BEYOND THE PAGE: GROWING UP IN KEONG SAIK - Author's Tour by Charmaine
ABOUT THE EVENT
Take a walk with Charmaine Leung down memory’s lane, and revisit the Keong Saik of the 1970s. Growing up in a shophouse on Keong Saik Road when it was a prominent red-light precinct, Charmaine recollects the stories of the place and its people then. These include her personal accounts of the Ma Je, the Pei Pa Zai, and the Dai Gu Liong. Charmaine is the author of 17A Keong Saik Road.
Meeting Point: Outside Sri Layan Sithi Vinayagar Temple (73 Keong Saik Road)
This programme is organised in partnership with Ethos Books.
About the author
Charmaine Leung lives and writes in Singapore. Her passion for the literary arts was first cultivated when she was a theatre manager in the 1990s. Her literary work focuses on human relationships and the tension and dynamics brought about by change in societies. 17A Keong Saik Road is her first published book.
Registration is required and suitable for participants aged 18 years and above. To register, email your name, phone number, and age to pearly_ma@nlb.gov.sg
As the event is limited to 25 participants, you will be informed via email if you have been allocated a space on this tour.
*EVENT UPDATE: This event is fully registered. We apologise that we are only able to place you on the wait list if you email.
17A KEONG SAIK ROAD LAUNCH EVENT
at 15A Keong Saik Road (ARD German Radio & TV)
Singapore Heritage Festival 2017 : A Lighter Side of History
GROWING UP IN KEONG SAIK BY CHARMAINE LEUNG
ABOUT THE EVENT
Charmaine Leung, the author of an upcoming publication, 17A Keong Saik Road, shares her experiences growing up in a shophouse on Keong Saik Road in the 1970s when it was a red-light district. Featuring stories about the area and its people, 17A Keong Saik Road interweaves past and present narratives with the author’s personal journey of hope and reconciliation.
About A Lighter Side of History
A Lighter Side of History celebrates Singapore’s diverse multicultural heritage, from food and dress to the different languages and customs passed down over the years. Featuring a range of fun and engaging hands-on workshops, talks, performances and demonstrations by heritage experts as well as collectors and practitioners, A Lighter Side of History is designed for everyone, from beginners to history enthusiasts.
Saturday, 13 May 2017 at 11:00am – 12:00pm
Venue: National Museum of Singapore, Seminar Room, Level 2, 93 Stamford Road, Singapore 178897
Free Admission
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AFTERWORDS: WHERE DO I BELONG?
ABOUT THE EVENT
Is national heritage the only kind of heritage that matters? What does our personal heritage say about ourselves, and can we revisit our past to redeem ourselves in the present?
As part of the launch of 17A Keong Saik Road by Charmaine Leung this month, we'll be talking about home and belonging – but with a twist. What if we think of heritage not as something that predates us, but a half-formed mound of clay which we will shape: a creation of past and present. How then can writing be a tool to help us in the shaping process and to finally come into acceptance of where we belong?
Moderated by Aaron Lee
Thursday, May 11 at 7:30pm - 9pm
Venue: Programme Zone, Level 2 of Marine Parade Library
Free Admission
Aaron Lee Soon Yong is a pilgrim poet, writing mentor, community organiser and ethics lawyer based in Singapore. His three books of poetry—including Coastlands published in 2014—are critically acclaimed, as is the best-selling book No Other City: the Ethos Anthology of Urban Poetry that he co-edited. He and his wife, the national artist Namiko Chan Takahashi, co-founded the Laniakea Culture Collective in 2014.
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GROWING UP IN KEONG SAIK: AUTHOR'S TOUR BY CHARMAINE LEUNG
ABOUT THE EVENT
Take a walk with Charmaine Leung, author of 17A Keong Saik Road, down memory lane, and revisit Keong Saik of the 1970s. Having grown up in a shophouse on Keong Saik Road when it was a prominent red-light precinct, Charmaine recollects the stories of the place and its people then. These include her personal accounts of the Ma Je, the Pei Pa Zai, and the Dai Gu Liong.
*Ma Je were a group of women who came to Singapore from Guangdong, China, in the early 20th century to be domestic housekeepers. Pei Pa Zai were young female songstresses usually of the ages sixteen to twenty who worked in the entertainment houses in the late 1940s – early 1950s. The Dai Gu Liong (loosely translated as ‘big ladies’) referred to matured women who were usually older and also offered sexual services to customers in the entertainment houses and brothels.
Wednesday, May 10 at 10am - 11.30am & 5pm - 6.30pm
Meeting Point: 73 Keong Saik Road Singapore 089167 (Sri Layan Sithi Vinayagar Temple)
Admission: $5 per person
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