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Total population | |
8,000,000 (estimates)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Indonesia (6,000,000), Thailand (1,000,000), Malaysia (500,000), Singapore (500,000) [2] | |
Languages | |
Chinese languages, Malay, Indonesian, English | |
Religion | |
Mahayana Buddhism, Christianity Confucianism, Taoism, Sunni Islam |
Related ethnic groups | |
Chinese people in Southeast Asia, Jawi Peranakan |
Peranakan | |||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 峇峇娘惹 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 峇峇娘惹 | ||||||||||
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Malay | Peranakan/Cina Benteng/Kiau-Seng |
Peranakan Chinese and Baba-Nyonya are terms used for the descendants of late 15th and 16th-century Chinese immigrants to the Indonesian archipelago and British Malaya (now Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore).[citation needed]
Members of this community in Melaka, Malaysia address themselves as "Nyonya Baba". Nyonya is the term for the women and Baba for the men. It applies especially to the ethnic Chinese populations of the British Straits Settlements of Malaya and the Dutch-controlled island of Java and other locations, who have adopted Nusantara customs — partially or in full — to be somewhat assimilated into the local communities. Many were the elites of Singapore, more loyal to the British than to China. Most have lived for generations along the straits of Malacca and most have a lineage where intermarriage with the local Indonesians and Malays have taken place. They were usually traders, the middleman of the British and the Chinese, or the Chinese and Malays, or vice versa because they were mostly English educated. Because of this, they almost always had the ability to speak two or more languages. In later generations, some lost the ability to speak Chinese as they became assimilated to the Malay Peninsula's culture and started to speak Malay fluently as a first or second language.
While the term Peranakan is most commonly used among the ethnic Chinese for those of Chinese descent also known as Straits Chinese (土生華人; named after the Straits Settlements), there are also other, comparatively small Peranakan communities, such as Indian Hindu Peranakans (Chitty), Indian Muslim Peranakans (Jawi Pekan) (Jawi being the Javanised Arabic script,[3] Pekan a colloquial contraction of Peranakan[3]) and Eurasian Peranakans (Kristang[3]) (Kristang = Christians).[3][4] The group has parallels to the Cambodian Hokkien, who are descendants of Hoklo Chinese. They maintained their culture partially despite their native language gradually disappearing a few generations after settlement.[5]
Both Malay and Indonesian use the word Peranakan to mean "descendant" — with no connotation of the ethnicity of descent unless followed by a subsequent qualifying noun, such as for example Cina (Chinese), Belanda (Dutch) or Jepang/Jepun (Japanese).[6] Peranakan has the implied connotation of referring to the ancestry of great-grandparents or of more-distant ancestors.[3]
Baba, a Persian loan-word borrowed by Malay speakers as an honorific solely for grandparents, referred to the Straits-Chinese males. The term originated with Hindustani speakers, such as vendors and traders, and became part of common vernacular.[7] Female Straits-Chinese descendants were either called or styled themselves Nyonyas. Nyonya (commonly misspelled nonya) is a Javanese loan honorific word from Italian nona (grandma) meaning foreign married madam. Or it is more likely from the word Donha, from the Portuguese word for lady. Because Javanese at the time had a tendency to address all foreign women (and perhaps those who appeared foreign) as nyonya, they used that term for Straits-Chinese women, too. It gradually became associated more exclusively with them. Nona in Javanese means "lady".[8]
Straits-Chinese were defined as those born or living in the Straits Settlements: a British colonial construct of Penang, Malacca and Singapore constituted in 1826.[9] Straits Chinese were not considered Baba Nyonya unless they displayed certain Sino-Malay syncretic physical attributes.[9]
Most Peranakans are of Hoklo (Hokkien) ancestry, although a sizable number are of Teochew or Cantonese descent. Originally, the Peranakan were mixed-race descendants, part Chinese, part Malay/Native Indonesian.
Baba Nyonya are a subgroup within Chinese communities, are the descendants of Sino-indigenous unions in Melaka, Penang, and Indonesia. It was not uncommon for early Chinese traders to take Malay/Indonesian women of Peninsular Malay/Sumatera/Javanese as wives or concubines[9] Consequently the Baba Nyonya possessed a mix of cultural traits.[9]
Written records from the 19th and early 20th centuries show that Peranakan men usually took brides from within the local Peranakan community. Peranakan families occasionally imported brides from China and sent their daughters to China to find husbands.
Some sources claim that the early Peranakan inter-married with the local Malay/Indonesian population; this might derive from the fact that some of the servants who settled in Bukit Cina who traveled to Malacca with the Admiral from Yunnan were Muslim Chinese. Other experts, however, see a general lack of physical resemblance, leading them to believe that the Peranakan Chinese ethnicity has hardly been diluted. One notable case to back the claim is of the Peranakan community in Tangerang, Indonesia, known as Cina Benteng. Their physical look is indigenous, yet they dutifully adhere to the Peranakan customs, and most of them are Buddhist. Some Peranakan distinguish between Peranakan-Baba (those Peranakan with part Malay ancestry) from Peranakan (those without any Malay ancestry).
Nowadays intermarriage in Malaysia occurs more frequently between Peranakan and people of Indian and Portuguese ethnicity rather than Malay because of endogamous religious laws. These require non-Muslims intending to marry Malay-Muslims first to convert to Islam. Peranakan are not always willing to alter their religious and cultural identity in this way. In earlier centuries, Chinese and local Malays were able to marry without such conversions, because such religious laws did not exist.
The language of the Peranakans, Baba Malay (Bahasa Melayu Baba), is a creole dialect of the Malay language (Bahasa Melayu), which contains many Hokkien words. It is a dying language, and its contemporary use is mainly limited to members of the older generation. English has now replaced this as the main language spoken amongst the younger generation.
In Indonesia, young Peranakans can still speak this creole language, although its use is limited to informal occasions. Young Peranakans have lost much of their traditional language, so there is normally a difference in vocabulary between the older and younger generations.
In the 15th century, some small city-states of the Malay Peninsula often paid tribute to various kingdoms such as those of China and Siam. Close relations with China were established in the early 15th century during the reign of Parameswara when Admiral Zheng He (Cheng Ho), a Muslim Chinese, visited Malacca and Java. According to a legend in 1459 CE, the Emperor of China sent a princess, Hang Li Po, to the Sultan of Malacca as a token of appreciation for his tribute. The nobles (500 sons of ministers) and servants who accompanied the princess initially settled in Bukit Cina and eventually grew into a class of Straits-born Chinese known as the Peranakans.
