On The Red Dot: Becoming Singaporean

What does it really mean to call Singapore home?

For Japan-born footballer Kyoga Nakamura, it means renouncing his Japanese identity and taking on a new one in a country he is quite unfamiliar with.

For American Sean Dunston, it means truly understanding the Singaporean soul, not just to fit in, but more importantly, to paint murals that accurately depict our national icons.

For Hadi Al Saadi, having fled war-torn Syria, moved from country to country, to eventually settle here with his Singaporean wife and kids, it means keeping the balance between embracing all things Singaporean and honouring his Syrian roots.

For Jiang Wanni from China, it means truly believing that she has done enough to belong and allowing herself to feel comfortable communicating in the language most commonly used here - English.

In this series, we pair four Singaporeans, Rishi Budhrani, Ching Shu Yi, Oon Shu An, and Das DD, with these four immigrants to find out what their journeys to becoming Singaporean entail.