Traditional Peranakan shophouses on Duxton Hill with palm trees and modern towers in background

The Stories We're Preserving, One Voice at a Time

Each interview, each photograph, each memory adds to the archive of what Singapore risks losing. Browse the stories of vanishing places, listen to oral histories, and explore the cultural heritage that deserves to be preserved.

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Interview #5: Ms. Afra Alatas

Ms. Afra Alatas dives deeper into Peranakan culture, specifically how this heritage is more commercialized than widely researched or discussed in the academic field. As an Arab Peranakan herself, Ms. Afra Alatas provides a valuable primary perspective on her culture, heritage, and traditions.

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Outdoor sculpture of a woman with missing upper torso, emerging from the ground, with trees and bushes in the background.

More Interviews, More Voices

This archive is just beginning. As we conduct more interviews with Singapore residents, document more heritage sites, and receive more community submissions, the archive will grow.

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