LEADER 04508nam 22006732 450 001 9910820773903321 005 20170608090443.0 010 $a981-4519-68-5 024 7 $a10.1355/9789814519687 035 $a(CKB)3840000000036896 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001679916 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16490940 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001679916 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)15023558 035 $a(PQKB)10760147 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9789814519687 035 $a(OCoLC)947228053 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse46681 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5124057 035 $a(DE-B1597)491981 035 $a(OCoLC)1011217427 035 $a(DE-B1597)9789814519687 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5124057 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11464878 035 $a(EXLCZ)993840000000036896 100 $a20161007d2015|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aYearning to belong $eMalaysia's Indian Muslims, Chitties, Portuguese Eurasians, Peranakan Chinese, and Baweanese /$fPatrick Pillai$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aSingapore :$cISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (xxiii, 258 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jun 2017). 311 $a981-4519-67-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tCONTENTS --$tLIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES --$tFOREWORD /$rShamsul, A.B. --$tPREFACE --$tACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --$tINTRODUCTION --$t1. "Mamak" and Malaysian: The Indian Muslim Quest for Identity --$t2. The Chitty of Malacca: An Epitome of Cross-Cultural Influences --$t3. Bumiquest: Malacca's Portuguese Eurasians and the Search for Identity --$t4. Between "Cina-Kampung" and "Cheng-Ho" Chinese: Terengganu's Peranakans --$t5. "Mereka Sayang Kita": The Malay Journey of the Baweanese --$t6. Conclusion --$tAPPENDIX. Towards a Shared Malaysian Destiny /$rFaruqi, Shad Saleem --$tBIBLIOGRAPHY --$tGLOSSARY --$tINDEX --$tABOUT THE AUTHOR 330 $aMalaysia is among the most ethnically diverse and culturally rich nations on earth. Yet much of its cultural wealth lies buried beneath the rubric of its main Malay, Chinese and Indian 'race' categories; the dazzling diversity within and outside these groups remains largely unexplored. This book uncovers some of this fascinating diversity through the stories of five little-known acculturated ethnic groups in Peninsula Malaysia. The author, a Malaysian sociologist, delivers an insightful and lucid study of these groups, with some surprising findings. These communities illustrate how much more cross-cultural mingling, sharing and co-dependence there is within Malaysian society than we care to recognize, admit or celebrate. This raises various questions: Is a similar process of spontaneous inter-ethnic interaction possible between larger ethnic groups today? How can we foster such acculturation, and can it by itself contribute to ethnic harmony? The author also discovers that despite their long settlement and deep acculturation, segments of these groups are anxious about their future, and pine for an indigenous identity. What are the implications of this trend for ethnic relations, and how can it be resolved?

This book traces the acculturation journey of these communities and draws lessons for ethnic relations in one of the most complex multi-ethnic nations in the world. It will appeal to scholars, students, laymen and visitors interested in migration, history, culture, ethnicity and heritage in Malaysia and the region. 606 $aEthnicity$zMalaysia 606 $aTamil (Indic people)$zMalaysia$xEthnic identity 606 $aPortuguese$zMalaysia$xEthnic identity 606 $aPeranakan (Asian people)$zMalaysia$xEthnic identity 606 $aBoyanese (Indonesian people)$zMalaysia$xEthnic identity 607 $aMalaysia$xEthnic relations 615 0$aEthnicity 615 0$aTamil (Indic people)$xEthnic identity. 615 0$aPortuguese$xEthnic identity. 615 0$aPeranakan (Asian people)$xEthnic identity. 615 0$aBoyanese (Indonesian people)$xEthnic identity. 676 $a305.8009595 700 $aPillai$b Patrick$01649095 712 02$aProject Muse 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820773903321 996 $aYearning to belong$93997639 997 $aUNINA