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Tamils of Singapore & Tamil Nadu Part 3 – Darinee Alagirisamy | Chronicles of Old Singapore
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Dr Darinee Alagirisamy and I discuss the socio-economic and cultural issues facing the Tamil community today, the position of the Tamil language, and the question of integration with new citizens from India. We talk about the need to be self-aware, such as knowing the differences between how locals and new citizens communicate.
00:00 A History of Resilience
07:38 Position of the Tamil Language
14:27 New Citizens & the Challenge of Integration
22:02 ‘Not here to take away our jobs’
25:58 Dealing with Cultural Differences
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