Due to economic hardships at mainland China, waves of immigrants from China settled in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. Some of them embraced the local customs, while still retaining some degree of their ancestral culture; they are known as the Peranakans. Peranakans normally have a certain degree of indigenous blood, which can be attributed to the fact that during imperial China, most immigrants were men who married local women. Peranakans at Tangerang, Indonesia, held such a high degree of indigenous blood that they are almost physically indistinguishable from the local population. Peranakans at Indonesia can vary between very fair to copper tan in color.
Chinese men in Melaka fathered children with Javanese, Batak and Balinese slave women. Their descendants moved to Penang and Singapore during British rule.[10] Chinese men in colonial southeast Asia also obtained slave wives from Nias. Chinese men in Singapore and Penang were supplied with slave wives of Bugis, Batak, and Balinese origin.[11] The British tolerated the importation of slave wives since they improved the standard of living for the slaves and provided contentment to the male population.[12] The usage of slave women as wives by the Chinese was widespread.[13]
It cannot be denied, however, that the existence of slavery in this quarter, in former years, was of immense advantage in procuring a female population for Pinang. From Assaban alone, there used to be sometimes 300 slaves, principally females, exported to Malacca and Pinang in a year. The women get comfortably settled as the wives of opulent Chinese merchants, and live in the greatest comfort. Their families attach these men to the soil; and many never think of returning to their native country. The female population of Pinang is still far from being upon a par with the male; and the abolition therefore of slavery, has been a vast sacrifice to philanthropy and humanity. As the condition of the slaves who were brought to the British settlements, was materially improved, and as they contributed so much to the happiness of the male population, and the general prosperity of the settlement, I am disposed to think (although I detest the principles of slavery as much as any man), that the continuance of the system here could not, under the benevolent regulations which were in force to prevent abuse, have been productive of much evil. The sort of slavery indeed which existed in the British settlements in this quarter, had nothing but the name against it; for the condition of the slaves who were brought from the adjoining countries, was always ameliorated by the change; they were well fed and clothed; the women became wives of respectable Chinese; and the men who were in the least industrious, easily emancipated themselves, and many became wealthy. Severity by masters was punished; and, in short, I do not know any race of people who were, and had every reason to be, so happy and contented as the slaves formerly, and debtors as they are now called, who came from the east coast of Sumatra and other places.[14][15]
John Anderson - Agent to the Government of Prince of Wales Island
Peranakans themselves later on migrated between Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore, which resulted in a high degree of cultural similarity between Peranakans in those countries. Economic / educational reasons normally propel the migration between of Peranakans between the Nusantara region (Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore), their creole language is very close to the indigenous languages of those countries, which makes adaptations a lot easier.
For political reasons Peranakans and other Nusantara Chinese are grouped as a one racial group, Chinese, with Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia becoming more adoptive of mainland Chinese culture, and Chinese in Indonesia becoming more diluted in their Chinese culture. Such things can be attributed to the policies of Bumiputera and Chinese-National Schools (Malaysia), mother tongue policy (Singapore) and the ban of Chinese culture during the Soeharto era in Indonesia.
In old times the Peranakans were held in high regard by Malays. Some Malays in the past may have taken the word "Baba", referring to Chinese males, and put it into their name, when this used to be the case.[16][17][18] This is not followed by the younger generation, and the current Chinese Malaysians do not have the same status or respect as Peranakans used to have.
The Peranakan retained most of their ethnic and religious origins (such as ancestor worship), but assimilated the language and culture of the Malays. The Nyonya's clothing, Baju Panjang (Long Dress) was adapted from the native Malay's Baju Kurung. It is worn with a batik sarong (batik wrap-around skirt) and 3 kerosang (brooches). Beaded slippers called Kasot Manek were a hand-made with much skill and patience: strung, beaded and sewn onto canvas with tiny faceted glass beads from Bohemia (present-day Czech Republic).
Traditional kasot manek design often have European floral subjects, with colors influenced by Peranakan porcelain and batik sarongs. They were made onto flats or bedroom slippers. But from the 1930s, modern shapes became popular and heels were added.
In Indonesia, the Peranakans develop their own kebaya, most notably kebaya encim, derived from the name encim or enci to refer to a married Chinese woman.[19] Kebaya encim was commonly wore by Chinese ladies in Javan coastal cities with significant Chinese settlements, such as Semarang, Lasem, Tuban, Surabaya, Pekalongan and Cirebon. It marked differently from Javanese kebaya with its smaller and finer embroidery, lighter fabrics and more vibrant colors. They also developed their own batik patterns, which incorporate symbols from China. The kebaya enicm fit well with vibrant-colored kain batik pesisiran (Javan coastal batik), which incorporated symbols and motives from China; such as dragon, phoenix, peony and lotus. For the Baba they will wear baju lokchuan (which is the Chinese men full costume) but the younger generation they will wear just the top of it which is the long sleeved silk jacket with Chinese collar or the batik shirt.
Baba Nyonya subscribed to Chinese beliefs: Taoism, Confucianism and Chinese Buddhism, celebrated the Lunar New Year and the Lantern Festival, while adopting the customs of the land they settled in, as well as those of their colonial rulers. There are traces of Portuguese, Dutch, British, Malay and Indonesian influences in Baba culture.[9] A certain number of Baba Nonya families were and still are, Catholic. However in this modern society, lots of young Peranakan community have been embracing Christianity. Most notably in Indonesia, Country with the most significant Peranakan where most of the Chinese are Christians.
From the Malay influence a unique "Nyonya" cuisine has developed using typical Malay spices. Examples are Chicken Kapitan, a dry chicken curry, and Inchi Kabin, a Nyonya version of fried chicken. Pindang bandeng is a common fish soup served in Indonesia during the Chinese new year and so is a white round mooncake from Tangerang which is normally used during the Autumn Festival. Swikee Purwodadi is a peranakan dish from Purwodadi, it is a frog soup dish.
Nyonya Laksa is a very popular dish in Singapore and Malaysia, as is Kueh Lapis, a type of multi layered cake, most often eaten at Chinese New Year to symbolize a ladder of prosperity.
"Pong-Teh" is also another popular and savoury dish of the Peranakan community. The main ingredient is onion, chicken and fermented bean sauce. The Malacca Nyonyas are well known for this dish.
A small number of restaurants serving Nyonya food can be found in Singapore; Penang and Malacca in Malaysia; and Jakarta, Semarang, Surabaya in Indonesia.
It was not uncommon for early Chinese traders to take Malay women from Peninsular Malaya or Sumatra as wives or concubines[9]
Consequently, the Baba Nyonya possessed a synergistic mix of Sino-Malay cultural traits.[9]
Written records from the 19th and early 20th centuries show that Peranakan men usually took brides from within the local Peranakan community. Peranakan families occasionally imported brides from China and sent their daughters to China to find husbands.
