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Meet Jonathan, born to a Malaysian father and a Korean mother in the US. He moved to Singapore as a child and is now a Singaporean citizen. Jonathan shared how it felt to renounce American citizenship for Singaporean, why code-switching from Singlish to English is important, and whether there’s self-censorship in Singapore's art scene. Enjoy!
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 INTRO
00:33 Immigration to Singapore
01:06 Giving up an American passport
04:47 Identity issues
05:42 Switching to a Singlish accent
07:53 Is Singlish a degraded form of English?
08:59 What’s it like to be raised in Singapore?
10:10 Korean roots and the K-pop boom
15:21 Being a writer in Singapore
16:48 The poetry scene in Singapore
19:27 Government censorship
20:35 No-no topics for creators in Singapore
23:24 Self-censorship among Singaporeans
25:55 How the government works with people in Singapore
26:52 Life principles
28:28 The meaning of life
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