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7 October is Children’s Day in Singapore. Children learn from others not only through direct experiences but also verbal testimony. Verbal testimony takes place in a human information-sharing system, requiring children to consume given information and produce information for others, the latter of which is teaching. Western studies have shown that children engaging in teaching …
We invite NUS FASS members of staff to nominate the colleagues who have served as their truly inspiring mentors – who have gone beyond the call of duty to positively impact their work and life – for FIMA 2022 honours.
How societies can better adapt to an ageing population is an important issue. By 2030, more than 20% of Singapore’s population will be aged 65 or above, which means that every fourth person you encounter at a kopitiam will be a senior citizen. ‘Caring is Complicated’ (The ALUMNUS, Oct-Dec 2022) features Professor Elaine Ho Lynn-Ee …
‘Finding the right-size home in your silver years’ (The Straits Times, September 2022) features Associate Professor Thang Leng Leng (NUS Japanese Studies), Associate Professor Feng Qiushi (NUS Sociology and Anthropology), and their research on Singaporeans preparing for retirement. In a 2015 study of HDB’s studio apartments, A/P Thang observed that some Singaporeans were selling their …
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The International Day of Older Persons is observed on October 1 each year. In 2018, the share of the population aged 65 years and older in Singapore matched that of those younger than 15 years, giving rise to the term ‘Silver Tsunami’, referring to the phenomenon of a rapidly ageing population. In conjunction with this, …
Watch Assistant Professor Chien-Wen Kung (NUS History) discuss his new book ????????? ???? ????????: ??????????? ?????, ?????????????, ??? ??? ?????????? ???????, 1930?-1970? at The Pod, NLB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKoPETrIPyE Get the book here: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501762215/diasporic-cold-warriors/#bookTabs=1
Here are some of the highlights from the book launch of Diasporic Cold Warriors: Nationalist China, Anticommunism, and the Philippine Chinese, 1930s–1970s (Cornell University Press, 2022) by Assistant Professor Chien-Wen Kung (NUS History)!
The Qufu International Confucius Culture Festival is held every year between September 26th and October 10th in Qufu City, the hometown of Confucius. The Nanyang Confucian Association (NCA) was founded in Singapore in 1914 in response to a nationalistic call in China seeking to enshrine Confucianism as a state religion. The term nanyang, meaning the south sea, …
Ganesh Chaturthi is an annual Hindu festival usually falling during the months of August or September. It commemorates the birthday of Lord Ganesh, who was believed to be born around noon. Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the many Hindu festivals celebrated around the world. In Singapore, we are more familiar with Taipusam, which is celebrated …
Made in Singapore: Conceiving, Making and Using Ritual Objects in Hindu Domains Read More »
On 25 September, 2015, the Singapore Ministry of Education ordered all primary and secondary schools to close for one day due to the heavy haze. While many perceive burning at coal-fired power plants to be a major cause of air pollution, the reverse could also be true: air pollution drives up power consumption. In ‘Local …
Local Pollution as a Determinant of Residential Electricity Demand Read More »