The Peranakan Chinese (/ p ə ˈ r ɑː n ə ˌ k ɑː n,-k ən /) are an ethnic group defined by their genealogical descent from the first waves of Southern Chinese settlers to maritime Southeast Asia, known as Nanyang (Chinese: 南洋; pinyin: nán yáng; lit.

Peranakan, in Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia, a native-born person of mixed local and foreign ancestry. There are several kinds of Peranakans, namely Peranakan Chinese, Peranakan Arabs, Peranakan Dutch, and Peranakan Indians.

2021年10月7日 · Based on findings by the Genome Institute of Singapore, researchers have confirmed that Peranakan Chinese have Chinese-Malay ancestry. What has also emerged is that being Peranakan is cultural,...

The term peranakan suggests someone who is locally born but has heritage from somewhere else — a mixture of cultures. Today, peranakan has taken on the status of cultural identity and refers to a range of mixed heritage communities.

Peranakan culture is a unique fusion of Chinese and Malay traditions that has developed over centuries in Southeast Asia, particularly in Malaysia, Singapore, and parts of Indonesia.

Peranakan are Chinese people with Malay or Indonesian heritage and their culture is a mixture of Western and Chinese tradition.

2020年5月29日 · The term ‘Peranakan’ is an Indonesian or Malay word that means “local born”. It generally refers to people of mixed Chinese and Indonesian or Malay heritage. Many Peranakans are able to trace their origins to as early as the 16ᵗʰ Century. Most originate from the Straits Settlements of Malacca, Singapore and Penang.

Peranakan refers to mixed Chinese and Malay/Indonesian people. Many Peranakans trace their origins to 15th-century Malacca. The first Baba-Nyonya originated, from the 15th century, from marriages between Chinese merchants and Malay or Indonesian women.

2024年9月14日 · The Peranakan Chinese of Southeast Asia (largely Thailand, Malaya, Singapore, and Indonesia) have been a source of fascination for decades.

Often misunderstood as merely the offspring of mixed marriages, the Peranakan identity is far more profound, shaped not by the union of races but by the fusion of cultures. This community’s intriguing history and distinctive way of life reveal the beauty of cultural amalgamation.