Perhaps the reality is that Singapore cannot build both a national identity and a global city identity. We are actually in the midst of a transition from the former to the latter. A global city identity is much more fluid, less rooted, than a national identity. The migrants of today will probably never integrate like the migrants of yesterday. For them, Singapore is just one of a patchwork of identities they hope to stitch together as they journey through life. Full story
OPINION: End of the Singapore national identity
Perhaps the reality is that Singapore cannot build both a national identity and a global city identity. We are actually in the midst of a transition from the former to the latter. A global city identity is much more fluid, less rooted, than a national identity. The migrants of today will probably never integrate like the migrants of yesterday. For them, Singapore is just one of a patchwork of identities they hope to stitch together as they journey through life. Full story
