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This talk will be conducted in Mandarin.
The history of Chinese medicine in Singapore remains understudied, with its significance often overlooked by both academia and the public. How did Chinese medicine take root and evolve in Singapore—a modern, multiracial city-state shaped by a unique postcolonial trajectory?
In her new book, The Making of Modern Chinese Medicine in Singapore: Actions and Interactions of the State and Professional Organizations (1867-2013), Dr Yang Yan presents a comprehensive historical account of the modernisation, institutionalisation and localisation of Chinese medicine in Singapore.
Co-published by the NUS Department of Chinese Studies and National Taiwan University Press, the book studies the transformations of local Chinese medicine—driven by Chinese immigrants and shaped by the broader historical and socio-political contexts of the British colonial era, the Japanese occupation, and postcolonial nation-building. By situating the making of modern Chinese medicine in Singapore within broader discussions on colonial medical history and overseas Chinese studies, this book contributes to the understanding of East Asian modernisation, the discourse of multiple modernities, and the dynamics of transnational Chinese networks.
The session will include a showcase of NUS Libraries' resources on Chinese medicine in Singapore, offering participants further avenues for research and discovery.
Speakers
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Dr Yang Yan
Yang Yan is a Research Fellow in the Department of Chinese Studies at the National University of Singapore and serves as the Deputy Director of the Wan Boo Sow Research Centre for Chinese Culture. Her research focuses on the social history of Chinese medicine in Southeast Asia and the history of Chinese banking in Singapore and Malaya.
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Prof Michael Shi-yung Liu
Professor Michael Shi-yung Liu is currently a Professor of History at the Asian Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh, and a Distinguished Professor of History at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research interests include Japanese colonial medicine, the history of modern medicine, and environmental history in East Asia.
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Amy Lin Yung Mei
Principal Librarian (Special Collection Librarian), NUS Libraries
As a Special Collections Librarian, Amy acquires Chinese materials on the Chinese in Southeast Asia from clan associations, institutions, as well as local academic and literary works to enrich the collection and support NUS teaching and research.
Moderator
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Prof Wong Sin Kiong
Wong Sin Kiong is a professor in the Department of Chinese Studies at the National University of Singapore. He specialises in modern Chinese history and Southeast Asian Chinese studies. His recent research interests include the impact of Nanyang Chinese intellectuals on modern China.
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