Malaysia and Singapore are good examples of multicultural societies albeit with different
acculturation ideologies. Both countries comprise three main ethnic groups but in …

The Sinophone framework emphasises the diversity of Chinese-speaking communities and
cultures, and seeks to move beyond a binary model of China and the West. Indeed, this …

Little is known about the background of atheism in Malaysia and how Muslims respond to
the phenomenon, although provocations by Malaysian atheists often take place on social …

This article examines the ways in which multiculturalism as a policy, discourse and practice
has been conceptualised, implemented and applied in Indonesia. The post-Suharto …

Global City Futures offers a queer analysis of urban and national development in Singapore,
the Southeast Asian city-state commonly cast as a leading “global city.” Much discourse on …

Page 1 The Palgrave Macmillan A Sociolinguistic History of Early identities in Singapore Phyllis
Ghim-Lian Chew From Colonialism to Nationalism Page 2 A Sociolinguistic History of Early …

“Race” and racial categories play a significant role in everyday life and state organization in
Singapore. While multiplicity and diversity are important characteristics of Singaporean …

This study investigates how discourses of multiculturalism shape public debates
surrounding new migration in Singapore. Singapore's immigration policies led to the influx of …

This article explores the limits of multiculturalism as a concept and logic for addressing
cultural inequalities. It argues that engagements with multiculturalism in Anglo-American …

Abstract Colloquial Singapore English (CSE), also known as 'Singlish', features a wide
range of sentence‐final particles (SFP) influenced by local languages such as Hokkien …