Marriages within the community and of similar stature were the norm. Wealthy men prefigured to marry a chin choay: or matrilocal marriage where husband moved in with wife's family.[9]
Proposals of marriage were made by a gift of a pinangan, a 2-tiered lacquered basket, to the intended bride's parents brought by a go-between who speaks on behalf of the suitor. Most Peranakans are not Muslim, and have retained the traditions of ancestor worship of the Chinese, though some converted to Christianity.
The wedding ceremony of the Peranakan is largely based on Chinese tradition, and is one of the most colorful wedding ceremonies in Malaysia and Singapore. At weddings, the Dondang Sayang, a form of extempore rhyming song in Malay sung and danced by guests at the wedding party, was a highlight. Someone would begin a romantic theme which was carried on by others, each taking the floor in turn, dancing in slow gyrations as they sang. It required quick wit and repartee and often gave rise to laughter and applause when a particularly clever phrase was sung. The melodic accents of the Baba-Nonya and their particular turns of phrase lead to the charm of this performance.
Historical and cultural items from the Baba culture are displayed in cultural establishments on Heeren Street, Jonker Street and other streets in the same neighborhood in Malacca; the Pinang Peranakan Mansion in Penang, Malaysia; and at the Peranakan Museum in Singapore. Furniture, food, and even traditional clothes of the Baba and Nyonya are exhibited. Free weekly street shows featuring Baba performances, and traditional and pop Chinese cultural performances are found in Jonker Street in Malacca (Melaka). The shows are part of the night market (pasar malam) scene, and are usually crowded with shoppers, both local and foreign.
In Indonesia, a large population of Peranakans can be found in Tangerang, West Java.
Political affinity[edit]
Baba Nyonya were financially better off than China-born Chinese. Their family wealth and connections enabled them to form a Straits-Chinese elite, whose loyalty was strictly to Britain or the Netherlands.[9] Due to their strict loyalty, they did not support Malaysian nor Indonesian Independence.[9]
By the middle of the twentieth century, most Peranakan were English or Dutch-educated, as a result of the Western colonization of Malaya and Indonesia, Peranakans readily embraced English culture and education as a means to advance economically thus administrative and civil service posts were often filled by prominent Straits Chinese. Many in the community chose to convert to Christianity due to its perceived prestige and proximity to the preferred company of British and Dutch.[9]
The Peranakan community thereby became very influential in Malacca and Singapore and were known also as the King's Chinese due to their loyalty to the British Crown. Because of their interaction with different cultures and languages, most Peranakans were (and still are) trilingual, being able to converse in Chinese, Malay, and English. Common vocations were as merchants, traders, and general intermediaries between China, Malaya and the West; the latter were especially valued by the British and Dutch.
Things started to change in the first half of the 20th century, with some Peranakans starting to support Malaysian and Indonesian independence. In Indonesia three Chinese communities started to merge and become active in the political scene.
They were also among the pioneers of Indonesian newspapers. In their fledgling publishing companies, they published their own political ideas along with contributions from other Indonesian writers. In November 1928, the Chinese weekly Sin Po (traditional Chinese: 新報; pinyin: xīn bào) was the first paper to openly publish the text of the national anthem Indonesia Raya. On occasion, those involved in such activities ran a concrete risk of imprisonment or even of their lives, as the Dutch colonial authorities banned nationalistic publications and activities.
Chinese were active in supporting the independence movement during the 1940s Japanese occupation, when the all but the so-called "Overseas Chinese Association", or residents of Chinese ancestry (traditional Chinese: 華僑中會; pinyin: Huáqiáo Zhōnghuì) were banned by the Japanese military authorities. Some notable pro-independence activists were Siauw Giok Tjhan and Liem Koen Hian, and Yap Tjwan Bing, a member of Panitia Persiapan Kemerdekaan Indonesia, who in the 1960s became a citizen of the United States.
Current status[edit]
Peranakan culture has started to disappear in Malaysia and Singapore. Without colonial British support for their perceived racial neutrality, government policies in both countries following independence from the British have resulted in the assimilation of Peranakans back into mainstream Chinese culture. Singapore classifies the Peranakans as ethnically Chinese, so they receive formal instruction in Mandarin Chinese as a second language (in accordance with the "Mother Tongue Policy") instead of Malay. In Malaysia, the standardization of Malay as Bahasa Melayu — required for all ethnic groups — has led to a disappearance of the unique characteristics of Baba Malay.
In Indonesia, the Peranakan culture is losing popularity to modern Western culture, but to some degree Peranakans try to retain their language, cuisines and customs. Young Peranakans still speak their creole language, although many young women do not wear the kebaya. Marriages normally follow the western culture because the traditional Peranakan customs are losing popularity. Only three communities of Peranakan still uphold the traditional Peranakan wedding customs, Tangerang (by the Cina Benteng people), Makassar and Padang. Of the three communities the Cina Benteng people are the most adherent to the Peranakan culture, but their number are dwindling.[20]
Cina Benteng people are normally poor people and many seek, or have sought, opportunities in other areas. Some organizations do try to ease their burden of living.[21] As of May 2012, 108 Cina Benteng families are facing eviction from their traditional homes, the reason given by the Tangerang government being that the area they occupy is actually meant as a green space for the city. Most of these families are low income and have nowhere to move to, as the government is not providing enough money for them to relocate. Several traumatic eviction attempts at 2010 and 2011 ended in violence.[22]
The migration of some Peranakan families, particularly the well-to-do, has led to a small Peranakan diaspora to neighbouring countries, from Vietnam[23] to Australia.[24] However, these communities are very small, and with the increasing use of the various languages in their respective countries, the use of Peranakan Malay or Baba Malay has been diluted.
