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Tan Siak Kew: Going Against The Grain (Paperback)
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Tan Siak Kew: Going Against The Grain (Paperback)
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With Foreword by S R Nathan'A scholar by inclination, a businessman
by necessity, a diplomat by duty' - those were the apt words chosen
by a reporter in 1966 to describe Tan Siak Kew and his
multi-dimensional public life. He was a fervent supporter of
education, President of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce for
multiple terms, Chairman of the Nantah University Council,
Singapore's first ambassador to Thailand, nominated member of the
Legislative Assembly, community leader of the Teochews, and notable
philanthropist. Effectively bilingual and conscious of his
responsibility to both his community and the new nation which was
about to be born, Tan was able to act as the bridge between the
Chinese-speaking and English-speaking communities with his tact and
non-partisan position. Tan Siak Kew: Going Against the Grain, is a
biographical sketch of this under-appreciated pioneer, telling the
story of his public life through historical records and discussions
with his contemporaries.
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