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The Cultural Identity of the Chinese-Malays in Brunei: Acculturation and Hybridity
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This paper explores the ways in which Bruneians who are born into a Chinese-Malay family define their identity, how the state classifies them in terms of “race”, how they negotiate their bicultural practices, and what challenges they face while growing up. It argues that possibly due to their relatively small population and due to the hegemonic force of assimilation, the Chinese-Malay community in Brunei has not developed a distinct hybrid identity like their Peranakan counterparts in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Nonetheless, by examining the experience of inbetweenness among these biracial subjects, the paper alludes to the power relations that define the boundaries of exclusion and inclusion, belonging and non-belonging.
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Date:
2018
Authors:
Nur Shawatriqah Binti Hj Md Sahrifulhafiz and Chang-Yau Hoon
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Institute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
