The other side of the Peranakans - The Peranakan Indians

“We have the Chinese blood, we have the Malay blood, we also have the Indian blood. We are like Rojak, we are mixed. If you are looking at Singaporeans to have a Singapore identity, we are a very good example.”
We spoke to Mr Ponno Kalastree, the president of the Peranakan Indian (Chitty Melaka) Association Singapore and his wife, Mrs Dora Woo, to find out what race means to them.
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[@keropokmonster3399]

Excellent! I recalled mum saying grandma was chitty melaka. So I was trying to explain to my racist lecturer that peranakan refers to mixed race community with the local people and does not only involved baba-nyonya but also other races like Indian, Malay, Dutch. Oh well, I was put down with a big "No, you are wrong", on my first day of class. This one is for you Mr Desmond.

[@celestialstar124]

Please make more of such content to educate the new generation about our traditional mix marriage. Hi my fellow peranakan, i am peranakan nyonya here. ❤️

[@karmadekye1262]

Whom we marry is none of anyone's business. Our goal is to be happy.

[@TheeLempicka]

Love it love it love it!! My father is Dutch-Indo and my mom is Thai Chinese. My dad has never stressed us with his religion. We literally grew up with different faith but same hope. Two of my sisters are Muslims and my first sis is Buddhist and I’m a Unitarian. My mom is Buddhist. Who is a lady vegetarian lady. We speak Eng, Malay, Chinese and Thai. I am proud to be a Singaporean!

[@cathychan2814]

Wow...thanks for the upload. 30 yrs in Spore and I have not heard of Indian peranakans...until today.

[@azharidris7092]

please make a video about what Malay culture was really like before the Malays takes on the extreme interpretation of Islam.. or should that be before they decide to Arabized their culture in effect killing it.. so many are now so nostalgic for the time when Malay women wore the kebaya and no headwrapping..

[@megatonhammer4723]

The constitution needs to be challenged and destroyed. Coz every man and woman has a right to choose their ACTUAL beliefs and not have it imposed on them by a law. That’s called religious and cultural CONTROL.

[@azharidris7092]

@@megatonhammer4723 i'm so glad Singapore has very civilise laws that control silly bronze age religion like Islam.. and the silly new culture and mindset that it spawn.. the religion of Islam allows old man to marry children.. they've managed to convinced most of their women that their head is nothing more than an extension of their private part ''hence the need to wrap it up'' and not to mentioned cutting of human parts.. be careful what you wish for.. a rich modern technology state like Singapore should aim to eradicate this form of medieval barbarity at all cost..

[@megatonhammer4723]

@@azharidris7092 yup, totally!

[@waleedelephantboy1796]

Now Modern Malay culture among Modern Malay Muslims is Middle easternized

[@dtarchon]

I didn't know Peranakan Indians existed. Now we do.

[@jackjackyphantom8854]

Yes in the modern day, when one talk about Peranakan, they usually refers to Baba Nyonya.

[@jeffreyzain]

BEAUTIFUL STORY ♥️

[@celestialstar124]

Thanks Nathan for pushing the formation of the peranakan indian association.

[@soullk291]

Pindang...it's not true that pindang does not exist in communities other than the Chetti. Pindang is a Malay dish too. In fact I think that's how it was adapted by the Chettis.

[@csePraveenKumarB]

Those people mindset should change,all r humans

[@matthewgayford252]

Great video. Just what I needed to for my history students when talking about diversity and transnationalism in Southeast Asia. Thanks for sharing.

[@sarifahschweizer7354]

❤u all .... we're blessed !

[@onghockchwee2342]

Chitty Melaka Are Well Known Cook. Their Curry Are Well Known Among Peranakan Chinese.

[@jackjackyphantom8854]

Now a days when someone talks about Peranakan, they usually means Baba Nyonya.

[@onghockchwee2342]

@@jackjackyphantom8854 Not True. Most Peranakan, Baba And Nyonya Are Familiar With Chitty Melaka People. You Usually Find Them Living Closed To Each Other In Kampung.

[@jackjackyphantom8854]

@@onghockchwee2342 Peranakan Chinese now a days are mostly just Chinese by blood, most of them I've seen look almost indistinguishable from mainstream Chinese. However the Chinese in Malaysia of Kwongsai stock (especially those from Pahang) look more Southeast Asian.

[@onghockchwee2342]

@@jackjackyphantom8854 That Is Because Most Of Them Tend To Converse In English. Myself And My Few Peranakan Colleagues, We Converse Among Our Colleagues In Baba Patois. Some Chinese Newcomer s Find Us Strange And Question Why Chinese Not Speak Chinese? Always Have To Explain To Them Peranakan Mother Tongue Is Like Malay Language, etc etc..

[@jackjackyphantom8854]

@@onghockchwee2342 Yes I respect Baba Nyonya as a distinct community, I don't really deem them as Chinese. I think Baba Nyonya and Chitty cultures should be preserves. But now a days it's all about Islam and Malay supremacy!

[@SilveriusPurbaDocsilHistory]

Nice stories, waiting your visit back 💪

[@muhamadkamali7037]

❤

[@zzccvvbbnnmmaassddff]

Nee ann poly take note ah take note

[@tommyliangwei3724]

15,200 - Palau.

