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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 256398, member: 360&quot;]AJ you flatter me! I knew NOTHING about this until maybe 5 years ago?</p><p><br /></p><p>When my grandmother died, my dad got all nostalgic and started talking about how grandma came from this amazing, rich, intricate culture - something called the &#039;Peranakan&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>I knew NOTHING about this. Gran never told me, and I never thought to ask. After doing some initial research, I started going to museums and asking relatives and scrounging photographs and antiques and everything I could find.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wouldn&#039;t call myself an expert on the Peranakan, but suffice to say I am extremely passionate about them and the culture. My grandmother&#039;s entire family was Perankan. In fact I ony found out this week that my great-grandfather (grandma&#039;s father), was a Peranakan goldsmith! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eek.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It was just a couple of lines on her death certificate...</p><p><br /></p><p>PARENTS:</p><p><br /></p><p>FU Tai Keng / FU Ah Hiong (Nee &#039;Leong&#039;)</p><p><br /></p><p>OCCUPATIONS:</p><p><br /></p><p>GOLDSMITH / Housewife.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a freaking GOLDSMITH in my family! I was in shock![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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