Malaysian Studies Lesson 1

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Malaysian StudiesMPW 1133


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Introduction of

Malaysian SocietyThe Society of Malaysia


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Who are

Malaysians?


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Societya particular community of people living in a country

or region, and having shared customs, laws, andorganizations

Oxford English Dictionary


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SocietySociety can also be explained as anorganized group of people associated

together for religious, benevolent, cultural,scientific, political, patriotic, or otherpurposes.

Wikipedia


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Plural Society

A condition in which members of diverseethnic, racial, religious, or social groups

maintain their traditional cultures or specialinterests within a common (shared)culture.

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Malaysian

Population Clock
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Population Composition andDistribution

The total population of Malaysia, was 26,385,858

Of the total Malaysian citizens, Malay 50.4%,Chinese 23.7%, Indigenous 11%, and Indian7.1%, others 7.8% (2004 est.)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International ProgramsCenter
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Malays
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Malays

The largest ethnic group in Malaysia,accounting for more than half of the total

population today, is the MalaysWith the oldest indigenous peoples theyform a group called bumiputera , whichtranslates as "sons" or "princes of the soil."
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Malays

In the Constitution, a Malay is defined assomeone who speaks the Malay language,

practices Malay customs and professes theIslamic religion.This definition of a Malay implies thatanyone can become a Malay if he fulfillsthe three conditions.
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Chinese


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ChineseThe Chinese came to this country in largenumbers towards the end of the 18 th

century and the beginning of the 19th

century.The waves of Chinese arrivals becameintense at the end of the 19 th century andthe early 20 th century in line withdevelopment of tin-mining.
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ChineseDuring the end of the 19 th century and theearly 20 th century, most Chinese did not

intend to settle permanently in Malaya.Consequently, their presence was not seenas having any influence on the compositionof the population.However, in the 1930s the situationchanged.
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ChineseThe Chinese consider staying permanentlyin this country partly because of the

unstable political and economic conditionsin China.The position of the Chinese in Malaya wasfirst recognized by the British when theMalayan Union was established in 1946.
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ChineseAnd later accepted by the indigenousMalay community. Through the 1948Federation of Malaya agreement.From then on, Chinese began to be citizensof Malaya, causing the populationcomposition of the country to take on a new

dimension.Today, the Chinese in Malaysia make thesecond largest community.
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Indian


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IndiansThe Indian community in Malaysia is thesmallest of the three main ethnic groups,

accounting for about 10% of the countryspopulation.Indians first came to Malaya for bartertrade, especially in the former StraitsSettlements of Singapore, Malacca andPenang.
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IndiansOne of the main reasons the Indianswillingly left their homeland for Malaya was

because of the caste system beingpracticed in their country.The Indians who came to Malaysia broughtwith them the Hindu culture its uniquetemples, delicious cuisine and colorfulgarments
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IndiansHindu tradition remains strong until today inthe Indian community of Malaysia
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Quote

In these past years of nation -building, wehave not become less Malay, less Indian,or less Chinese but we have all becomemore Malaysian

(Ling Liong Sik, Malaysian Chinese Association, Secretary- GeneralsReport 1993:9)
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Questions1. Define the word Society2. List the main ethnic groups and sub-

ethnic communities in Malaysia3. Have we created so called a mixed

Malaysian Society
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