Emerging sense of S’porean identity independent of ethnic heritage

Dr Mathew Mathews, Senior Research Fellow and Mr Leonard Lim, Research Associate, both from the Institute of Policy Studies at NUS noted that a greater proportion of respondents from a recent survey on Ethnic Identity picked a choice involving the Singaporean identity indicates that the notion of "Singaporean-ness" resonates with many of us. In contrast, comparatively fewer see themselves purely in ethnic terms. The writers also highlighted that many Singaporeans rate speaking English as a more important trait of being Singaporean than being able to trace one's ethnic heritage.

• The Straits Times, 15 November 2017, Opinion, pA19