Karamade seems to be a blog about someone’s travels through Asia, but is written in Spanish (Italian?). But one does not have to read Spanish to know what this post is about: the distinctive navy blue uniform and red headgear immediately tells us that the post is about Samsui Women, the women construction workers who helped (literally) build Singapore in the 1960s.
The site is in Spanish (Italian?), but one assumes it’s about the history of Samsui women in Singapore. More valuable, however, is the list of links at the end of the post referencing websites and even videos of this almost-extinct subculture of Singapore. Red it here.
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yup, spanish!
translate it here
Posted on April 23rd, 2007 at 7:10 am
and for those who can’t be bothered to BabelFish, a brief intro:
The paper of the woman like motor of change of the society not very often has been recognized and much except the value that its work has represented. The case of the “Samsui Women” deserves special attention because they were they those that at the beginning of century XX raised the first modern buildings of Singapur.
Original from the district of Samsui in Guangzhou they arrived at Singapur in years 20 and 40 although at the present time many live in the poverty do not stop being a symbol of strength and to overcoming that at their moment enjoyed a freedom that other women did not arrange at their time in comparison with mah jie which they served in a house of permanent form.
Orma is recognized to them by its particular dress in the work, blue clothes and a singular hat of red color that protected them of the sun and by being in its majority to have pemanecido unmarried.
Unfortunately many of them live on very precarious form… in spite of the recognition of their effort and contribution to the country that is made every year under an encounter agreeing with the New Lunar Year and the sponsorship of an insurer. Peculiarly their figure, is less than 30 and the age average goes up to around the 90 years, it comprises of patrimono cultural of Singapur next to his kitchen and its image can be found in painting and sculpture as well as in gadgets tourist.
Posted on April 23rd, 2007 at 7:18 am
Muse, you beat me to it. I used Google Translate.
Great find, Noel!
Posted on April 23rd, 2007 at 8:47 am
Hello !! i’m the blogger from Karamade. I was have a very nice surprise to see your favorable comment about this entry, one of the most i like because these women are a heroes.
I’m interested in China, Korea and Japan overseas immigration and my blog is about some subjects i’m curiosity and wants to discover more. The basic language is spanish only for the introducing comment…but the links i’m collect are in general in english, is for that i respect the original name of the source(to make easy the search for many people) and add a brief description (in spanish) to know about the link, because normally many information is not avalaible in spanish.
Posted on September 18th, 2007 at 6:23 pm
Hi Karamade! Thanks for dropping by Yesterday.SG. Look forward to reading more articles from you.
Posted on September 19th, 2007 at 2:17 am
it awesome and cool they alot 4 us man !!!!!!
Posted on January 27th, 2011 at 3:24 pm
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