Current associations[edit]
Associations of Chinese Peranakan include the Peranakan Association of Singapore, Aspertindo (Asosiasi Peranakan Indonesia) and the Gunung Sayang Association, a performing arts group. The Peranakan Association has about 1,700 members, and the Gunung Sayang has about 200 members. Although the Peranakan Association consists of a mix of young and old, the Gunung Sayang Association has primarily elderly or retired members. In Malacca, there is an Indian Peranakan Association known as the Chitty Melaka. This is a tightly knit community of Saivite Hindus.[25] Chitty Peranakans display considerable similarity to Chinese Peranakans in terms of dressing, songs and folk dances.Eg.pantuns
Notable Peranakans[edit]
- Agnes Monica
- Chris John
- Kwik Kian Gie
- Rudy Hartono
- Liem Swie King
- Susi Susanti
- Mari Pangestu
- Soe Hok Gie
- Titi DJ
- Marga T
- Tan Cheng Lock: Founder and first President of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
- Tan Siew Sin: Third President of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
- Baba Charles K. K. Chua: Architect and Historian, Malacca
- Nyonya Chuah Guat Eng: Novelist
- Goh Keng Swee: First Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore
- Lee Kuan Yew: First Prime Minister of Singapore
- Lee Hsien Loong: Third Prime Minister of Singapore, son of Lee Kuan Yew
- Lim Kim San: Minister of Finance
- Wee Kim Wee: Fourth President of Singapore
- Dick Lee: Celebrity pop singer, composer and playwright
- Pierre Png: Mediacorp artiste
- Tan Chin Tuan: Chairman of OCBC
- Toh Chin Chye: Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore
- Tony Tan Keng Yam: 7th President of Singapore
See also[edit]
- Chinese Indonesian
- Chitty
- Malaysian Chinese
- Overseas Chinese
- Sangley
- The Little Nyonya
- Cambodian Hokkien
- ^ [1], thejakartapost
- ^ [2], theperanakansourcelibrary
- ^ a b c d e Sadaoh Nasution, Kamus Umum Lengkap: Inggris-Indonesia Indonesia-Inggris, University of California: 1989: 562 pages
- ^ http://www.peranakanmuseum.sg/themuseum/abtperanakans.asp
- ^ The Chinese in Cambodia By William E. Willmott
- ^ Harimurti Kridalaksana, Kamus Sinonim Bahasa Indonesia, Nusa Indah: 1974: 213 pages
- ^ Joo Ee Khoo, The Straits Chinese: a cultural history, Pepin Press: 1996 ISBN 90-5496-008-6: 288 pages
- ^ Soeseno Kartomihardjo, Ethnography of Communicative Codes in East Java Dept. of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University: 1981: ISBN 0-85883-255-0: 212 pages: 96
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Keat Gin Ooi, Southeast Asia: a historical encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East Timor ABC-CLIO: 2004: ISBN 1-57607-770-5: 1791 pages
- ^ Rodgers (1996), p. 57 Sojourners and Settlers: Histories of Southeast Asia and the Chinese, p. 57, at Google Books
- ^ Klein (1993), p. 71 Breaking the Chains: Slavery, Bondage, and Emancipation in Modern Africa and Asia, p. 71, at Google Books
- ^ Klein (1993), p. 72 Breaking the Chains: Slavery, Bondage, and Emancipation in Modern Africa and Asia, p. 72, at Google Books
- ^ Hussin (2007), p. 177 The Chinese State at the Borders, p. 177, at Google Books
- ^ Anderson (1826), p. 298 Mission to the east coast of Sumatra: in M.DCCC.XXIII, under the direction of the government of Prince of Wales island: including historical and descriptive sketches of the country, an account of the commerce, population, and customs of the inhabitants, and a visit to the Batta cannibal states in the interior, p. 298, at Google Books
- ^ Anderson (1826), p. 299 Mission to the east coast of Sumatra: in M.DCCC.XXIII, under the direction of the government of Prince of Wales island: including historical and descriptive sketches of the country, an account of the commerce, population, and customs of the inhabitants, and a visit to the Batta cannibal states in the interior, p. 299, at Google Books
- ^ Names and Surnames among the Malays
- ^ http://freedownload.is/pdf/names-and-surnames-among-the-malays-1495749.html Names and Surnames among the Malays
- ^ Donna Jeremiah (2002). Cultural Melaka. IKSEP. ISBN 983-2600-01-4. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ Agnes Swetta Pandia and Nina Susilo (13 January 2013). "Tantangan Bisnis Kebaya Encim" (in Indonesian). Female Kompas.com. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Imlek, Prosesi Pernikahan China Peranakan Hanya Bertahan di Tiga Kota". Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "Cina Benteng get free health service". Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "'Cina Benteng' vows to fight upcoming eviction". Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "Chinese/Native intermarriage in Austronesian Asia". Color Q World. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "babas_and_nonya.html". theswanker.com.[dead link]
- ^ http://www.selectbooks.com.sg/getTitle.cfm?SBNum=38378
Further reading[edit]
- Lee Chin Koon: Mrs. Lee's Cookbook. Nonya Recipes and other favourite recipes.
- Mahmood, Datin Sari Endon: The Nyonya Kebaya: A Century of Straits Chinese Costume, ISBN 0-7946-0273-8
- Rudolph, Jürgen (1998). Reconstructing Identities: A Social History of the Babas in Singapore. Singapore: Ashgate.costumes
- Khoo, Joo Ee (1998). The Straits Chinese: A Cultural History. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: The Pepin Press. ISBN 90-5496-008-6
- Chang, Queeny (1981). Memories of a Nonya. Singapore and Selangor, Malaysia: Eastern Universities Press Sdn Bhd.
External links[edit]
Library resources about Peranakan |
- "Benteng Chinese: Barely Indonesian" in "Invisible People: Poverty and Empowerment in Indonesia
- Forbes, Andrew, and Henley, David, Phuket's Historic Peranakan Community
- Interactive 360 X 360 degree VR preview of The Peranakan Museum
- The Peranakan Association of Singapore
- Singapore's Mother Tongue Policy
- Petition for a Peranakan Town in Singapore
- Pinang Peranakan Mansion
- Review over one of the peranakan in Penang from photo-outing.com
- Some Articles On Peranakan Communities in Java


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posted December 7, 2013
Walk Among the Shadows
October 24-26 & 30-31
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Sunday, October 27
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Yes, folks, it's back! Walk Among the Shadows allows the brave to travel Funeral Lane at night. Led by hooded specters, the strong of heart will hear ghosts of the past tell their eerie Civil War-time tales among the dimly lit ancient stones. Fun for the whole family! Tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for children 12 and under. There are no presales, so arrive early to find a parking space and get a chance to enter the gates with a group.
posted September 20, 2013
200th Anniversary of the Battle of the Enterprise and the Boxer
Thursday, September 5, 2013
The Maine Historical Society and Maine Military Historical Society will host a graveside service with military honors at Portland's Eastern Cemetery. Scheduled to speak are:
- David Googins, Maine Historical Society Chairman
- Colonel Andres Gibson, Maine Army National Guard Chaplain
- David Hanna, Author
- Ann LePage, First Lady of Maine
- Susie Kitchens, British Consulate General, Boston
- Brigadier General James Campbell, Maine National Guard
- Michael Brennan, Mayor of Portland
- Herb Adams, Historian
The Italian Heritage Center Concert Band and the Maine Army National Guard will perform, and descendants of the captains will lay wreaths on their tombs.
