressive collection of heritage materials
relating to
historical records, images, paintings, sculptures, calligraphy, as
well as
multimedia audio-visual materials.
For more information on the villa, visit:
http://wanqingyuan.zaobao.com/
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Located in the midst of
Singapore’s bustling Chinatown, this Heritage Centre uncovers the
stories of the past and traces the lives of early Chinatown
immigrants. Here, visitors will discover the rich cultural history
of these settlers and relive the love, life and passion of early
Chinatown.
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Set up to preserve and interpret Singapore’s historical and material culture, it has built up a collection of historical photographs and prints on the Chinese overseas. In its exhibition projects it often collaborates with community organisations such as the clan associations. It maintains a network of contacts with overseas museums and research institutes, exchanging information on exhibitions and collections concerning the Chinese diaspora.
The Museum of Chinese American History in Los Angeles
The
Museum of Chinese American History (MCAH) is the first such museum in
Southern California dedicated to the Chinese American experience and history
in this region. MCAH houses rare artefacts from musical instruments, kitchen
utensils, jewellery boxes, era clothing, period furniture, store furnishings
and decorations to valuable Chinese temple trappings.
Museum of Chinese in the Americas (MoCA)
MoCA
has an extensive collection of primary resource material on Chinese American
history and culture, including oral histories, photographs, documents,
personal and organizational records, sound recordings, textiles, artifacts,
and a library with over 2,000 volumes covering Asian American topics.
Australian
Chinese Museum in Melbourne
A
living part of Melbourne's modern Chinatown, the Chinese Museum was brought
into being in 1985 to document, preserve and display the history of Australians
of Chinese descent. Changing exhibitions, audiovisual presentations, heritage
tours and public seminars are some of the ways by which Australia's Chinese
community shares its past, its culture, and its values with a wide society,
through the Museum.