PHOENIX RISING, PIONEERING CHINESE WOMEN OF MALAYSIA

PHOENIX RISING, PIONEERING CHINESE WOMEN OF MALAYSIA
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Publisher : Perak Academy
Total Pages : 62
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ISBN-10 : 9789834250058
ISBN-13 : 9834250053
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Download or read book PHOENIX RISING, PIONEERING CHINESE WOMEN OF MALAYSIA written by Ho Tak Ming and published by Perak Academy. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THROUGH the centuries, Chinese women have had to struggle under a load of injustices—denial of education, ineligibility to sit the civil service examinations and hold official posts, female infanticide, selling of daughters, concubinage, foot binding—just to name a few. They had largely remained silent because they did not have a voice. As China descended to abject poverty in the nineteenth century, the lot of Chinese women became even worse. When Chinese women came to Malaysia (Malaya then) largely from the nineteenth century onwards, the circumstances became different. Under British law, they were the equal of men, but social conditions took some time to evolve. For instance, daughters were left out of inheritance until quite recently, sons received preferential treatment in education and polygamy was declared illegal only in the 1930s. But Chinese women became successful entrepreneurs through their own ability, and, through education, many of them became distinguished professionals. Phoenix Rising, Pioneering Chinese Women of Malaysia is the story of Chinese women who have immigrated to this country and forged independent lives different from their lives in China. They have shown courage, resilience and determination in improving their lives. Like the phoenix, the mythological bird that symbolises the Chinese woman, they are set to soar to greater heights given equal opportunities and just social conditions.


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