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Hong Xinyi

A new book sheds light on how identity crises and culture clashes between immigrant and locally born Chinese in the 19th century shaped the community in multiracial Singapore.

Guangdong-born artist Chen Wen Hsi forged a new kind of East-meets-West art when he emigrated to Singapore. An upcoming exhibition at his US$11 million former home in Bukit Timah showcases his unique legacy.

About 150 cartoons and related images and artefacts are on display at Singapore’s Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall, organised in collaboration with the Memorial Museum of 1911 Revolution in Guangzhou

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