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Home Is Where We Are
Book • 2020
Home Is Where We Are (referenced as Home Is Not Here for Our Children in the talk) is Wang Gungwu's reflective account on the idea of home shaped by his and his family's relocations.
Written after earlier life experiences, the book uses personal anecdotes—moves from Cambridge to London, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur—to explore belonging and identity.
It connects private memory with broader historical shifts in Southeast Asia during decolonization and nation-building.
The narrative emphasizes adaptation, partnership (notably Margaret’s influence), and how ‘home’ can be a function of relationships rather than place.
The work complements Wang’s broader scholarship by grounding historical discussion in lived experience.
Written after earlier life experiences, the book uses personal anecdotes—moves from Cambridge to London, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur—to explore belonging and identity.
It connects private memory with broader historical shifts in Southeast Asia during decolonization and nation-building.
The narrative emphasizes adaptation, partnership (notably Margaret’s influence), and how ‘home’ can be a function of relationships rather than place.
The work complements Wang’s broader scholarship by grounding historical discussion in lived experience.
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