- Information about the tombs and inscriptions in the Eastern Cemetery
- Maine Historical Society: Week of Events Surrounding the 200th Anniversary for the Battle of the Boxer & Enterprise
posted August 29, 2013
Missing Cissie
April 3, 1925 – August 7, 2013
Cissie Lindemann was a faithful Spirits Alive volunteer, wielding a shovel at workdays, donning a black robe to help out at Walk Among the Shadows, and opening the cemetery gates each morning for visitors in the summer — (just to name a few). In 2008, she was given our first and only Volunteer of the Year award to thank her for her selfless giving to this historic landscape. It is with sad hearts that we post her photo here for all to see as a memento to a live well-lived. We miss you, Cissie.
posted August 27, 2013
Come Take a Tour of the Eastern Cemetery with Us!
July 3 – October 13, 2013
Wednesdays 1:30 pm
Saturdays 10:30 am
Sundays 1:30 pm
Not only are our tours on Saturdays and Sundays this year, but they are also on Wednesdays! Come out and take a stroll through the cemetery grounds with one of our guides. You'll learn about the history of the cemetery, Portland history, types of stones, mortuary art, and the lives who are interred in these sacred grounds. Tickets are only $7 for adults, $4 students and seniors, and free for children 12 years and younger. Read more details about these tours.
posted June 25, 2013
The Casualty of the Portland Rum Riot
On June 2, 1855, Mayor Neal Dow instructed his militia to fire on a mob that had formed in front of city hall and threatened to enter the doors by force. The group of men believed that Dow, responsible for passing the Maine Law of 1851 that banned the sale and manufacture of alcohol in the state, was keeping a stash for himself in the basement.
One man was killed during this melee. John Robbins of Deer Isle had come to Portland and visited with his fiance, Catherine Fuller earlier in the day. He was second mate of the barque (a 3-masted sailing vessel) Louisa Eaton. He was described as "eminently peaceful and good natured; he was a handsome man, finely shaped and about six feet tall."1
Don't expect to lay a wreath at Mr. Robinson's headstone on this, the 158th anniversary of the Portland Rum Riot. He was interred at the foot of John Noble's gravesite at the age of 22, but like so many buried in the Eastern Cemetery, he either had no stone carved for him, or it has vanished.
1 In 1855 Review of the Testimony Taken Before The Second Inquest On The Body of John Robbins, Who was shot in Portland, June 2d, 1855; together with Remarks on the Report of the "Investigating Committee," appointed by Mayor Dow and the Aldermen, June 9th, 1855 (n.d. [1855], n.p. [Portland, Me.], anon.)
posted June 2, 2013
First Gardening Workday of 2013
May 18, 2013
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Meet at the Congress Street gate
Join cemetery friends, gardeners, history buffs, and neighbors to spruce up the area for summer. There will be an opportunity to gather the refuse of winter as well as mulch around the happy trees dotting the landscape. No experience is required! Master gardeners will be on hand to instruct volunteers on the basics of working near historic gravestones, and provide a fun morning for all. Support this city green space and help us encourage respect by keeping it beautiful.
posted May 8, 2013
Friendships Make Fun Gifts for Only $5!
Support the Eastern Cemetery with your holiday giving and through the year
You have to admit that giving your friends and family members a Spirits Alive Friendship would be a very creative and unexpected holiday gift! For only $5 each, you can help Spirits Alive keep the Eastern Cemetery alive for generations to come and join as a Friend. Through your support we will continue to:
- Keep the gates open – encouraging the community to explore its open and safe green space
- Offer education about the cemetery and its residents to the public – through tours, lectures, and events
- Encourage and support the city in keeping the site clean and safe for visitors of all ages
- Spearhead the drive to repair and restore the Dead House (Victorian Tool Shed)
- Preserve this incredible outdoor museum and sacred historic landscape
Go to: www.spiritsalive.org/join to take advantage of this offer today!
posted December 2012
Walk Among the Shadows Is Here
October 18-20 & 25-27
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
This year's theme, "On Land and at Sea — Portland in the War of 1812" means spirits on the tour have a connection to that war whether good or bad. Spirits are portrayed by a local performing arts group of professional actors, Acorn Productions.
Victims — er, tourists — will be led down Funeral Lane by hooded specters who wear long, black robes and carry a lantern to lead the way. Tourists will meet spirits such as Sewell and Rhoda Drinkwater, Eliza Clapp, Dr. John Perkins Briggs, Hugh McClellan, Patience Clarke, and John Kilby Smith. Come hear the stories about who they are and how they ended up in the Eastern Cemetery (if they realize they reside there.) It's a family-friendly event, only slightly spooky.
Half of all proceeds go to the upkeep, maintenance, conservation, and promotion of the Eastern Cemetery. The other half of proceeds go to Acorn Productions, a community theatre group that supports performing artists in Southern Maine.
Our generous sponsors for this event include Coffee by Design, Cyclemania, KnitWit, J.Kelley Salon, and the Portland Daily Sun.
posted October 17, 2012
Evening Tours: Walk Among the Shadows Volunteers Needed!
October 18-20 & 25-27
6:30 - 7:30 pm
It's time for our annual evening tours through the Eastern Cemetery! This year, our theme "On Land and at Sea — Portland in the War of 1812" boasts an all-new line up of ghosts portrayed by a local performing arts group of professional actors, Acorn Productions!
We need volunteer specters. Specters escort groups of 10 or so audience members through the Walk Among the Shadows experience. The Specters wear long, black robes and carry a flashlight to help guide the way from actor to actor along Funeral Lane. The event is held on October 18, 19, 20 and 25, 26, and 27. Specters should plan to arrive at 6:00 PM and would stay until the last group is through — generally about 8:00 PM at the latest. You do not need to volunteer all 6 evenings and we can supply the black, hooded robe. Email email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com today!
posted September 29, 2012
National Public Lands Day & Meeting Place East Bayside Day
Saturday, September 29
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
We are proud to join volunteers around the nation, who will visit their favorite parks, beaches, wildlife preserves, or forests and chip in to help improve these treasured places. This year marks the 19th annual National Public Lands Day, an event that brings together thousands of volunteers from coast to coast to improve and restore the lands and facilities that Americans use for recreation, education, exercise and just plain enjoyment. Volunteers will gather in the morning at the Congress Street gates to find out what gardening and trash pick-up tasks are available. Please join us! The Eastern Cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Also going on that day is Meeting Place, East Bayside, from 1 to 5pm. Four fence murals will be showcased, there will be a soccer game on Fox Field, basketball games on the courts, music, food and many East Bayside neighborhood businesses and nonprofits will be opening their doors that day - of course the cemetery will be open as well! Meeting Place East Bayside is a project of Art At Work/City of Portland and the East Bayside Neighborhood Organization.
posted September 22, 2012
Take a Tour!
