In Search Of The Straits Born With Julian Davison

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NGC Network Asia/Hisham A. Karim
In Search Of The Straits Born With Julian Davison

Synopsis

The Straits Born, also known as the Peranakan, were the privileged elite on the Malay Archipelago for half a millennium. They descended from inter-marriages between foreign traders and local women, and formed a unique cultural identity of their own. Historian and anthropologist, Julian Davison begins his journey in Malacca, Malaysia - the birthplace of Peranakan culture. In search of the Straits Born, Julian also travels to Penang, Phuket and Singapore, where the Peranakan communities flourished.