{"id":2153,"date":"2024-08-12T16:07:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T08:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/?page_id=2153"},"modified":"2024-08-14T13:32:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T05:32:20","slug":"interwar-years","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/bb\/interwar-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Interwar Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2153\" class=\"elementor elementor-2153\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef1d22 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aef1d22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb1914 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6cb1914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.22.0 - 17-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/home-lantern-large-qquyiiqissss0e99oteiz7cq0ont46hhm3sd07lyuw.webp\" title=\"home lantern large\" alt=\"Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum Lantern\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e421f16 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e421f16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72dc764 aux-appear-watch-animation aux-scale-down-2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72dc764\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eb53b3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0eb53b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 17-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Interwar Years (1918-1941)<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6d0e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-aux_divider\" data-id=\"3a6d0e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"aux_divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"aux-divider-symbolic-square aux-divider-medium aux-divider-align-left aux-symbol-align-center\" >\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22430e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22430e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b2985 e-con-full aux-appear-watch-animation aux-fade-in-right-1 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76b2985\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-070e04d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"070e04d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 17-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The interwar years of 1918-1941 saw Malaya thrive from selling its rubber commodities to a world that was on a fast track to industrialization. Because of political and economic affiliations, many in the Peranakan community were known to have enjoyed a life of merriment, opulence and lavish living. The Second World War however brought a change to this lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>On 8th December 1941, just before the bombing of Pearl Harbour, the Japanese invaded Malaya. They landed by plane in southern Thailand, and northern Malaya capturing two airfields, before making their way down south. Within 10 weeks, the troops had successfully managed to invade Peninsular Malaya.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after the Japanese occupied Malacca they made a proclamation that all citizens should return to their homes. One bomb fell in front of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Malacca. The very next day the remaining British left for Singapore, giving each government servant one month salary and leaving them to the mercy of the incoming forces. There was looting on a large scale in Malacca.<\/p>\n<p>During the war and Japanese occupation, the Chan family turned their seaside home into a farm that they could live off. Here, life was a far cry from having one maid per child. Family members were tasked to plant kledek (sweet potato), and the children learnt how to catch prawns and fish from the local kampong fishermen. The war changed the community, and by the time the Japanese occupation had ended in 1945, many Peranakan Chinese families had left their lifestyle of 12-day weddings, being match-made, even manek (beading) and other practices.<\/p>\n<p>The world was changing for the Peranakans and they needed to adapt to new practices and ways of living.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aff51f e-con-full aux-appear-watch-animation aux-fade-in-up-2 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9aff51f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e01cdb4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e01cdb4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3724e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3724e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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data-id=\"a87ec9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/englishmen-and-babas-tennis-player-md.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2164\" alt=\"Englishmen and Babas Tennis Player\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/englishmen-and-babas-tennis-player-md.webp 800w, https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/englishmen-and-babas-tennis-player-md-600x233.webp 600w, https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/englishmen-and-babas-tennis-player-md-18x7.webp 18w, https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/englishmen-and-babas-tennis-player-md-200x78.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa76fe9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa76fe9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7234c6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7234c6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tennis Players<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2750162 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2750162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tennis was favoured sport of the Englishmen and the Babas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05b2224 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"05b2224\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45662e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45662e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:30,&quot;end&quot;:70}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed6a6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ed6a6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-462eea3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"462eea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/capital-dance-hall-md.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2163\" alt=\"Capital Dance Hall (1936)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/capital-dance-hall-md.webp 800w, https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/capital-dance-hall-md-600x233.webp 600w, https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/capital-dance-hall-md-18x7.webp 18w, https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/capital-dance-hall-md-200x78.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-367602d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"367602d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ee0c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72ee0c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Capitol Dance Hall<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1a4b1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1a4b1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCapitol Dance Hall opened 23 May 1936, between World War I &#038; World War II.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09a6871 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09a6871\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc0a308 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc0a308\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:30,&quot;end&quot;:70}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec05005 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec05005\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e06c2b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e06c2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tampin-malacca-railway-md.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2165\" alt=\"Tampain Malacca Railway Station\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tampin-malacca-railway-md.webp 800w, https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tampin-malacca-railway-md-600x233.webp 600w, https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tampin-malacca-railway-md-18x7.webp 18w, https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tampin-malacca-railway-md-200x78.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfee989 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dfee989\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ad51c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43ad51c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Malacca Railway Station<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd08be8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd08be8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRailyway tracks from Tampin to Malacca before World War II.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cbce9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1cbce9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ce0a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"96ce0a5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a439abe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a439abe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e818d11 aux-appear-watch-animation aux-scale-down-2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e818d11\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af1ef38 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af1ef38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Interwar Years<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-994c0fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-aux_divider\" data-id=\"994c0fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"aux_divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"aux-divider-symbolic-square aux-divider-medium aux-divider-align-center aux-symbol-align-center\" >\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bec483d animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-timeline-widget-addon\" data-id=\"bec483d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"timeline-widget-addon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- ========= Timeline Widget Addon For Elementor 1.6.0 ========= -->\r\n<div id=\"twae-wrapper-bec483d\" class=\"twae-vertical twae-wrapper  twae-both-sided\">   \r\n    <div class=\"twae-start\"><\/div>    \r\n    <div id=\"twea-timeline-bec483d\" class=\"twae-timeline\" ><!