PLS | Singapore’s Urban Malayo-Nusantara Communities & their Legacies beyond Kampong Gelam

This talk will provide an overview of the historical urban settlements and the distribution of urban property associated with the diverse Malayo-Nusantara community in colonial Singapore Town in the 19th to early 20th century. It expands the discussion on urban Malay legacies within and beyond Kampong Gelam to consider historical connections across ethnicities in the formation of different urban districts in colonial Singapore. Speaker: Imran Tajudeen, Visiting Fellow, Department of Malay Studies, NUS Supported by Heritage Research Grant of the National Heritage Board, Singapore Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Heritage Board, Singapore