Saturdays 10:00am
Sundays 1:30pm
Every weekend in the summer and fall, we offer tours of the cemetery. Come join our intrepid guides as they lead you through the history of this spectacular bone yard. We also provide special group tours if you phone Barb Hager at 761-0338.
- $7 adults, $4 seniors or students, children under 12 years are free
- Tours last 1 to 1-1/2 hours
- Meet 15 minutes early at the Congress Street gate
posted August 11, 2012
Basic Gravestone Conservation Workshop
Saturday, July 28, 2012
(rain date July 29)
9:00am - 4:00pm
This is a hands-on workshop where we will clean and reset stones while learning best practices to identify and document work done. There will be instruction on making a new cast base for stones and simple mortaring and adhesive repair. Participants should wear work clothes and sturdy shoes or boots. We are outside all day so bring a hat, sunscreen and bug spray. Instructor: Ta Mara Conde of Historic Gravestone Services.
Register today as the workshop is limited to 15 participants!
RSVP: firstname.lastname@example.com
Suggested donation $10
posted July 12, 2012
Saturday: 1st Workday of the Season
The Eastern Cemetery Could Use Your Help
Saturday, June 9, 2012
It's time to get the cemetery a little gussied up. The Eastern Cemetery cordially invites you inside the gates for some gardening and cleanup. Several beds need weeding, pruning and edging. Some shrubs need to be cleaned out and general removal of plant material that didn't make it through the winter should be done. Please bring whatever tools you may need for the jobs you like to do, but don't bother bringing watering cans! We also have extra tools and gloves we'd be glad to lend out. Meet us at the Dead House inside the Congress Street gate.
posted June 6, 2012
Memorial Day, a Day of Decoration and Respect
Decorated with American flags, the gates are open for the summer
On Saturday, a group of volunteers including Becky, Mark, Em, Jean, Art and Holly placed U.S. flags on veteran graves in the cemetery. Burial records and markers indicate veterans from the Mexican-American War, the War of 1812, the Civil War, and the Revolutionary War are memorialized in the Eastern Cemetery. Though the Eastern Cemetery had closed to more burials before the Civil War, Portlanders have been decorating graves in remembrance for over a century.
posted May 28, 2012
Become a PHD
Free Educational Opportunity Aids Local History Organizations
Our small community has a plethora of historic sites, groups, and organizations that could not survive without the dedication and selflessness of volunteers. In gratitude for this giving, 8 groups here in Portland have once again joined forces to present the Portland History Docents Program. Greater Portland Landmarks is the leading organization for this, the 17th year of the collaborative, and classes start Thursday, February 9, 2012. In addition to lectures, site-specific training, and a graduation ceremony, participants will enjoy site visits to all partner locations:
- Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad
- Wadsworth-Longfellow House
- Victoria Mansion
- Tate House Museum
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Portland Observatory
- Eastern Cemetery (yay!)
- Fifth Maine Regiment Museum on Peaks Island
All they ask in return is a commitment to volunteer with one of the partner organizations. For details, visit Greater Portland Landmarks or email GPL for more information. You may also call the PHD coordinator, Marjorie Getz, at 774-5561 ext.120.
posted January 5, 2012
Thank You! Walk Among the Shadows: Souls at Sea Was a Success
Hundreds Came Out to Tour at Night
For 5 nights in late October, the cemetery gates were open so that the spirits would tell their tales to the living. Groups of visitors were led through by hooded specters who stopped from time to time for these stories from the dead. Spirits who shared their soulful tales of death and the sea included:
- Captain Jacob Adams
- Anne Mitton Brackett
- Lydia Carver
- Elizabeth Wendell Quincy Clapp
- Hannah Andrews, wife of Benjamin Tappan Chase
- Captain Alexander McClellan
- Anna Dunn Deering Milk
- Captain Lemuel Moody
- Commodore Edward Preble
- Lt. Henry Wadsworth
- Mary Stonehouse
Thank you to everyone who came out to support our ongoing efforts to improve the Eastern Cemetery through the warm, the cold, the clear, and even the snow! The funds raised by Spirits Alive during this event will be used to complete projects under the new master plan. We hope this master plan will be approved by the city council in early 2012.
posted November 13, 2011
October 20-22 and 27-29, 2011
6:30pm – 7:30pm
Evening tours through the cemetery - meet those who perpetually dwell inside the gates and hear their eerie tales. Fun for the whole family! Find out more about these family-friendly tours.
posted October 15, 2011
Last Workday of the Year!
October 15, 2011
It's the last chance you have this season to help out in the cemetery. Saturday morning, we'll be trimming, pruning, and tidying the cemetery in preparation for winter. Please come join us! We have a good time and get dirt under our nails at the same time.
posted October 5, 2011
Walk Among the Shadows: Souls at Sea
Evening Tours Through the Eastern Cemetery
We are busy planning the 4th year of Walk Among the Shadows and have some tales of the sea, a spooky setting, and actors portraying some very interesting and eerie spirits! Come on out October 20-22 & 27-29 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm and witness the tales of those who reside inside the gates as told by actors from Portland Playback and Acorn Productions. More information on the October tours is available!
We have some super-cool sponsors this year, too! Special thanks to our neighbors Ferdinand, Knit Wit Yarn Shop, and J.Kelley Salon!
posted September 15, 2011
Happy Death Day, Charles Codman
Replacement Headstone for 19th Century Painter
Charles Codman was a landscape artist who lived in Portland until his death. He was discovered by the art critic John Neal after he had come to work in Maine as a sign painter. His work is included in such collections as the Portland Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, the Farnsworth Art Museum, the Maine State Museum, Bowdoin College Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and the Boston Athenaeum. Little is known about his life and his death, but at the bottom of his stone marker is carved, "erected by his friends." Due to the fragile nature of the original marker, Spirits Alive raised the funds to have the original stone recreated in granite and installed in the same place the original stood. The epitaph says:
A Child of Genius,
whose Pencil
has earned for him
a cherished and enduring
died Sept. 11, 1842.