[@stevemarlow2232]

‘Gua’ and ‘Lu’ is how people in Jakarta speak hahaha

[@setannirazim280]

Let the nus lecturer watch this

[@Channe1F2k]

bro NP lah not NUS :)

[@setannirazim280]

@@Channe1F2k watever it is la bro..nnn np or nus or nmn

[@SinfulAeon]

I'm peranakan X indian. My dad is indian and my mum was peranakan X chinese. I'm not even sure what I identify as at this stage...

[@fidod19019]

And there's me. Indian chitty and peranakan chinese mix

[@waleedelephantboy1796]

I am a mix also I do face identity crisis when relearning more about my additional indian mix from my paternal grandmother My Paternal Grandmother’s grandfather Gulam Maidin is from Tamilnad South India (Said to come from Nagore, Nagapattinam) married to a mix Indian-Malay woman who follows strong Malay culture who her Malay ancestors come from Pulau Kelapas. Gulam Maidin and his wife have many daughters and a son, the youngest daughter is my Great Grandmother Bibi Jahora Gulam Maydin, she is 75% Indian and 25% Malay but she register document herself Malay instead of rules following her Gulam Maidin Indian father. Bibi Jahora is my Paternal grandmothers mother. My Paternal Grandmother married to a Javanese Indonesian whose his parents come from Madiun, Java. giving birth to my dad, aunt and younger uncle. My Mum is from a mix Malay-Arab Father Hj Minhat bin Abu himself from a Javanese father and half Arab Malay Mother and my mum’s mother is a Nyonya Chinese.

[@Bssese]

gua and lu is used in jakata too

[@qyu...976]

Indians married to Malays too they call Peranakan's. I agree Peranakan is not a race it a culture✌🏼😊

[@jackjackyphantom8854]

Malay are genetically diverse, some look like Chinese and some look like Indian, and some look like Arabs. Therefore Malay is not a race too, but a cultural identity. In the constitution of Malaysia, anyone who speak Bahaha Melayu, practice Malay culture and is a Muslim is qualified to be a Malay lol. 😂 I think some of the people I know are definitely qualified to be Malay haha.

[@gemasri5954]

@@jackjackyphantom8854 we are diverse becuz we never be racist to anybody or discriminate others, we are so gentle towards others,that is why we allowed other race to live and mix with us

[@gemasri5954]

@@jackjackyphantom8854 but it is different when it comes to the other race,they always try to play race card and play victim when we just want to protect our rights

[@jackjackyphantom8854]

@@gemasri5954 My point was that Malay are not a race! But that doesn't means Malays are justifiable to assimilates non-Malays! I have no problem if non-Malays assimilated into Malay culture out of their own free wills.

[@rajblack2055]

Can't be 5000 Indian peranakan in Singapore Maybe combine of Singapore & Malaysia Indian peranakan.

[@jackjackyphantom8854]

All the Peranakan Chinese and Peranakan Indian left are literally just foods now a days.

[@sarahk4830]

Thanks for clarifying. It i cultural practices and not race I guess. I might be wrong.

[@kironmanuel7474]

any mixed race can connect with me.I live in Malaysia but I have links in Melaka.

[@share_accidental]

i’ve watched mr ponno’s CNA interview before! i’m just a teochew-cantonese chinese, not peranakan, but i really admire what’s he’s doing to raise awareness. something weird about me: i like to wear the nyonya kebaya out 😅 people think that i’m insane since i’m only 20…

[@conwillsoh5953]

Sound Like Hokkien

[@seng628]

Lol 😂 👍💪💪

[@kitarvin770]

Chitty derives from the Tamil word Chettiar, an ancient caste in Tamil Nadu, India.

[@hongruikoo9079]

ta muhl not ta mil

[@leehyunsong7001]

Peranakan is not a race, it is about culture. You cannot create a new race by mixing with other races. Talking about the peranakan cultural, it is nothing much left but mostly food item.

[@jackjackyphantom8854]

Baba Nyonya are mostly just Chinese by blood and Chitty are mostly just Indian by blood, now a days.

[@gemasri5954]

In Malaysia we still preserved the traditional dance and attire

[@kurthandrews6206]

Not sure what to make of these silly race/culture awareness documentaries. Can’t condition people to like each other.

[@tommyliangwei3724]

No Peranakan, they are Chinese and Malay. No Peranakan Indians, they are Indians Singaporeans.

[@cj-fx2kj]

They just indian not peranakan. Claiming to be persnakan what a joke 😂

[@natara2384]

Don't need to be a racist prick! Seriously, just because someone looks "pure blood", it doesn't mean they are.

[@cj-fx2kj]

@@natara2384 there's no such thing as peranakan. Yall just chinese and indian. They look chinese. They eat chinese food and they speak chinese. Just bcos they wear kebaya doesn't mean they not chinese lol 😂

[@natara2384]

​​@cj-fx2kj Apparently Science & DNA isn't a thing for you. DNA dilutes over time, but it doesn't change our ancestry. LMAOOO!

[@natara2384]

​@cj-fx2kj Bodoh! Otak kat Kelong mia Orang HAHAHA. DNA dilutes over time! Did no one tell you that? Of course we'd be more Chinese & Indian over time, because more Peranakans are now marrying Pure-Blood Chinese & Indian communities.🤣 Doesn't change the fact that we still have Peranakan ancestry!

[@natara2384]

Womp, Womp.....