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Remembering the Samsui Women

Kelvin E.Y. Low
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Asian Studies
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  • ISBN 9780774825764
  • Weight: 400g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 15 Jan 2015
  • Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
  • Publication City/Country: CA
  • Product Form: Paperback
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In the early twentieth century, thousands of women from the Samsui area of Guangdong, China migrated to Singapore during a period of economic and natural calamity, leaving their families behind. In their new country, many found work in the construction industry, with others working in households or factories where they were called hong tou jin, translated literally as “red-head-scarf,” after the headgear that protected them from the sun. In Singapore, the women have been celebrated as pioneering figures for their hard work and resilience, and in China for the sacrifices they made for their families. Remembering the Samsui Women looks at who these women really are and at how both countries have commemorated their experiences. It is an illuminating study of the connection between memory and nation, including the politics of what is remembered and what is forgotten.
About Kelvin E.Y. Low
Kelvin E.Y. Low is an assistant professor of sociology at the National University of Singapore. He is the author of Scents and Scent-sibilities: Smell and Everyday Life Experiences (2009) and co-editor of Everyday Life in Asia: Social Perspectives on the Senses (2010).

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