AEt. 41.
posted September 11, 2011
September Workday
Come help out your local burying ground
Looking for something interesting to do? A way to help out your community in a fun way? Make your next party conversation interesting, "So I was in the cemetery on Saturday morning...." Take the challenge posed by the government in a pre-911 effort to volunteer! It's another cemetery workday and we can only get things done with lots of volunteers. Please help us:
9am - 12pm
Saturday, September 10
posted August 30, 2011
August Enews Wraps Up Summer
Art & the Elements Tour, Stone Survey, Summer Tours, Walk Among the Shadows, East Deering News
Can summer be almost over? The cemetery has been a busy place in the past few months with tours and survey work going on. We're also happy to report on the work at another Portland cemetery: the East Deering. With Halloween right around the corner, mark your calendars for Walk Among the Shadows!
posted August 28, 2011
Art & the Elements Tours!
August 20 & September 10 at 1:30pm
350 years of weather and pollution have had an effect on the carved stones of the Eastern Cemetery. Come learn about the geology of the stones as well as the art that was carved on them in this family-friendly tour. Lisa will lead you around the stones and tombs, so wear good shoes! The weather is a bit harsher up on the hill than it is in the rest of town, so wear layers and consider a hat and sunglasses. Arrive at the Dead House inside the Congress Street gates with cash in hand! Adults are $7, students and seniors $4, but children under 12 are free. The tour will be canceled if it is raining.
posted August 11, 2011
Tour the Eastern Cemetery this Summer!
Every Sunday at 1:30pm
Come stroll around the 6-acre site and hear stories of Portland's past while learning about burial customs, mortuary art, and the history of the oldest landscape on the peninsula. Guides will lead you around the stones and tombs, so wear good shoes! The weather is a bit harsher up on the hill than it is in the rest of town, so wear layers and consider a hat and sunglasses. Arrive at the Dead House inside the Congress Street gates with cash in hand! Adults are $7, students and seniors $4, but children under 12 are free. Tours run each Sunday until October. Tours will be canceled if it is raining.
posted August 10, 2011
June Enews
Unearthing History, Tours & Workshops
Summer tours start in July! Find out what's been going on in June: there is more on our stone survey work, overviews and photos of the Oxbow Cemetery Workshop, the Association for Gravestone Studies conference, and the Maine Genealogists day in the cemetery.
posted June 28, 2011
Genealogists Descend on the Cemetery
A Little Stone Survey Work and a Tour
On Saturday, June 4, the Greater Portland Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society gave up their morning to help us transcribe the information from grave markers for our stone survey project. They learned how to use the mirror technique in the bright sun as well as how to fill out the long form of information for each. After a snack and a gander at the beautiful jewelry by Della Mano Designs, they were given a tour of the grounds in thanks for their good work. They were told about the history of the bone yard, the different types of stones there, the artwork on the stones, and the history of those buried within the gates. It was a great day and we appreciate all of their hard work!
Stone survey work continues all summer on Saturdays from 8AM – 12PM, weather permitting.
posted June 7, 2011
Help Us Saturday in the Cemetery
June 12 is Our 2nd Workday and Stone Surveying
9:00am – 12:00pm: Gardening
Spirits Alive will gather to trim, tidy, prune and plant. Please join us inside the Congress Street gates. Gardening tools and training will be supplied.
8:00am – 12:00pm: Stone Survey
Also that morning, our stone surveying continues in the back of the cemetery. Tools, stools, pencils and clipboards supplied!
posted June 4, 2011
Girl Scouts, Thomas Paine, Ghost Hunters & Gravestone Studies
A long list of events and happenings in the May Enews
It's spring, and the cemetery is once again awake. We're excited to host the Maine Ghost Hunters, the Greater Portland Genealogical Society, and the Association for Gravestone Studies. Learn more about those goings-ons as well as projects such as fence repair and stone transcription. Thomas Paine, Esquire is our subterranean celebrity of the month.
posted May 24, 2011
Discovering the Past in a Colonial Graveyard
Year 4 of our Stone Transcription Project Starts May 14
Saturday, May 14 marks the beginning of the final year for phase 1 of our stone transcription project. We have been working now for 4 years to transcribe information from the surfaces of every stone in the cemetery while making a record of the physical status of the stone. Won't you join us? All you have to do is bring yourself, prepare to get dirt under your nails, wear plenty of layers, and a sport a smile.
posted May 8, 2011
It's Spring, so Let's Get to Work!
The April Enews is Ready for Your Eyes
The Workdays are starting up again as well as the stone transcription project. Find out all about the tall white obelisk and who is memorialized on it (hint: Reverend William Reese).
posted April 24, 2011
Lecture Series Finale & Anne Storer's Beautiful Headstone
The March issue of eNews is now available!
The "Death and Survival in the Civil War" lecture series wraps up with a lecture by Margaret Creighton on the 26th and subterranean celebrity of the month Anne Storer is examined.
posted March 13, 2011
Francis Fessenden and Lecture Series Continues
The February issue of eNews is Out
Our "Death and Survival in the Civil War" lecture series as well as subterranean celebrity of the month, Francis Fessenden are what this month's eNews is all about
posted February 20, 2011
Lectures and Frederick Blake
The January issue of eNews is in email boxes now!
This month's edition of the eNews (oh, ok, there hasn't been one since October), highlights the upcoming lecture series as well as our subterranean celebrity of the month, Frederick Blake.
posted January 20, 2011
Winter Lecture Series
First Lecture: January 29 at 10am
The first lecture, "The Forest City Regiment: Death, Mourning and Loss," is Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 10:00am and will be given by Kim MacIsaac, Director/Curator of the Fifth Maine Regiment Museum on Peaks Island.
The theme "Death and Survival in the Civil War" was chosen in support of the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War (2011-2015). These lectures will offer insight into this country's greatest national crisis in relation to death and dying. It is estimated that up to 700,000 people, or 2% of the population died in the War Between the States.
This series is supported in part with funding from the Maine Humanities Council. Admission is free, but donations are suggested.
posted January 17, 2011
Buy Art Inspired by the Eastern Cemetery
A collaboration between Spirits Alive and the Society of East End Arts resulted in the event, "Beyond the Gates" in 2007. A collection of artworks inspired by the Eastern Cemetery included this pastel, "East End Spirits," pictured above. If you want more information, email Joan Jordan about her pastel on paper which is approximately 24x18" and selling for $135.
posted January 17, 2011
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He'll be comfortably cool at school in these smart leather boys shoes by Kickers. The classic loafer style of this footwear is the perfect pick for his school shoes!
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Freelance videographer Kieron Bryan has been charged with piracy by Russian state prosecutors after a protest at an Arctic oil rig owned by energy giant Gazprom (Nick Cobbing/Greenpeace/PA)
A British freelance videographer and a Greenpeace activist have been charged with piracy by Russian state prosecutors after a protest at an Arctic oil rig, the environmental campaigning group has said.