-- Start of Story Repeater Content --><div id=\"story-5fb2167\" class=\"twae-story twae-repeater-item twae-story-right twae-story-no-icon\"><!-- Story Label --><div class=\"twae-labels\"><div class=\"twae-label-big\">1914<\/div><\/div><!-- Story Icon --><div class=\"twae-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"twae-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Start of Story Content --><div class=\"twae-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"twae-title\">World War I Begins<\/div><!-- Story Image --><div class=\"twae-media medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/chan-cheng-siew.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Chan Cheng Siew\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/chan-cheng-siew.webp 198w, https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/chan-cheng-siew-9x12.webp 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"twae-description\">Many babas donate funds to help the British Air Force. Cheng Siew is one such Baba.<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Start of Story Repeater Content --><div id=\"story-30b94cc\" class=\"twae-story twae-repeater-item twae-story-left twae-story-no-icon\"><!-- Story Label --><div class=\"twae-labels\"><div class=\"twae-label-big\">1918<\/div><\/div><!-- Story Icon --><div class=\"twae-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"twae-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Start of Story Content --><div class=\"twae-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"twae-title\">World War I Ends<\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"twae-description\">Many babas donate funds to help the British Air Force. Cheng Siew is one such Baba.<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Start of Story Repeater Content --><div id=\"story-f70cf62\" class=\"twae-story twae-repeater-item twae-story-right twae-story-no-icon\"><!-- Story Label --><div class=\"twae-labels\"><div class=\"twae-label-big\">1920-1930s<\/div><\/div><!-- Story Icon --><div class=\"twae-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"twae-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Start of Story Content --><div class=\"twae-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"twae-title\">Malaya's Rubber Industry<\/div><!-- Story Image --><div class=\"twae-media full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1920-malaya-rubber-industry.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Malaya Tubber Industry (1920)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1920-malaya-rubber-industry.webp 400w, https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1920-malaya-rubber-industry-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1920-malaya-rubber-industry-200x147.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"twae-description\">The worldwide growing industry of automobiles creates a demond of Malaya's Rubber.<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Start of Story Repeater Content --><div id=\"story-4c3a29c\" class=\"twae-story twae-repeater-item twae-story-left twae-story-no-icon\"><!-- Story Label --><div class=\"twae-labels\"><div class=\"twae-label-big\">1941<\/div><\/div><!-- Story Icon --><div class=\"twae-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"twae-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Start of Story Content --><div class=\"twae-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"twae-title\">Japanese Invade Malaya<\/div><!-- Story Image --><div class=\"twae-media full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1941-japanese-invade-malaya.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Japanse Invade Malaya (1941)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1941-japanese-invade-malaya.webp 400w, https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1941-japanese-invade-malaya-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1941-japanese-invade-malaya-200x142.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"twae-description\">The Chan family turns their seaside home into a farm, planting keledek, ubi kayu and rearing chickens. They are one of the fortunate families to have survived this way.<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Start of Story Repeater Content --><div id=\"story-218c68d\" class=\"twae-story twae-repeater-item twae-story-right twae-story-no-icon\"><!-- Story Label --><div class=\"twae-labels\"><div class=\"twae-label-big\">1942<\/div><\/div><!-- Story Icon --><div class=\"twae-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"twae-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Start of Story Content --><div class=\"twae-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"twae-title\">Japanese Occupation<\/div><!-- Story Image --><div class=\"twae-media large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1942-japanese-occupation.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Banana Money or Duit Daun Pisang during Japanese Occupation in Malaya\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1942-japanese-occupation.webp 400w, https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1942-japanese-occupation-18x9.webp 18w, https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1942-japanese-occupation-200x97.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"twae-description\">\"Banana Money\" is the currency used. The Chan boys go to school and are taught the Japanese language.<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Start of Story Repeater Content --><div id=\"story-0f21d50\" class=\"twae-story twae-repeater-item twae-story-left twae-story-no-icon\"><!-- Story Label --><div class=\"twae-labels\"><div class=\"twae-label-big\">1944<\/div><\/div><!-- Story Icon --><div class=\"twae-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"twae-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Start of Story Content --><div class=\"twae-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"twae-title\">Hiding in the Estates<\/div><!-- Story Image --><div class=\"twae-media full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1944-hiding-in-the-estate.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Hidding in the Estate (1944)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1944-hiding-in-the-estate.webp 400w, https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1944-hiding-in-the-estate-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1944-hiding-in-the-estate-200x150.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"twae-description\">For a short period, the family goes into hiding with other relatives in the plantation of Tanjung Minyak.<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Start of Story Repeater Content --><div id=\"story-6a039a5\" class=\"twae-story twae-repeater-item twae-story-right twae-story-no-icon\"><!-- Story Label --><div class=\"twae-labels\"><div class=\"twae-label-big\">1945<\/div><\/div><!-- Story Icon --><div class=\"twae-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"twae-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Start of Story Content --><div class=\"twae-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"twae-title\">The Sinking of Haguro<\/div><!-- Story Image --><div class=\"twae-media full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1945-the-sinking-of-haguro.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Sinking of Haguro in 1945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1945-the-sinking-of-haguro.webp 400w, https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1945-the-sinking-of-haguro-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1945-the-sinking-of-haguro-200x142.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"twae-description\">This marks the end of the Japanese occupation of Malaya, and British victory.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"twae-end\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media (max-width: 1024px){ .twae-wrapper{--tw-ybx-size: 80px !important;}}@media (max-width: 767px){ .twae-wrapper{--tw-ybx-size: 80px !important}}<\/style>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Interwar Years (1918-1941) The interwar years of 1918-1941 saw Malaya thrive from selling its rubber commodities to a world that was on a fast track to industrialization. Because of political and economic affiliations, many in the Peranakan community were known to have enjoyed a life of merriment, opulence and lavish living. The Second World [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2153","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/bb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/bb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/bb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/bb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/bb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2153"}],"version-history":[{"count":76,"href":"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/bb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2575,"href":"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/bb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2153\/revisions\/2575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/babanyonya.allwell.com.my\/bb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}