Drawn here by scholarships, and often offered a pathway to citizenship, the lives of migrant Chinese female students in Singapore are a mix of promise and pressure, complicating feelings towards their adopted home.
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Dear reader, We’ve sold out for our launch party! For the 80 of you with tickets, see you next week: 5-8pm, December 2nd Friday, 42 Waterloo Street, S(518086). Our F&B line-up: snacks by Shahi Maharani, beer by Watering Hole, wine by Analogue Wine Merchants, and an...
Our writer revisits his TV-watching younger self, a boy whose cultural identity was shaped to a large extent by his insatiable appetite for local dramas.
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Dear reader, A reminder about Jom’s launch party! 5-8pm, December 2nd Friday. We still have 20 tickets left. And a shout-out to Jom subscriber Robin Loon, who can’t make it but has sent us a contribution for our drinks kitty. Thank you! At the party we will be...
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