The issue of death for Chinese migrants in 20th century Singapore : an analysis of migrant deathscapes

• Main Author: Tan, Jamie Yan Lin
• Other Authors: Nicholas Witkowski
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Humanities::History::Asia::Singapore
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/137466
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper will examine how the Chinese migrants in 20th century Singapore dealt with death away from home through the creation of deathscapes. Deathscapes embody the society's conception of death and its death culture, proving to be a valuable source of insight into the management of death for...