Eurasian Singaporean is an umbrella term to describe a community in Singapore descended from Europeans who married local Asians. The ethnicities within the community span the length and breadth of Europe, although Eurasian migrants to Singapore in the 19th century came largely from colonies already in Asia, such as old Malaya, Goa, Chittagong, the Dutch Indies, and the French Indo-China. Juliana Imai is a Brazilian model of Japanese and Portuguese descent Eurasian, in English vernacular, is a term that refers to those of mixed European and Asian ancestry, regardless of continent of origin. ... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ...

Currently, the community boasts family names which come from Portuguese (Conceicao, De Almeida, De Souza, Oliveiro, Pereira, Monteiro, De Payva, Pestana, Gomes, Nunes, Theseira, etc), Dutch (Ess, Marbeck, Moesbergen, Van Culyenberg, Reutens, Vanderstraaten), Armenian (Galistan), French (Longue, Poulier), Danish (Lange), German (Oehlers), Swedish (Holmberg, Olsen), Spanish (Lopez), Italian (Marini) and British (Shepherdson, Capel, Caines, Reeves, Smith, Hogan) nationalities.

The Portuguese

The first Europeans to land in Asia were the Portuguese, followed by the Spanish. The Portuguese explorers also ferried the first Jesuit Priests to Asia. Their descendants, who are of mixed Portuguese and Malay/Chinese/Indian descent, are collectively known as Gente Kristang. The Kristang or Cristão people are an ethnic group of people, mostly in Malacca (Malaysia) and Singapore. ...

The Dutch

In 1602, a Dutch trading company called the VOC (abbreviated from Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, meaning United East India Company) was created to conduct trade in the area east of the Cape of Good Hope and west of the Straits of Magellan. In establishing their numerous trade stations spanning across Asia, the Dutch created independent settler societies in each of their colonies, where Batavia (now Jakarta) became the administrative centre and rendezvous point for the company's Asian shipping traffic. The Cape of Good Hope; looking towards the west, from the coastal cliffs above Cape Point. ... The Strait of Magellan, near Punta Arenas The Strait of Magellan is a navigable route immediately south of mainland South America. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This page is about the capital city of Indonesia. ... Jakarta (also Djakarta or DKI Jakarta), formerly known as Sunda Kelapa, Jayakarta and Batavia is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. ...

Between 1602 and 1795, the VOC fitted out some 4,700 ships which carried almost a million Europeans to the Far East. Almost 70 percent of the one million of the passengers never actually returned to Europe, making Asia their new home. These early seafarers were not only made up of Dutch, but also included Germans, French Huguenots, Italians, British, Scandinavians and other Europeans who were employed by the VOC. In time, many were assimilated into Dutch colonies situated throughout Asia (though primarily in modern Indonesia) where they were stationed and became part of the respective communities. The far east as a cultural block includes East Asia, Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia and South Asia. ... In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Huguenot was applied to a member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France, historically known as the French Calvinists. ... Scandinavia is a historical and geographical region centered on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Intermarriages between VOC employees and locals were encouraged, which lead to the creation of communities of Dutch descendants. Today, there are only four surviving coherent and large communities who are descended from those early intermarriages by VOC employees. They are the Coloureds from South Africa, Dutch Burghers from Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka), Dutch Indos from Indonesia, some Anglo-Burmese and Dutch Eurasians from Malacca, Malaysia. Intermarriage normally refers to marriage between people belonging to different religions, tribes, nationalities or ethnic backgrounds. ... In the South African context, the term Coloured refers to various people of mixed Bantu, Khoisan, and European descent (with some Malay or Indian ancestry, especially in the Western Cape) together with some racially pure Khoisans. ... The Burghers are a Eurasian ethnic group, historically from Sri Lanka, consisting for the most part of male-line descendants of European colonists from the 16th to 20th centuries (mostly Portuguese, Dutch and British) with local Sinhalese ancestry. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... State motto: Bersatu Teguh State anthem: Melaka Maju Jaya Capital Malacca Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Yang di-Pertua Negeri Mohd Khalil Yaakob  - Ketua Menteri Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam History    - Malacca Sultanate 13th century   - Portuguese control 24 August 1511   - Dutch control 1641   - British control 17 March 1824   - Japanese Occupation 1942-1946...

