Singapore Peranakan put their bling on show in Paris

AFP
PARIS — A major exhibition titled "Baba Bling" opened Tuesday in Paris showing how Singapore Chinese created a unique new culture by taking on board the Malay, British and Indian influences of their adopted city.
The Peranakan were the descendants of late 15th and 16th century Chinese and Indians who migrated to Southeast Asia and prospered, but the exhibition at the Musee du Quai Branly focuses on the Chinese variant who thrived in Singapore. Full story