Peranakan Chinese‚ also called baba-nyonya or Straits Chinese‚ is a unique and vibrant culture found in the South-east Asian Region. Peranakans are found mainly in Indonesia‚ Malaysia and Singapore. It is a culture that encompasses the best of old ancient Malay‚ Chinese‚ and European influences and absorbs the best of other cultures as well to form a cohesive and united Peranakan identity. . The Peranakans have lived for generations along the Straits of Melaka . Most of them are English-educated
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Peranakan Chinese and Baba-Nyonya are terms used for the descendants of late 15th and 16th-century Chinese immigrants to the Indonesian archipelago of Nusantara during the Colonial era. Members of this community in Melaka address themselves as "Nyonya Baba" instead of "Baba-Nyonya". Nyonya is the term for the ladies and Baba for the gentlemen. It applies especially to the ethnic Chinese populations of the British Straits Settlements of Malaya and the Dutch-controlled island of Java and other locations
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understand their meanings. Besides that‚ the minority groups in the Peninsula include the:- * Chinese peranakan : It is a culture that encompasses the best of old ancient malay‚ chinese and European influences and absorbs the best of other cultures as well to form a cohesive and united Peranakan identity.This means that the children of such mixed intermarriages were called peranakan meaning that they were born locally and were of mixed blood. * Eurasians : Eurasians‚ a minority people
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upbringing and my interactions with the community I live in. My parents communicate using non-standard Bahasa or Malay that is Peranakan ( Chinese Straits) to their children. When I ask them why they can t speak Chinese‚ they say that their parents never taught them although I knew my grandparents do speak in one of the chinese dialect. My parents felt comfortable communicating in Peranakan as the surrounding neighbours too are using the language. As for me‚ I get to learn the language as my mother tongue
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HISTORY OF BABA & NYONYA Peranakan and Baba Nyonya in chinese (峇峇娘惹 / baba niang re) are terms used for the descendants of late 15th and 16th-century Chinese immigrants to the Nusantara region during the Colonial era.In both Malay and Indonesian‚ ‘Peranakan’ is defined as ‘descendant’ with no connotation of the ethnicity of descent unless followed by a subsequent qualifying noun‚ such as for example Cina (Chinese)‚ Belanda(Dutch) or Jepang/Jepun (Japanese). Baba is a Persian loan-word borrowed
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British Straits Settlement of Melaka‚ Singapore‚ Penang and also Java of Indonesia. The Chinese then married the local females and their distinct background‚ cultures and customs blended together harmoniously and became baba nyonya in “Peranakan” culture. Farhana : “Peranakan” means descendent in Malay. It is another local term for them. “Baba” refers to the male while “nyonya” is female. Besides‚ they are also being known as “Straits-born Chinese”. This is a very unique culture in Melaka where the Chinese
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the sari. The salwar kameez or Punjabi suit is popular with northern Indian ladies. The kurta is the traditional attire for men or formal occasions. For Chinese ‚ the traditional clothes for women is Cheongsam while for the man they wear samfu. Peranakan ladies are also known as Baba Nyonya ‚ they are Chinese immigrants who intermarried Malay partners. They wear the elegant Kebaya that can be described as
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Chapter 1- Introduction A Kebaya is a traditional blouse dress combination that originates from Indonesia and worn by the women in Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ Brunei‚ Burma‚ Singapore and southern Thailand. In Malacca‚ Malaysia‚ the nyonya kebaya is worn by the Baba and Nyonya culture. The nyonya kabaya is a beautiful‚ translucent‚ figure-hugging embroidered blouse. It is a work of art‚ a labour of love‚ a heritage and a traditional costume that is timeless. For an attire to any occasions‚ it is elegant
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SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES NO. 1(2000) Ethnic Relations in Peninsular Malaysia: The Cultural and Economic Dimensions Lee Hock Guan SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES NO. 1(2000) August 2000 Ethnic Relations in Peninsular Malaysia: The Cultural and Economic Dimensions Lee Hock Guan ISEAS Fellow © 2000 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies ISSN 0218-8961 ETHNIC RELATIONS IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA: THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS Abstract This paper looks at the changing ethnic relations
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