CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Prose, purpose, and Peranakan passion — how Josephine Chia's kampong roots shaped her journey
Josephine Chia, the recipient of the Singapore Literature Prize in 2014, shares how her literary passion was awakened growing up in a kampong in Potong Pasir, how her Peranakan heritage has influenced her work, and the most valuable life lessons she's gained on her journey through literature and life. Josephine has two new books published in 2025 — "Merdeka Generation Groovers and Other Stories" and an updated edition of her award-winning "Kampong Spirit — Gotong Royong: Life in Potong Pasir 1955 to 1965".