A Peranakan Legacy: The Heritage of the Straits Chinese
Peter Wee
Singapore: Marshall Cavendish, 2009
ISBN: 9789812618610

Exquisite pieces of embroidered clothing, stunning gold and silver jewellery, pretty porcelain artefacts and unusual items of daily living chronicle the rich heritage of the Peranakans or Straits Chinese - a people whose unique culture is an amalgamation of Eastern and Western influences: Chinese, Malay, India, Indonesian, Portuguese, Dutch and British.

This book captures through lavish, full-colour photographs the Peranakans' strong sense of customs and etiquette and introduces readers to their way of life.