In this reaction video, Singaporeans read out comments made by respondents in a 2014 Institute Of Policy Studies (IPS) study on the integration of new immigrants in the Singapore heartlands. How resonant are these sentiments today in 2021? 00:00 With the perceived number of PRC nationals settling here, one respondent thinks Singaporean ethnic minorities are afraid of being "treated like second-hand (citizens)". 01:30 A PRC national turned Singapore citizen says "I hope they don't try to convert me into a Singaporean in all ways". What makes someone a Singaporean? 02:15 A former Indian national turned Singapore citizen talks about negative perceptions of Indians, and how "when I am entering the lift, they will not go in.” How have such stereotypes impacted even local-born Singaporeans, and what can be done? Among those responding to the comments are Mohamed Imran Mohamed Taib of the Centre for Interfaith Understanding; Haresh Tilani, co-creator of Ministry of Funny & the Yah Lah BUT podcast; Art Fazil, singer-songwriter; and Nabilah Said, playwright & editor. Watch Pride Over Prejudice, a 2-part documentary that delves into the roots of prejudice involving ethnic, migrant and immigrant communities in Singapore; and asks if pride in multicultural identity, values and heroes might overcome differences: https://ift.tt/3CCNcGA Also watch: Life As An International Student At A Singapore Primary School: https://youtu.be/Knyh8cm4kJU Becoming Singaporean: What It's Like To Grow Up In A Filipino Migrant Family: https://youtu.be/lRx6-iI2TIA My Life In Singapore After Learning Mandarin: A Migrant's Experience https://youtu.be/6c-Q7XyGMTw For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram: https://ift.tt/2C3sZiR Facebook: https://ift.tt/2PPEuNA Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider
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