Tag: Malay Heritage

• Who’s Telling Our Story? The Peranakan Gathering, Cultural Appropriation, and the Silence of Malay Heritage Institutions

  

  Last weekend, the streets of Armenian Street came alive. Vibrant colours, the smell of food, live music – all spilling out from the Peranakan Museum’s A Peranakan Gathering. Cooking demos. Performances. Workshops. Free admission. Three nights, until 10PM. It was beautifully executed. And if you know anything about Peranakan history, you’ll know this: much of…

  The Indigenous Narrative

  March 14, 2026

  the indigenous narrative

  asia, Cultural Appropriation, Malay Culture, Malay Heritage, Malay Identity, Malaysia, Peranakan, singapore, southeast asia, travel