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 Eurasian (mixed ancestry) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eurasians are viewed positively in the Philippines, and those with European phenotypes in particular are widely promoted as the standard of beauty.
Eurasians will usually speak the native language of their home country, and may or may not speak the language(s) of an ancestral or parental ethnic.
While this is not usually the case for Eurasians in the West, issues may also arise there, such as issues around one's cultural loyalties, values, and perceived racial ambiguity (the latter is especially true in the U.S. because of the rule of hypodescent).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eurasian_(mixed_ancestry)   (2514 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Eurasian (mixed ancestry)
The country with the largest total of Eurasians is the Netherlands, where many Eurasians of Dutch and Indonesian descent settled after the overthrow of colonial rule (Eurasians were seen as having collaborated with the European colonists).
Eurasians in Asia sometimes encounter discrimination because historically many of their mothers were impregnated by Westerners with the woman often having been raped or forced to sell herself (the father often having been a soldier).
Eurasians in Vietnam, such as Henry Phan, claim that many of the mono-racial Asians consider Eurasians to have been born from prostitutes which is considered negative.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Eurasian_(mixed_ancestry)   (2163 words)

  
 EURASIAN COMMUNITY - - Facts: Hapa, Mestizo, Halfer
In a contemporary context Eurasian has a much wider application, denoting only that one parent is Asian and the other whitethat is, either European or of European descent.
The geographic sense of Eurasian is quite distinct, referring to the extended landmass of Europe and Asia and especially to the large indeterminate region where the two continents join.
Peoples indigenous to this region can also be termed Eurasian, creating a potential ambiguity when referring to an individual as opposed to a group or culture.
www.geocities.com /eurasiancommunity/facts.html   (377 words)

  
 Singapore
Singaporean Malays, who are the indigenous native group of the country, constitute 13.9%, though this number includes many Malay ethnic groups from other parts of the Malay archipelago including the Javanese, Bugis, Baweans and Minangkabau.
Indian Singaporeans are the third largest ethnic group at 7.9%, consisting of several groups— Indian Tamils and Sri Lankan Tamils, who form the largest Indian group, and others such as Malayalees, Punjabis and Bengalis.
One of the prime examples is in Singaporean cuisine, often a cultural attraction for tourists.
articles.gourt.com /en/Singapore   (4290 words)

  
 Eurasians in Singapore and Malaysia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Eurasian community in Singapore is long established, having formed a distinct feature of Singaporean society at least since the early nineteenth century, though its roots in the Malay Archipelago go back to the Portuguese and Dutch colonial enterprises.
The Eurasians do not form a single ethnic group, but are the descendants of various Asian peoples (Malay, Chinese, Indian, Bataks, andc.) on the one hand and "Europeans" (the colonial powers such as the Portuguese, Dutch, and British as well as migrants from Central and Eastern Europe) on the other.
A distinct group of Eurasians are the descendants of the Luso-Malay or Kristang in Malacca.
www.postcolonialweb.org /singapore/people/eurasian.html   (159 words)

  
 Singapore
Singaporean politics have been dominated by the People’s Action Party (PAP) since self-government in 1959. Foreign political analysts and several opposition parties including the Workers’ Party of Singapore, the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) and the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) have argued that Singapore is a de facto one-party state.
Eighty-three percent of Singaporeans live in public housing provided by the Housing and Development Board (HDB]] The largest group in the population of 4.48 million (as of June 2006) are the Singaporean Chinese who account for 76.8% of Singaporeans, making it one of the largest Chinese cities outside of China.
Indian Singaporeans are the third largest ethnic group at 7.9%, consisting of several groups — Indian Tamils and Sri Lankan Tamils, who form the largest Indian group, and others such as Malayalees, Punjabis and Bengalis.
www.globalguide.org /index.html?id=201354   (4325 words)

