Brochure

A unique programme by Penang Heritage Trust to explore
shared histories and celebrate cultural diversity
PENANG STORY
INITIATIVE
2010 – 2012
Working with Think City, Penang
Heritage Trust organised the following
lectures, as part of the Penang Story
Lectures, from 2010 to 2012 to revisit
the various historical position of Penang
in the regional and global context:
‘Inaugural Penang Story Lecture: SinoWestern Penang Responses’
by Prof Wang Gung-wu, Chairman of the East
Asian Institute, University Professor, National
University of Singapore
20 Nov 2010, Bayview George Town Hotel
‘New Discoveries in the Bujang Valley’
by Assoc Prof Dr Mokhtar Saidin, Centre for
Global Archaeological Research, University
Science of Malaysia
18 Dec 2010, Wawasan Open University
Penang and the Indian Ocean:
Tagore Lecture, ‘Rabindranath Tagore
and the Cosmopolitan Vision’
by Dr Saranindranth Tagore, Associate Professor
and Deputy Head of Philosophy Department,
National University of Singapore
14 May 2011, Wawasan Open University
‘Globalisation and Penang’
by Dr Jomo Kwame Sundram, Assistant
Secretary General for Economic Development
in the United Nationsâ’ Department of
Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
28 Jul 2011, Wawasan Open University
Penang and the Indian Ocean
Conference: ‘Penang and Bombay:
Indian Ocean Port Cities in the
Nineteenth Century’
by Sir Christopher Bayly,Vere Harmsworth
Professor of Imperial and Naval History,
Univeristy of Cambridge
16 September 2011, Traders Hotel
Royal Thai Embassy,
Kuala Lumpur
Royal Thai ConsulateGeneral, Penang
Penang and the Indian Ocean Conference:
‘Trade between India and South-east Asia
in the Early Modern Period’
by Prof Om Prakash, Editorial Fellow, Project
of History of Indian Science, Philosophy and
Culture, Centre for Studies in Civilizations
17 Sep 2011, Traders Hotel
Penang and the Indian Ocean: Tagore
Lecture, ‘Building Bridges across
the Bay of Bengal: Tagore and His
Contemporaries”
by Prof Sugata Bose, Gardiner Professor of
History at Harvard University
28 Aug 2012, Wawasan Open University
‘Thinking & Feeling Gender in the
History of Malaysia’
‘Life in Malaya under Japanese
Occupation, 1941-45’
by Dr Maznah Mohamad, Associate Professor,
Department of Malay Studies and Southeast
Asian Studies, National University of Singapore
20 Apr 2012, E&O Hotel
by Dr Paul Kratoska, Publishing Director,
National University of Singapore Press,
9 Nov 2012, Wawasan Open University
‘Plague Fighter Dr Wu Lien-Teh,
A Penang Hero who modernized
medicine in China’
by Ms Ong Lay Hong, Managing Director,
Singapore Media Academy, A MediaCorp Enterprise
19 May 2012, Wawasan Open University
Penang and the Indian Ocean: ‘Penang
and Asia’s Migrant History’
by Dr Sunil Amrith, Reader in Modern Asian
History, Birkbeck College, University of London
16 Dec 2012, Northam Hotel All Suites
EXPLORING SHARED HISTORIES IN THE INDONESIAMALAYSIA-THAILAND GROWTH TRIANGLE
Khaw Sim Bee Na Ranong and Shared
History of Malaysia-Thailand Relations:
From the Past to Future Cooperation
Sat & Sun, 11-12 May 2013
Muslim Trade from the Coromandel
Coast in Relation to Kedah and Penang
Sunday, 9 Jun 2013
Penang and the Hajj
Sat & Sun, 17-18 Aug 2013
Armenians in Penang
Jul 2013 (Dates to be announced)
The Heritage of Philanthropy:
Waqf and Kongsi in Penang
Sep 2013 (Dates to be announced)
PENANG AND INDIAN OCEAN (PIO) CONFERENCE
17-18 September 2011, Traders Hotel
Phase 1: July 2010, consisted of convening a workshop in Cambridge University with
academics from Cambridge and London Universities.
