Remembering the Samsui Women : Migration and Social Memory in Singapore and China / Kelvin E.Y. Low.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Low, Kelvin E. Y., author.

Series:

Contemporary Chinese studies.

Contemporary Chinese studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Collective memory--Political aspects--China--Guangdong Sheng.

Collective memory.

Collective memory--Political aspects--Singapore.

Women immigrants--Singapore--History--20th century.

Women immigrants.

Samsui women--China--Guangdong Sheng--Social conditions--20th century.

Samsui women.

Samsui women--Singapore--Social conditions--20th century.

Samsui women--China--Guangdong Sheng--History--20th century.

Samsui women--Singapore--History--20th century.

Guangdong Sheng (China)--Emigration and immigration--Historiography.

Guangdong Sheng (China).

Singapore--Emigration and immigration--Historiography.

Singapore.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 252 pages) : illustrations, map

Distribution:

Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver [British Columbia] : UBC Press, [2014]

Summary:

In the early twentieth century, thousands of women from the Samsui area of Guangdong, China migrated to Singapore during a period of economic and natural calamity, leaving their families behind. In their new country, many found work in the construction industry, with others working in households or factories where they were called hong tou jin, translated literally as "red-head-scarf," after the headgear that protected them from the sun. In Singapore, the women have been celebrated as pioneering figures for their hard work and resilience, and in China for the sacrifices they made for their families. Remembering the Samsui Women looks at who these women really are and at how both countries have commemorated their experiences. It is an illuminating study of the connection between memory and nation, including the politics of what is remembered and what is forgotten.

Contents:

Introduction

Chinese Migration and Entangled Histories

Politics of Memory Making

Local and Transnational Entanglements

>From China to Singapore

Beyond Working Lives

Samsui Women, Ma Cheh, and Other Foreign Workers

Conclusion: Social Constructions of the Past

Glossary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7748-2577-4

OCLC:

879869939