Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Hidayah Amin talks about winning the 2021 NUS Singapore History Prize with the Kampong Glam book, why she writes, her publishing business Helang Books, and her current book projects.

00:00 Winning the NUS Singapore History Prize

09:29 Learning from Mistakes in History

14:34 Helang Books

22:29 What am I Angry About These Days (Current Projects)

26:23 Geylang Serai & the Haj Trade

Hidayah’s books are available at Helang Books:

https://helangbooks.wixsite.com/hello/books

Haji Yusoff Memorial Museum

https://www.instagram.com/haji_yusoff_memorial_museum/

I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian. In Chronicles of Old Singapore, I speak to people about their memories of Singapore before it became a global city.

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