  
 1022 Singapore real estate rental houses, apartments, condos, advertisements, internet classifieds, published by ...
Many Chinese Singaporean children have to take one-to-one Mandarin tuition at S$25 to S$30 per hour as they show no interest or motivation at school to learn more about their mother tongue.
A true test of being assimilated into the local culture may be the ability to eat the durian, a fruit with a pungent smell.
Younger Singaporeans and baby boomers will have to be very energetic, hard working and interested in the information technology if they want to compete with the best of the best in this Internet era.
www.asiahomes.com /Singaporean.htm   (1058 words)

  
 Marketing the voice of authenticity: a comparison of Ming Cher and Rex Shelley
The Eurasian community of Singapore and Malaysia, of which Shelley is a member, is a small community of mixed race descended from Europeans on the male line.
The Eurasians were seen as a major English-speaking group from the nineteenth century onwards, and their centrality in Shelley's novels therefore gives him major characters for whom English is likely to be the principal language.
Singaporean readers may be expected to know this, or to infer it from the blurb.
www.postcolonialweb.org /singapore/literature/shelley/gupta.html   (8154 words)

  
 Eurasian Singaporean   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
'''Singaporean Eurasians' are a small ethnic minority in Singapore.
They are the descended from European men who married local women either in Singapore, or from Eurasians who came from Goa in India or Malacca in Malaysia.
Unique to their culinary traditions are Devil's curry, Feng and Eurasian Smore.
eurasian-singaporean.iqnaut.net   (139 words)

  
 Australian Information from Wikipedia
Eurasian Singaporean is an umbrella term to describe a community in Singapore descended from Europeans who married local Asians.
Dutch descendants in Malaysia and Singapore are primarily made up of Dutch Eurasians originating from Malacca, Ceylon Dutch Burghers originating from Sri Lanka as well as early Dutch settlers originating from Indonesia and India.
English is spoken as a first language, whilst amongst the elder generation the Portuguese creole known as Papia Cristao or Kristang [1] is still spoken by a handful of people.
www.thinkingaustralia.com /thinking_australia/wikipedia/default.php?title=Eurasian_Singaporean   (600 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Gomes helms the kitchen of Joseph’s Church in Victoria Street, a bastion of Eurasians of Portuguese descent in the island nation.
Eurasians seem to like their food hot and spicy as reflected by the many recipesusing chillies and spices.
One of her Singaporean publishers, John Francis Raj, tells me that ever since Gomes’ cookbook came out, non-Catholics are flocking to St Joseph’s Church.
www.malaysiancuisine.net /cgi-bin/editor/print.pl?article=45   (1030 words)

  
 Asia Finest Discussion Forum > Indo-Aryan Haplogroups in Malay Populations
That could explain why eurasian frequency is the highest in Sabah since i heard that the Philippines has the highest eurasian people (with spanish breeding with, and conquering the country, etc).
Singaporean Chinese and Indians raised their average IQ by admitting only the most qualified Chinese and Indian immigrants from China, India, Malaysia and Indonesia but those Singaporean Malays who are all original citizens still managed to keep up.
Demonstrating the Singaporean propensity for discussing social affairs in terms of "race," both government spokesmen and Malay intellectuals tended to attribute the Malays' economic position and educational performance to something inherent in the Malay personality or culture, or to their supposed "rural" attitudes.
www.asiafinest.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t22947-150.html   (15002 words)

  
 EurasianNation - online community for people of mixed Asian and European heritage
That's where the problem lies for me. The term "half" comes off a little differently than in the American case where you feel split between the two (or more) communities that you are supposed to belong to.
The modern alternative to all this labeling for people who are Caucasian and Asian, without being quantified by numbers is to call them "Eurasian." I like this term and find it convenient.
Some people seem to reject the term "Eurasian" because it sounds exclusive, but come on, all the terminologies are originally exclusive.
www.eurasiannation.com /articlespol2003-03terms.htm   (1923 words)

