Demarcating Ethnicity in New Nations:
Cases of the Chinese in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia

Edited by Lee Guan Kin

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Started reading 9 February 2007
Finished reading 17 February 2007

Articles on the Chinese community's approach in being a part of each country, adapting to each country's unique circumstances. The community has a vision of its own on nation building that might be at odds with the government of the day. Each government's different methods of handling their Chinese population gives an insight on the prevailing thoughts when the action was taken. The community as a minority in Malaysia and Indonesia have different problems and challenges from their counterpart in Singapore where they are the majority. As it is, Singapore's unique position with a Chinese majority is an interesting case to study on its own.

The articles are worth glossing over. Continuing studies on the subject will definitely help to throw more light on reasons behind so many decisions that seem so unfair at first glance.