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Chronicles of Old Singapore | Syamala Senan – Involuntary Migrant, From Kerala to Singapore Ep1
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Published 1 year, 11 months ago
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Syamala Senan was an ‘involuntary migrant’ from Kerala, joining her husband in Singapore in an arranged marriage in 1979. She talks about her struggles to adapt to a foreign land, find a job, connect with the Malayalee community, and raise her children. Today, she is, in her own words, half Singaporean, half Indian and happy.