Peranakans in Australia: How we found our Nyonya identity as immigrants Down Under
In their eagerness to fit in as immigrants in Australia, do newcomers lose their unique cultures? Can you honour one identity while embracing an adopted one?
These Straits Chinese migrants from Malaysia and Singapore felt culturally isolated and the pressure to assimilate. "It's hard to be Peranakan without someone else to be Peranakan with," one said.
This story is about how they found each other and formed a community in Melbourne; and a younger generation's wonder in re-discovering their nyonya and baba heritage. Can they preserve their traditions for the next generation of Australian-born "Peranakan possums"?
In their eagerness to fit in as immigrants in Australia, do newcomers lose their unique cultures? Can you honour one identity while embracing an adopted one?
These Straits Chinese migrants from Malaysia and Singapore felt culturally isolated and the pressure to assimilate. "It's hard to be Peranakan without someone else to be Peranakan with," one said.
This story is about how they found each other and formed a community in Melbourne; and a younger generation's wonder in re-discovering their nyonya and baba heritage. Can they preserve their traditions for the next generation of Australian-born "Peranakan possums"?
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