The Memoirs of Tan Kah-kee

Résumé du livre

This is an edited translation of Tan Kah-kee's memoirs written in Chinese and first published in Singapore in 1946. A great philanthropist, educationist, social reformer, and entrepreneur of his times, Tan Kah-kee was regarded as a de facto leader of the overseas Chinese before World War II and his memoirs, described as "undoubtedly one of the best documented autobiographies ever written by an immigrant Chinese in Southeast Asia" has become an immensely important source for those seeking to understand not only the man but the political, social, and economic circumstances of his time.