http://www.peranakannetworks.com/blog Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:39:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The post on 2nd November 2009 (http://www.peranakannetworks.com/blog/?p=125) announced that the Special Issue was forthcoming. It has been printed and is finally available! As you can see from the website of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (http://www.mbras.org.my/), there are altogether 11 articles, the 12th article being an introduction ... http://www.peranakannetworks.com/blog/?p=137 Tea Talk (another PPBNKLS event, April 2010) PERSATUAN PERANAKAN BABA NYONYA KUALA LUMPUR PERANAKAN BABA NYONYA ASSOCIATION KUALA LUMPUR By Dr. Hwei-Fen Cheah Date:  10 April 2010 (Saturday) Time:  4 to 6 pm Venue: VIP Room, Tenji Japanese Buffet Restaurant Lot L-01-01 SohoKL,  2 Jalan Solaris, Solaris Mont Kiara , 50480 Kuala ... http://www.peranakannetworks.com/blog/?p=134  (Image courtesy of Chee Lee Yoon)     Below is a message from Cedric Tan, the Hon. Secretary, PPBNKLS, alerting us to the newsworthiness of the Peranakan community. In addition, there is also an invitation to a dinner on Friday 12th March 2010 – for those with a free slot ... http://www.peranakannetworks.com/blog/?p=132       Phuket Baba Peranakan Association and Phuket Municipality will celebrate “The Old Phuket Festival” on 19th - 21st February 2010 at Talang, Phang nga , Phuket and Krabi road. These are all our Nostalgia which reflects the good old days of Phuket old town. We’d love to invite all ... http://www.peranakannetworks.com/blog/?p=130 The 22nd Baba Convention was recently held in Singapore, 27-29 November 2009   Here is an excerpt from a letter penned by Chan Eng Thai, Chairman, Baba Convention Committee, The Peranakan Association Singapore, to participants, courtesy of Cedric Tan, who sent it to members and friends of PPBNKLS,   This is Baba Chan ... http://www.peranakannetworks.com/blog/?p=127 Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Vol. 82 Part 2 No 296 December 2009   Special Issue   Peranakan Chinese in Penang & the Region: Evolving Identities & Networks     Guest Editors:   Dr Loh Wei Leng Dr Neil Khor   In an earlier post, 2 January 2009, http://www.peranakannetworks.com/blog/?p=61)  it was announced that a publication on ... http://www.peranakannetworks.com/blog/?p=125 This is an invitation to Peranakan enthusiasts to the conference, and more (cultural show, exhibition, and lunch thrown in), from Cedric Tan, Hon.Secretary.     In conjunction with the official launch of the Persatuan Peranakan Baba Nyonya Kuala Lumpur and Selangor (2008), PPBNKLS committee will be organising the Inaugural International Peranakan Conference ... http://www.peranakannetworks.com/blog/?p=116 Check out another aspect of Peranakan culture. Please note, it is palate, referring to a sense of taste, but not necessarily of food.. Malaysians much oriented towards Peranakan cuisine, known more commonly as nyonya food after the female as the cook at home, may be less exposed ... http://www.peranakannetworks.com/blog/?p=114 From: Peranakan Baba Nyonya Association Kuala Lumpur <peranakan_kl@yahoo.com.my> Dear members and friends, Please be informed that in conjunction with Malaysia Wedding Fair, The Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture of Malaysia is organising a multi community wedding exhibition and performances from Monday 6th July 2009 to Sunday 12th July, 2009 in the ... http://www.peranakannetworks.com/blog/?p=108 In an earlier announcement (2nd January 2009 http://www.peranakannetworks.com/blog/?p=61) that there will be a forthcoming monograph on Peranakan Chinese Networks, ten topics were mentioned. A few more have been added since, one of which is an important subject which not only requires documenting but which will shed light ... http://www.peranakannetworks.com/blog/?p=103