  
 [No title]
The Eurasians played a vital role in the British Empire as brokers between the ‘natives’ and the European British administrators (Gupta 1994, Gupta 1996).
The two Eurasians, Da and Vicky, move between Standard English and the contact variety according to the function of the discourse, and even within the discourse (p211): “Where’re you stayin’?” She gave the address.
Although he reports that Cher is “still a Singaporean” he lets us know that Cher refers to Singaporeans in the third person, rather patronisingly, and in terms that Singaporeans would see as a typical comment of an ang mo5: Cher...
www.leeds.ac.uk /english/staff/afg/spider.doc   (8148 words)

  
 Offshore Company
It has been alleged that the PAP employs censorship, gerrymandering by the Elections Department and the filing of civil suits against the opposition for libel or slander to impede their success.
The largest group in the population of 4.48 million (as of June 2006) are the Singaporean Chinese who account for 76.8% of Singaporeans, making it one of the largest Chinese cities outside of China.
Singapore is also diverse, with the Singaporean Malays, who are the indigenous native group of the country, constituting 13.9%, though this number includes many Malay ethnic groups from other parts of the Malay archipelago including the Javanese, Bugis, Baweans and Minangkabau.
uimag.com /?title=Singapore   (6265 words)

  
 Singapore: In conversation with Lee Hsien Loong
It's partly a matter of education, to understand that unless you feel this responsibility to warn fellow Singaporeans and contribute as part of Singapore society, then many others of your compatriots - the less fortunate, less blessed, less talented - are going to be left stranded.
It's partly a matter of emotions: this is where you grew up and this is where you learnt about the country and this is where you belong and you want your children to be.
It will be very tragic if Singaporeans divide into many special interest groups and each one asserts their demands, clashing demands, and you're are unable to form a national consensus.
www.singapore-window.org /sw00/000106ca.htm   (6018 words)

  
 Visit Singapore
Malay may be enshrined in the Constitution as the 'national' language, but in practice the most common language is English, spoken by almost every Singaporean under the age of 40.
However, the distinctive local patois Singlish may be hard to understand at times, as it incorporates slang words and phrases from other languages, including various Chinese dialects, Malay and Tamil.
Thanks to nationwide language education campaigns, most younger Singaporeans are, however, capable of speaking so-called "Good English" when necessary.
www.visitsingapore.in /index.php?tempskin=_rss2   (574 words)

  
 Singapore information - Search.com
It has also been alleged that the PAP employs censorship, gerrymandering and the filing of civil suits against the opposition for libel or slander to impede their success.
The majority of Singaporeans live in planned estates of high-rise, closely-packed HDB flats.
Timeline of Singaporean history, Founding of modern Singapore, Straits Settlements, Battle of Singapore, Japanese Occupation of Singapore, Sook Ching Massacre, 1962 Merger Referendum of Singapore, PAP-UMNO Relations
domainhelp.search.com /reference/Singapore   (5065 words)

  
 Singapore Arts and Culture
Literary Negotiations of Eurasian Identity - examines the 'negotiation' of Singapore Eurasian identity amongst the numerous cultural discourses of 'Asia' and 'Europe,' in literature.
Singaporean Cultural Studies - forum to conduct discussions pertaining to Singapore within the domains of Cultural Studies.
Singaporeans Discussing Singapore - compilation of discussions in the newsgroup soc.culture.singapore.
www.asiafunclub.com /singapore/arts_and_culture   (783 words)

  
 goldviolinist's Xanga Site
The Malaysian then had a smirk on his face while the Singaporean listened in silence.
Singaporean: "And what do you do with the condoms once you've used them?"
Host: So what we've got today for you darling is a bit of the old classic savory business pie and midantras (s.p.) that mummy's didn't like but I thought it was perfect thought it was great.
www.xanga.com /goldviolinist   (585 words)

  
 Visit Singapore
The largest group in the population of 4.35 million (as of June 2005) are the Singaporean Chinese who account for 76.8% of Singaporeans, making it one of the largest Chinese cities outside of China.
It is the by-product of mixing English, Chinese and Malay syntax and idiom.
Chinese Singaporeans have three names, the first of which is their surname, or family name.
www.visitsingapore.in /?blog=8&page=1&paged=2   (2003 words)