Greenpeace said the "extreme and disproportionate" charge - which carries a maximum jail sentence of 15 years - had been laid against crew member Ana Paula Alminhana from Brazil and freelance videographer Kieron Bryan from the UK.
The campaigners said they expected charges to be brought against other activists.
Greenpeace International executive director Kumi Naidoo condemned the move.
" A charge of piracy is being laid against men and women whose only crime is to be possessed of a conscience," he said.
"This is an outrage and represents nothing less than an assault on the very principle of peaceful protest. Any claim that these activists are pirates is as absurd as it is abominable.
"It is utterly irrational, it is designed to intimidate and silence us, but we will not be cowed."
The Russian coastguard seized a Greenpeace ship and all 30 people - including six Britons - on board following the September 18 protest at an offshore platform in the Arctic owned by Russian state-controlled energy giant Gazprom.
Mr Naidoo said the "courageous" crew of the Greenpeace ship, the Arctic Sunrise, had protested at the Gazprom rig because they felt "compelled to bear witness to the slow but unrelenting destruction of the Arctic".
"The ice is retreating, oil companies are moving north to drill for the fuels that are driving that melting, species are at risk, including our own," he said.
Greenpeace said two activists had tried to climb the side of the drilling platform and hang a banner. They said Russian security services had abseiled from a helicopter onto the deck of the Arctic Sunrise and seized the ship at gunpoint.
The boat and protesters were taken from the Arctic's Pechora sea, near to Gazprom's platform, and transferred to the port of Murmansk.
Britons Frank Hewetson, a long term activist with the environmental group, and Anthony Perrett have already been remanded in custody on suspicion of piracy following court appearances.
Mr Bryan's parents have said they are ''extremely worried'' about their 29-year-old son, who is from Devon .
Andy and Ann Bryan, from Shebbear in Devon, said: ''Our son is a very kind, caring individual and environmental issues have always been very close to his heart.
"He would sympathise with the cause but he was simply there doing his job as a freelance videographer."
Mr Bryan, a freelance filmmaker and videographer, previously worked at The Times. He was hired on a short-term contract by Greenpeace to document its work on Russian oil exploration in the Arctic Circle.


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Following winning entries in the Los Angeles County Science Fair, Catholic school students scored again at the California State Science Fair, held April 31-May 1 at the California Science Center.
Lauren Weetman, eighth grader from St. Martin of Tours School, Brentwood, won first place in Microbiology (Medical) for "Electrolyzed Water: Cleaning Our Environment into a Better Future? The Study of the Electrolysis of Water."
St. John Fisher School, Rancho Palos Verdes, had multiple wins. Christopher Isozaki, sixth grader, won second place in Applied Mechanics and Structures for "Earthquake Safety Desk." He also received the Junior Achievement Award from Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems.
Will Abele, eighth grader, received second place in Product Science (Biological) with "Dissolution Resolution: How Do Beverages Affect the Speed of Dissolution of Pain Relievers?" Annie Benedict, seventh grader, won honorable mention in Aerodynamics/Hydrodynamics for "Effect of Cavern Depth on Water Ejection from a Simulated Oceanic Blowhole."
Sage Strieker, seventh grader from St. Timothy, West L.A., won second place in Environmental Science for "Murky Waters: The Impact of Oil Spills and Oil Spill Cleanup Dispersants on Gulf Coast Mangrove Habitats."
Erik Godlewski, eighth grader from St. Anastasia School, Westchester, won third place with "It Burns! Do Our Clothes Protect Our Skin from Harmful Ultraviolet Rays?" in Product Science (Physical).
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St. Martin of Tours seventh grader Sean McGovern won honorable mention in Mammalian Biology for "Do You Get a Buzz Out of Exercise? The Effect of Physical Activity and Exercise on Hand Steadiness."
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The Swedish Standards Institute (SiS) has approved the inclusion of Microsoft's Office OpenXML as an ISO standard. The Swedish Society for Free Information Culture (Förening för en fri informationsinfrastruktur), FFII, alleges that Microsoft influenced the vote via its Swedish partner corporations.
The report by the FFII states that, shortly before the vote, 23 new members appeared at an SiS meeting. Around 20 of them were Microsoft partners, says FFII. Whereas the mood among members had previously been dismissive, the result of the subsequent vote was a clear "Yes". As a member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Sweden thus recommends the adoption of Office OpenXML as an ISO standard.
The new members had not participated in a single session of the committee responsible for the decision, says the FFII. Of the 23 new members, 19 had applied for membership after August 23, FFII member David Vuorio writes in his blog.
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THE saying is there's no place like home but unfortunately for Peel Thunder, the side remains winless at their home ground in 12 successive matches.
The last time the Peel Thunder league side won at Bendigo Bank Stadium was July 9, 2011 – their first match at the ground since its redevelopment.
The winless home streak continued on Saturday as the Thunder went down by 100 points to West Perth 8.11 (59) to 25.9 (159).
The home side kicked just four goals by three-quarter time while in stark contrast, the Falcons slotted 20.
Peel nearly doubled their three quarter efforts in the last by kicking four goals, but that effort was well and truly too late as the Falcons recorded their eighth win of the season.
It is the Thunder's second lowest score for the year after their 7.9 effort against East Fremantle in round 12.
Caretaker coach Mark Moody will need to find goal scoring options after his forward line of Brad Holmes, Matt Battye and Liam Hansen, in just his fourth league game, contributed just four goals between them; Holmes kicked three alone.
Brendan Hancock also contributed at centre half-forward with three majors but other than Scott Ugle's goal in the opening term, the side had no avenues to goal.
With 10 players all with 25 games or less under their belt, including debutants Kyle Westwood and Ugle, the Thunder were easily outplayed by their more experienced opponents.
After a competitive first quarter, the Thunder dropped off in the second as the Falcons ran riot.
Open goals were a regular sight for the visitors as the Thunder lost the ability to win the ball at half forward.
With the match played predominately in the Falcons half, they made the most of their opportunities, scoring nine goals for the term.
A late off-the-ball hit by Pat Travers brought some feeling to the clash as players remonstrated with the midfielder following the incident, but that was as much fight as the Thunder would show.
The half-time break did not stop the Falcon scoring spree and by three-quarter-time the Thunder were faced with a 94-point deficit.
The Thunder showed they can match it with the rest of the competition in the last, but conceded 25 goals by the final whistle; the fifth time this year they have conceded more than 21 goals in a match.
In other results, Thunder reserves were beaten by West Perth 14.11 (95) to 6.9 (45) while the colts were able to come away with an 8.20 (68) to 6.8(44) win over the Falcons.