Dr Lee Su Kim, a sixth generation Nyonya, talks about her unique hybrid Peranakan Chinese heritage, how it has inspired her and how we all have our own unique stories and ideas we could use to enrich our world’s cultural legacy.

身为第六代娘惹后裔的李赐金博士，在保留自身文化传统的过程中，发现其实每个人都拥有自己独特的故事，能够丰富自己乃至这个世界的文化遗产。

#TEDx #TEDxPetalingStreet #TEDx茨廠街 #Ripples2017 #漣漪人2017 #Speakers2017 #LeeSuKim #李賜金 Dr. Lee Su Kim is a bestselling Malaysian author, educator, language consultant and cultural activist. She is a founding member and the first woman President of the Peranakan Baba Nyonya Association of Kuala Lumpur & Selangor. A sixth generation nyonya, she has published ten books of nonfiction and fiction. Her Doctorate in Education from the University of Houston explores the multiple identities and identity constructions of non-native English language speakers. Dr. Lee was an Associate Professor at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia where she lectured, researched and published widely on language, culture and identity. Meanwhile, as an invited speaker at the Ubud and Singapore Writers’ Festival, she has given many talks and presentations in the U.S., U.K., Australia and Asia.

马来西亚畅销作家、教育家、语言顾问兼推行文化运动的积极分子。雪隆峇峇娘惹后裔协会创始成员，也是该协会第一位女性主席的李赐金博士，乃第六代娘惹后裔，毕业自休斯顿大学教育系，今为马来西亚国立大学副教授，在语言与文化领域进行了广泛的研究和发表，出版了 10 部作品。此外，她是乌布和新加坡作家节里受邀请的演讲嘉宾，曾于美国、英国、澳洲和亚洲举行多场演讲。 This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx