“So I started my first job as a barista…started working while waiting for National Service. One by one my friends were called up. I was like ok, just wait lah. I was then discharged from the welfare home, so I continued working, which is also how I met my wife. I was waiting to be called up for NS, but …
Kevin: A Portrait of Statelessness, Part 1
Born and raised in Singapore, Kevin, 27, always felt a strong sense of belonging to this country. “To me, Singapore is really my home, I’ve lived here all my life, I feel proud like a Singaporean”. It was only natural for him to feel that way, after all, Kevin grew up in the heartlands and like many other Singaporeans, sang …
Another Week Beyond – 2247
Dear friends, 15 years ago, a 3-year-old girl we shall call Nina was a student at our Healthy Start Child Development Centre. Her mother was a foreigner, and she was born before her parents were officially married. We remember her because while she had a Singapore birth certificate, she did not have citizenship. When her father was incarcerated, Nina moved …