  
 Singapore: Demographics - K12 Academics
So far the policy has been largely successful, and there have been few signs of ethnic tension since the early 1970s.
After two decades of a successful family planning policy, Singapore is now facing the threat of an aging population with declining birth rates.
The government is encouraging Singaporeans to have more children through the provision of financial incentives for the first to fourth child of each family.
www.k12academics.com /singapore_demographics.htm   (515 words)

  
 Intersections: Remembering Forgetting: Love-stories by Nicholas Jose, Simone Lazaroo and Hsu-ming Teo
This is not the case in The Australian Fiancé by Simone Lazaroo where the characters do not inherit their names but remain 'un-named' except for the generic titles of the roles ascribed to them as 'the Eurasian woman' or from the mirrored gaze, 'the Australian fiancé'.
The Australian Fiancé is narrated by a Singaporean, Eurasian woman whose world is over-shadowed by her past, until she gambles on a new beginning with the Australian heir of a wealthy Broome pearling tycoon.
The 'Eurasian woman' takes pictures of moments she finds significant but does not label or catalogue them, while Grace, who has sustained her losses by hate when her family fails her, finally looks at her father and in saying 'there is nothing to forgive' is astounded to find that [she] actually means it.
wwwsshe.murdoch.edu.au /intersections/issue8/jacobs.html   (5441 words)

  
 EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Kazakhstan’s Foreign Policy in a Time of Turmoil
He placed priority on relations with Russia, China, the United States and the European Union in that order, and reiterated Kazakhstan’s commitment to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the single Eurasian Economic Community (EEC), Russia’s pet project for integrating Central Asian economies under its auspices.
And it is likely that Nazarbayev, as he has done for almost 15 years will laud Eurasian integration schemes, sign all kinds of treaties to that end, and then quietly see to it that Kazakhstan remains a free agent not overly committed to anyone.
To help diminish the potential influence of outside powers — as well as to contain the threats posed by terrorism and narcotics trafficking -- Nazarbayev proposed in his state-of-the-nation address to establish a union of Central Asian states.
www.eurasianet.org /departments/insight/articles/eav042705.shtml   (1229 words)

  
 Gungho Eurasian Cuisine, Sydney, NSW, Sydney Restaurant Review - Eatability
The chicken one was better in terms of the quality of the chicken (nicely sliced pieces) but nonetheless, both dishes were still pretty tasteless.
As one who comes from Singapore, I find that this eatery serves food that is pretty close to the real stuff compared to other 'Singaporean' restaurants.
Whoever says Gungho serves tasteless or fatty food, maybe they have not yet tried Singaporean or Eurasian food.
www.eatability.com.au /au/sydney/gungho_eurasian_cuisine.htm   (1065 words)

  
 QLRS: Love Is All You Knead | Vol. 3 No. 3 Apr 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
(One of whom, interestingly, was played by a Singaporean Eurasian.) Gloria Sicam was quite strong as Gabriel’s cousin Louisa, though she was just a tad too shrill at points.
Koh Chieng Mun is a veteran of Singaporean sitcoms, a fact the audience graciously acknowledged on her first entrance.
She showed here that she has mastered the acting style of the typical Singapore sitcom: horribly exaggerated, mugging as often as she can, and working to scuttle any well-turned funny line via a faulty intonation.
www.qlrs.com /issues/apr2004/extramedia/liayk.html   (3063 words)

  
 Backyard Pub News Page
Kenny Hogan is a leading drumming clinician, music educator and performing artist.
The Singaporean-born Eurasian, in his late 30s began drumming when he was 16.
He has since performed with many local and regional bands, most notably with his own band called KonFuzion, which was founded in early 2003, and recently renamed the Kenny Hogan Band.
www.backyardpub.com /news/20051114jamfest.htm   (1253 words)

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