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Following Fay's sentence, the case received coverage by the American, Singaporean and international media. [10]Some US news outlets launched scathing attacks on Singapore's judicial system for what they considered an "archaic punishment", while others turned the issue into one of Singapore asserting "Asian values" towards "western decadence". [11]
Therefore, "Singaporean Americans" generally does not indicate that the person holds both the Singaporean and American citizenships. Additionally, because Singapore is a multi-racial and multi-ethnic country, the term "Singaporean" describes citizenship, not an ethnic group.
I settled for a clean and green Singapore" [244] because "if we had First World standards then business people and tourists would make us a base for their business and tours of the region". [ 245 ] Lee considered air conditioning the most important invention of the 20th century for Singapore. [ 246 ]
Politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore: Lee Hsien Yang: 李显扬 Businessman Lee Huei Min Violinist Lee Kim Lai 1960: 25 April 1978: Police officer Lee Kong Chian: 李光前: 18 October 1893: 2 June 1967: Businessman, philanthropist Lee Kuan Yew: 李光耀: 16 September 1923: 23 March 2015: Politician, lawyer, 1st Prime Minister of ...
Zeng Laishun (c. 1826 – 2 June 1895) was a Chinese interpreter, businessman, and educator.He was the first Chinese person to attend college in the United States. Born in Singapore to a Teochew father and a Malay mother, he was orphaned as a young ch
He pursued his musical career in both Europe and North America for some decades before relinquishing U.S. citizenship in 2003. [235] [236] [237]? 2003: Q2 2003: Yehudi Menuhin: Musician Jus soli: Switzerland United Kingdom: Menuhin, a world-famous violinist, was born in New York City in 1916, but lived and worked in Europe for most of his life ...
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First Japanese American woman to be commissioned in the United States Marine Corps [21] Robert T. Kuroda – staff sergeant, U.S. Army. Posthumous Medal of Honor recipient in World War II; Ben Kuroki – technical sergeant, U.S. Army Air Corps. Only Japanese American Army Air Force pilot to fly combat missions in the Pacific theater in World War II