[May] EA Heritage chairperson Percival Shepherdson (right) and EA Heritage manager Jacqueline Peeris (centre), receiving a certificate of appreciation from National Heritage Board Chief Executive Chang Hwee Nee on 29 June, for EA’s participation in NHB’s Singapore Heritage Festival in May 2022.

[Aug] 20 K1 students from Learning Vision NUHS visited the EHG on 16 August, where they were given a guided tour in Mandarin, before they interviewed docents Richard Ong and Long Chin Peng. The visit was part of their learning journey reflection on understanding the different cultures in Singapore.

[Aug] EA dancers Jasmine Oliveiro and Ignacio Estioco welcomed a group of visitors from the Gift of Joy Shelter to the EHG on 20 August.

[Oct] EA Heritage set up a cultural booth and performed at the Community Garden Gala on 9 October, organised by Sembawang Community Club as part of the People's Association's One Community Fiesta. The event saw 250 participants with Health Minister Ong Ye Kung as the GOH.

[Oct] EHG docents Sharon Miller (in photo) and Melanie Rodrigues Smith shared how the Eurasian community is part of Singapore’s multi-cultural fabric, to over 70 primary 4 students from North Spring Primary School on 6 October.

[Oct] EA Heritage set up a cultural booth and performed at the Community Garden Gala on 9 October, organised by Sembawang Community Club as part of the People's Association's One Community Fiesta. The event saw 250 participants with Health Minister Ong Ye Kung as the GOH.

[Oct] Heritage committee chairperson, Percival Shepherdson, and EA Heritage manager, Jacqueline Peeris, attended the National Heritage Board’s (NHB) Museum Roundtable annual management meeting on 20 October at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre. The EA has been participating in NHB’s Heritage Festival since 2009, and other programmes such as Battle for Singapore and Children’s Season.

[Oct] EHG docent, Nancy Fobrogo, spoke to guests from Life BP (Bible-Presbyterian) Church) on 25 October, about the Monastery in the Azulejo tiles fresco, one of EHG's first artifacts, at the EA lobby. She shared the story of how the monks in Portugal used egg whites to starch their robes. Then, with the leftover egg yolks, they created the Portuguese egg tart - using the egg yolks for the custard.

[Oct] Over 30 students from Bedok Green Secondary School learnt the Jinkli Nona traditional Eurasian folk dance, after a guided tour of the EHG on 26 October by docents Sharon Miller and Henry Cordeiro.

[Nov] Eight dancers from the EA Dance Troupe (from left: Rio Beins-Ow, Jasmine Oliveiro, Laylabelle Beins-Ow, Azalea Oliveiro, Veron Ann Lincoln, Ignacio Estioco, Florabelle Beins, and Terry Ong) performed at the Ceylon Sports Club for their Deepavali Dinner on 5 November, graced by Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, Edwin Tong.

[Nov] EHG docent Gerardine Donough-Tan giving a thorough history of the Eurasian community in Singapore to Friends of the Museum docents during their visit to the EHG on 17 November, as part of their training.

[Nov] Nine new EA members were hosted by the EA on 19 November, where docent Hafiz Rashid (second from right) described the perils of WWII and Bahau, the false paradise. Over sugee cake and tea, EA Heritage manager Jacqueline Peeris shared how EA assists the community as a Self-Help Group through our key pillars of Education, Family Support Services and Community Development.

[Nov] EA Heritage Sub-Committee chairperson, Percival Shepherdson (third from left) attended the 10th anniversary of the Genealogy Society of Singapore on 19 November. A few Eurasian family trees were displayed at the event.

[Nov] Close to 50 people attended the Exceptionally Eurasian Tour on 26 November. Subsidised by National Heritage Board, the event comprised an EHG guided tour, dance workshop, cooking demonstration and Kristang workshop by Valerie Scully. Participants were impressed to hear from Chef Quentin Pereira that Quentin’s fine dining branch in Sentosa uses wagyu beef for their meaty cutlets!

[Dec] The EHG organised a special Christmas tour on 3 December, where attendees heard from docent Hafiz Rashid how some personalities in EHG celebrate Christmas. They enjoyed a Christmas bento meal, pulled Christmas crackers, and exchanged secret Santa gifts.

[Dec] EHG docent Ramesh Shahdadpuri (right) sharing how Waterloo and Queen Street were one of the first Eurasian enclaves in Singapore, to Chong Pang Community Club residents on 3 December.

[Dec] The Indian Heritage Centre (IHC) and Eurasian Heritage Gallery’s (EHG) second collaborative tour on 10 December focused on dance. After visiting the IHC and learning the Odissi dance, participants toured the EHG and learnt the Jinkli Nona before relaxing over sugee cake and tea.

[Dec] 30 students from Vibrance@Yishun, a tuition centre run by the 4 Self-Help Groups, visited the EHG on 17 December. Docents Nancy Fobrogo and Hafiz Rashid shared details on the Eurasian community in Singapore, followed by lunch and chocolate cake.

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