Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Charmaine Leung talks about the community at Keong Saik Road and her struggle to find her identity after moving out. She wrote her book with her mother’s agreement and was overwhelmed by the response. The heritage of Keong Saik Road, she says, should include the lives and struggles of the women who worked there.

Charmaine Leung, 17A Keong Saik Road: A Personal Story,

https://www.ethosbooks.com.sg/products/17a-keong-saik-road

Take Charmaine Leung’s audio tour of Keong Saik Road:

https://www.klook.com/activity/117053-untold-stories-singapore-red-light-district-keong-saik-road/

00:00 Stigma & Shame in the Singapore Story

09:10 Leaving Keong Saik Was Painful

15:49 The Hungry Ghost Festival & the Community

23:21 Shaping My Character

26:07 Writing the Book

32:49 The Overwhelming Response

38:59 Keong Saik Road’s Women and Its Heritage

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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