The Singapore Nyonya Who Made Penang Her Home

By Peter Soh

March 2018 PENANG PROFILE
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Annie Lim Liap Kiat.
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At 80, Annie Lim’s story is as colorful as the sarong kebayas she wears.If you have ever visited the Pinang Peranakan Mansion, you might have noticed the petite lady decked in a sarong kebaya sitting near the main entrance, greeting the guests.Annie was dressed like a boy during the Japanese Occupation.Fondly known to people in the neighbourhood as Aunty Annie, the 80-year-old Nyonya was actually born in Singapore. So how did she end up in Penang?Birth and YouthAnnie Lim Liap...

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Peter Soh

is a Peranakan writer who is very interested in exploring the discourse and identity of the Chinese Peranakan. One of his Peranakan short stories was featured in the Emerging Malaysian Writers 2018 anthology. He is currently the Head of Humanities in Maple Leaf Kingsley International School, and teaches Sociology.

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