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Theresa Fuller is a Singapore-born author and educator devoted to keeping the heart of Peranakan (Baba Malay) culture alive. Through her stories and language work, she reconnects younger generations with the vibrant folklore and nearly-lost language of their ancestors-where mousedeer dance on the backs of crocodiles and spirits whisper from the corners of everyday life.Theresa's path began with tales from her grandfather, told in the glow of Singaporean nights, and continued through a career in computing and education before turning to writing. Her books-including The Ghost Engine (2018), The Girl Who Became a Goddess (2019), The Girl Sudan Painted Like a Gold Ring (2022), Where Cranes Weave and Bamboo Sings (2023), and Eating the Liver of the Earth (2024)-blend myth, memory, and identity into narratives that speak to both heritage and modernity.After a personal loss in 2020, Theresa began tracing her family's roots, uncovering the endangered state of Baba Malay. In response, she created the Baba Malay Today series-resources designed to pass this ancestral language forward with clarity, respect, and joy.Now based in Sydney, Theresa continues to teach, write, and advocate for cultural renewal-believing that even the most fragile traditions can thrive again, if we tell their stories.
Linguists would classify a language as effectively dead when it is no longer the language of communication, or when only a few elderly speakers remain. When most would say, ""Who cares?"" Theresa who now lives in Sydney, Australia, would not just brush it off as Baba Malay is the language of her ancestors in Southeast Asia. When a language is dead, gone are all the traditions and aspects of the culture. Theresa has made quite a serious and tangible attempt to preserve the language of her Southeast Asian ancestors from extinction. Hence, Theresa's series of books on Baba Malay is to be applauded! Dr Daud H. Soesilo, Indonesian translation coordinator. Recipient President' award for excellence in preaching, Asbury Seminary, 1980, Juris Doctor Owen prize Vanderbilt University, 1981. Chairman board directors, East Java Christian University, Malang, 1994. Member Society Biblical Literature, Indonesian Linguistic Society, Theta Phi. ""A simple but thoughtfully put together book that will ignite interest in the learner to what is fast becoming an extinct language - Baba Malay. With its clear examples and practices, it will take the learner on a journey to discover a unique language used by a small but vibrant community."" - Rosalind Ang (born to a lovely nonya with roots in Brunei) Retired educator with 40 years of teaching elementary and high school students
The Penguin Book of Elegy
Poems of Memory, Mourning and Consolation...
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