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Tag: Thomas Lim

1 September 2017

The Sound Of Our Own Voices

Inspired by the themes of Grandmother Tongue, writer-director Thomas Lim explores the ways in which we communicate – finding common ground and shared words even while speaking different languages.
1 September 2017

Hitting The Grandmother Lode

Performing in Grandmother Tongue has brought Tan Shou Chen back to his Teochew roots – allowing him to re-connect with his own dialect, culture and identity.
1 August 2017

Dialect COOL? – Why Speaking Your Grandmother Tongue Matters

In the first of a series of articles inspired by the themes of Grandmother Tongue, writer-director Thomas Lim reminds us why Singapore’s Speak Dialect Campaign* matters…
1 May 2016

Tongue-Tied

A product of Singapore’s mother-tongue policy, Teochew nang Thomas Lim tells us how his grandmother inspired Grandmother Tongue and what the dialect means to him.
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