Newsletter Issues Historyogi Post Issue 96 6 Sep 202314 Apr 2024 Did you know: Author Neil Humphreys hates being called an expat? NTUC Fairprice was originally named NTUC Welcome? We almost had a Malayan Governor-General in Singapore? Learn more about these…
Podcast #31 – Before he was President: Yusof Ishak & the role of Yang di-Pertuan Negara 28 Aug 2023 Before he was President of Singapore, Yusof Ishak was the Yang di-Pertuan Negara which directly translates to “He Who is Made Lord”. Singaporeans generally know little about this role, other…
Podcast #30 – Writing a fair history of NTUC FairPrice (with Sue-Ann Chia) 6 Aug 20236 Aug 2023 NTUC FairPrice is such a household icon in Singapore that it’s more famous than the union movement itself. But how did NTUC come to operate a supermarket chain in the…
Podcast #29 – A Historyogi Episode From An Even Smaller Island (with Neil Humphreys) 30 Jul 2023 In 1996, an Ang Moh arrived in Toa Payoh to start a new life. He loved Singapore’s idiosyncrasies so much that he decided to turn his humorous observations of everyday…
Newsletter Issues Historyogi Post Issue 95 6 Jul 202314 Apr 2024 The Historyogi Post turns five this month! I founded this newsletter as the Red Dot Digest in 2018 to anchor my effort to promote a greater understanding of Singapore’s past.…
Podcast #28 – The Beginner’s Guide to Singapore’s Queer history (with Roy Tan) 18 Jun 2023 Long before Pink Dot and the repeal of Section 377A, Singapore had a colourful Queer history of recreation, repression, and resistance during the 20th century. Today, we speak to Roy…
Newsletter Issues Historyogi Post Issue 94 29 Mar 202314 Apr 2024 Welcome to the Historyogi Post, now on Substack! You are receiving this issue because you subscribed previously via TinyLetter. Here is what you can expect in each issue going forward:…
Podcast #25- Journeying through Singapore’s little-known LGBT history (With Isaac Tng) 13 Mar 202313 Mar 2023 Singapore is a city renowned for its reputation as a stern, conservative environment. But history reveals a more colourful past, where queer people carved out spaces for their own voices…
Announcements The Historyogi Post is now on Substack! 21 Feb 202321 Feb 2023 The Historyogi Podcast is now on Substack! All existing subscribers via TinyLetter will continue to receive future issues without further action. Newsletter Format Each monthly newsletter issue will include: Classroom:…
Podcast #23 – The history & design of Singapore’s Kranji War Memorial (With Athanasios Tsakonas) 14 Feb 202315 Feb 2023 Generations of Singapore students will remember going on learning journeys to the Kranji War Memorial. But few of us know why it's in Kranji in the first place or how…
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