Many books have been written about the Chinese in Southeast Asia,
but very few, if any, are written specifically about the
multi-ethnic descendants of Chinese immigrants. Golden Dragon and
Purple Phoenix is not about the diaspora per se of Chinese in
Southeast Asia but about the impact of intermarriage between
Chinese immigrants and the natives, that is, the intermingling of
blood and the offsprings from such unions - the influence they
wielded on the society and environment they chose to live in. It is
also about how they rose to high positions and their contributions
to their societies. Some rose to become kings or king makers,
others to become presidents, prime ministers, senior ministers,
prominent businessmen, or religious leaders. Some openly declared
their ancestry and are proud of their Chinese DNA, while others
have forgotten their heritage and in their fervour to prove their
allegiance to their country of birth, dissociate themselves,
assertively through violence, indirectly through economic sanctions
and various other means. In short, the multi-ethnic Chinese
descendants form a unique community with unique cultural genes of
its own, and these fresh and rarely-known stories about them in
Golden Dragon and Purple Phoenix will be a good resource for
historical researchers as well as fascinating reading materials for
readers in general. With 14 years' experience as a journalist and a
29-year career as a politician and diplomat, Mr. Lee Khoon Choy has
set foot on every land in Southeast Asia and observed closely the
local life in each country. Mindful of his Hakka identity, Mr. Lee
has a keen interest in multi-ethnic Chinese descendants in
Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, the
Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia, etc.
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