Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-253) and index.
Introduction: Translational identity: Sinophone articulations -- Filling in the blanks: war and the inscription of a Sinophone Malayan identity -- Prosthesizing an origin: metanarratives and the making of Sinophone Malaysian myths -- Transcending multiracialism: open culture and the making of a Sinophone Singaporean identity -- Postscript: Exploring the neglected links: Sinophone kinship