"Malayan citizenship" version of Tan Cheng Lock (1946-1948)

• Main Authors: Rambely, Nor Azlah Sham, Mamat, Rashidah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DS Asia
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/14495/1/11.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/14495/; http://www.iaha2014.uum.edu.my/
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

“The rights of citizenship necessarily carry with them its obligations. A Chinese sage says, “If you would take, you must first give”. Ceasing to give, we ceased to have. Such is the law of life” (Tan Cheng Lock, 1951) Theoretically, political involvement and citizenship awareness of the non-Malays,...