Description:
"Remembering the Samsui Women" tells the story of women from the
Samsui area of Guangdong, China, who migrated to Singapore during a
period of economic and natural calamities, leaving their families
behind. In their new country, many found work in the construction
industry, while others worked in households or factories, where they
were called "hong tou jin, " translated literally as
"red-head-scarf," after headgear that protected them from
the sun. Adding on to current debates in the fields of social memory
and migration studies, this is the first book to examine how the Samsui
women remember their own migratory experiences and how they, in turn,
are being remembered as pioneering figures in both Singapore and China.
