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Issue #4, September 2008

News

Grand lady unveiled

After a 14-month-long restoration, Baba House at 157 Neil Road opens as a showcase of the rich Peranakan heritage.

Take a peek inside Singapore’s first Heritage House and discover how a typical Peranakan family would have lived in the 1920s.  


For you


This fourth issue wraps up the first year of Giving Matters, your update on philanthropy at work in NUS.

 

Tell us what else you would like to see featured and get a pair of tickets to a concert by the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music.

Scholarship
A proud moment

A proud Emeritus Prof Kiang Ai Kim watched as Dr Chong Siew Huay received her doctorate degree in Chemistry. She is the first to receive the Kiang Ai Kim Scholarship, set up in his honour by his former students.

People
A father's legacy

A penniless young man from China with big dreams set sail for Malaya and built a life that inspired his son to help other young people achieve their dreams.  

Special!
Jamming on campus

Couldn’t get to Kent Ridge to catch the ExxonMobil Campus Concerts opening show, the Timbre MusicFest? We bring you a clip by one of the performers, Blue Shaddy, the blues to roots indie band from down under!
Giving does matter ...
"… Each gift carries its own special momentum and translates into a never-ending process, as young minds who have been nurtured, in turn nurture others…”

Mrs Tan Suan Imm (’60) answering the question: “What is philanthropy’s best reward?"
Have your say

No holds barred! Share your views and comments on this issue of Giving Matters.

What thrilled you, what left you cold? We want to hear it all!

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