Pendatang, Loyal Citizen Part 2: Gaining money and power
17-Jan-12 14:47
[ Programme Segment: Current Affairs ]
Emeritus Professor Tan Sri Khoo Kay Kim, the historian, talks about how the Chinese accumulated wealth and power in the 19th century, from Yap Ah Loy, the kapitan of Kuala Lumpur and head of secret societies, to acquiring tin mines from the Malays and making a killing, and how the Chinese eventually lost their power base in Kuala Lumpur. This is second part of the series "Pendatang, Loyal Citizen".
Duration: 12m 7s Filesize: 4.17 Mb
Write a comment