29 | Labor at the Margins: Indian and Chinese Women Migrants in British Malaya

HERstory: Southeast Asia

This episode is about the overlooked history of female immigrants in colonial Malaya, spanning from the late 19th to mid-20th century. These women, primarily from Indian and Chinese communities, played vital roles in tin mining, rubber plantations, urban domestic work, and more. Despite their contributions, their narratives have been sidelined, reduced to footnotes in male-dominated accounts of migration.

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• Theme Music - Goddess of War - Unicorn Heads
• B1 "The Royal Changeling" (Geliong) Gamelan – Royal Gamelan Of Trengganu
• B5 "Song Of Jembar" (Sedayong Jembar) And "Sweet Support" (Chagak Manis) Rabab [Rebab] – Raja Hassan Bin Raja Ibrahim Of Kelantan

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