Phase 2: Penang & the Indian Ocean: An International Conference, 17-18 September
2011. Convened by Professor Loh Wei Leng (University of Malaya, ret’d.), Dr Tim
Harper (University of Cambridge) and Dr Sunil Amrith (University of London). Sir
Christopher Bayly and Prof Om Prakash gave their Penang Global Lectures (see above).
PENANG STORY WORKSHOPS AND COLLOQUIA
In 2012, three small workshops were organised, to bring together various scholars to
share their research on a particular subject of interest, as well as one colloquium in
which scholars presented their findings to the community.
PENANG STORY COLLOQUIUM:
‘THE SIAMESE HERITAGE AND THEIR FOOTPRINTS IN PENANG’
6-8 July 2012, House of Yeap Chor Ee
PENANG AND THE INDIAN OCEAN WORKSHOPS:
‘HERITAGE ACROSS THE INDIAN OCEAN’
28 August 2012, Think City Sdn Bhd
‘FROM MALABAR AND MINANGKABAU TO MALAYA’
31 October 2012, Think City Sdn Bhd
‘PENANG-YANGON INTERACTION’
15 December 2012, Northam All Suites
THE ORGANISER
The Penang Heritage Trust (PHT)
is a non-profit non-government
organization (NGO) established in
Penang in 1986. Since its inception,
the Trust has been committed to
the vision of preser ving Penang’s
heritage for future generations.
PHT played a pivotal role in the
nomination of George Town to
UNESCO World Heritage status.
THE JOINT ORGANISER
THINK CITY Sdn BHD (TCSB) is
a subsidiar y of Khazanah Nasional
Berhad, the investment arm of the
Malaysian government, and an urban
regeneration agency operating in
the historic city of George Town. It
manages the George Town Grants
Programme (GTGP), which is a
public grants programme designed
to protect and preser ve George
Town’s Outstanding Universal Values.
SPONSORSHIP
AMOUNT RM 50,000
The Penang Story is an open platform for people who are interested in Penang
to contribute towards “deepening” the story of Penang. The mission is to bring
together people, place and knowledge to celebrate cultural diversity, to strengthen
a sense of belonging, to enhance Penang’s place-identity and to nurture Malaysia’s
creative economy. The story of this regional port reaches across borders to
individuals and communities with historical links to Penang.
2001: The Penang Story initiative was spearheaded by Penang Heritage Trust
with a grant from The Japan Foundation, and jointly organized by Star Publications
with the support of various stakeholders. 2002: The Penang Story Conference brought together 60 local and international
scholars, encouraged networking between old and new scholars, and helped
strengthen the city’s justification for World Heritage listing.
2008: The Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca, comprising George Town and
Melaka, were jointly listed as a World Heritage Site for its Outstanding Universal
Values – historical diversity, multicultural communities and built heritage.
2010 to present: The Penang Story Lectures, jointly organised by Penang
Heritage Trust and Think City, promotes Penang’s role in regional and global history.
• Sponsor will be listed as
our corporate par tner.
• Sponsor’s logo will be
placed on webpage,
souvenir programme and
all printed materials.
• Sponsor’s representatives
will be kept informed and
entitled to attend all events
for 2013 • Sponsor will be offered
a promotional table at
appropriate events. • PHT will issue a tax
exempt receipt.
SPONSORSHIP
AMOUNT RM 10,000
• Sponsor will be listed in
acknowledgements
• Sponsor’s logo will be
placed on webpage.
• Sponsor’s representatives
will be kept informed and
entitled to attend all events
for 2013 • PHT will issue a tax
exempt receipt.
All donations to Penang
Heritage Trust are tax-exempt