Dutch descendants in Malaysia and Singapore are primarily made up of Dutch Eurasians originating from Malacca, Ceylon Dutch Burghers originating from Sri Lanka as well as early Dutch settlers originating from Indonesia and India.

The Armenians

Migrants from Armenia arrived in Asia as refugees, fleeing persecution by the Ottoman Empire in their occupied homeland. Look up Persecution in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Motto: دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem: Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299-1326) Bursa (1326-1365) Edirne (1365-1453) Constantinople (Istanbul) (1453-1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 Osman I  - 1918–1922 Mehmed VI...

The Modern Eurasian

The new-wave Eurasian, the one more popular in Singaporean and Asian media are often the first generation offspring of local Singaporean-Chinese women and Western men. They generally come from well-to-do backgrounds, and have been quick to capture the spotlight in the entertainment/fashion industries due to their genetic pedigree and Western accents i.e. Denise Keller, Sarah Tan, Colby Miller, May & Choi, and so forth. Most aren't Singapore citizens and are the products of international schooling systems oftentimes UWCSEA or SAS. Denise Lorraine Keller is a Singaporean model and a host for MTV Asia. ... Sarah Tan (born in UK, August 1, 1980) is a Channel V VJ. // Biography Sarah Tan is a Singapore resident. ... Colby Miller began his career as an MTV VJ after winning the Philippine MTV VJ Hunt 2005. ... The United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA) is an independent international school in Singapore. ...

The Eurasian Community at large

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English is spoken as a first language, whilst amongst the elder generation the Portuguese creole known as Papia Cristao or Kristang [1] is still spoken by a handful of people. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Portuguese creoles are creole languages which have been significantly influenced by Portuguese. ...

Unique to their culinary traditions are Devil's curry, Feng, Vin D'arlo, Mulligatani, Shepherd's pie & Eurasian Smore. Devils Curry (curry debal) is a very spicy curry served by members of the Cristão Eurasian community in Singapore, Malacca, Malaysia during Christmas and on other special occasions. ...

Prominent Eurasian Singaporeans

• Eunice Olsen, Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP)
• Flying Dutchman aka Mark Van Cuylenberg, Radio personality
• Jeremy Monteiro, Jazz Musician, Radio personality
• Benjamin Sheares, former President of Singapore
• Joe Conceicao, retired Member of Parliament for Katong and Ambassador to Indonesia
• E.W Barker, former People's Action Party cabinet minister
• Cheryl Cordeiro, Miss Singapore Universe 1999
• Arthur Jen Fong, Member of Parliament
• Pearl Forss, news reporter
• Shanice Elizabeth Nathan, child actress, singer, dancer and TV host
• Camie De Souza, news reporter
• Kim Wakerman, child actress
• Gary Fernandez, local stage actor
• Andre Frois, local nightclub personality
• Kenneth Thexeira, local independent comedian/actor
• Cheryl Fox, news anchor
• Jean Danker, Radio personality
• Denise Keller, Model and MTV Asia host
• Andrea De Cruz, actress
• Vernetta Lopez, actress, radio personality
• Sarah Tan, model and Channel V International VJ
• Martin Marini, Lawyer, Community volunteer
• Farah Lange, Miss Singapore Universe 1986
• Gayle Nerva, Singapore Idol 2006 finalist
• Paul Twohill, Singapore Idol 2006 finalist
• Arthur Paternoster, Prominent Criminal Lawyer in Perth
• Barry P Pereira, Research Scientist (biomechanics)

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External links

• The Eurasian Association of Singapore
• Malaysian Dutch Descendants Project