{"id":676,"date":"2025-10-29T06:07:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T06:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scbf.techzu.site\/?page_id=676"},"modified":"2025-10-30T04:20:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T04:20:34","slug":"giving-voice-to-heritage-capturing-our-vibrant-cultures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scbf.techzu.site\/index.php\/giving-voice-to-heritage-capturing-our-vibrant-cultures\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving Voice to Heritage: Capturing Our Vibrant\u00a0Cultures"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"676\" class=\"elementor elementor-676\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa753e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cfa753e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e22264c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e22264c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c91caf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c91caf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"2077\">Children\u2019s books that explore Singapore\u2019s history, heritage, and traditions provide a window into our past and celebrate our diverse communities. But with children today constantly bombarded by TikTok and short-lived trends, how do authors keep young readers from yawning the minute they hear the word \u201cheritage\u201d? The panel explores the challenges of making stories relatable for young readers, while ensuring the stories remain authentic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1164ae9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1164ae9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d850d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74d850d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Event Details<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3858e6f elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3858e6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 464c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h352c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V192H0v272zm320-196c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h40c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v40c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12h-40c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12v-40zm0 128c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h40c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v40c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12h-40c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12v-40zM192 268c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h40c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v40c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12h-40c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12v-40zm0 128c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h40c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v40c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12h-40c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12v-40zM64 268c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h40c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v40c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12H76c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12v-40zm0 128c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h40c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v40c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12H76c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12v-40zM400 64h-48V16c0-8.8-7.2-16-16-16h-32c-8.8 0-16 7.2-16 16v48H160V16c0-8.8-7.2-16-16-16h-32c-8.8 0-16 7.2-16 16v48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v48h448v-48c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Saturday, 21 June<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-clock\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256,8C119,8,8,119,8,256S119,504,256,504,504,393,504,256,393,8,256,8Zm92.49,313h0l-20,25a16,16,0,0,1-22.49,2.5h0l-67-49.72a40,40,0,0,1-15-31.23V112a16,16,0,0,1,16-16h32a16,16,0,0,1,16,16V256l58,42.5A16,16,0,0,1,348.49,321Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">4.30 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-map\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 117.66v346.32c0 11.32 11.43 19.06 21.94 14.86L160 416V32L20.12 87.95A32.006 32.006 0 0 0 0 117.66zM192 416l192 64V96L192 32v384zM554.06 33.16L416 96v384l139.88-55.95A31.996 31.996 0 0 0 576 394.34V48.02c0-11.32-11.43-19.06-21.94-14.86z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">NAFA CAMPUS 2 ROOM 3-05 (LEVEL 3)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9526700 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9526700\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ba885 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19ba885\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da6846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2da6846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Speakers &amp; Moderator<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8efcdd5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8efcdd5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19616dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19616dd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-978e30f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"978e30f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2ce9e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2ce9e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e31cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42e31cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quek Hong Shin<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-283811b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"283811b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"2077\">Quek Hong Shin is a Singaporean freelance author and illustrator whose works include picture books like\u00a0The Amazing Sarong,\u00a0The Brilliant Oil Lamp,\u00a0and\u00a0Chou Chou. He has been nominated three times for The Hedwig Anuar Children\u2019s Book Award, and\u00a0The Incredible Basket, published by Epigram Books, was the winner of Best Children\u2019s Book at the 2019 Singapore Book Awards.\u00a0Grandma\u2019s Tiger, written by Alan John and illustrated by Hong Shin is on The White Ravens 2023, an international recommendation list of children\u2019s literature and winner of the Hedwig Anuar Children\u2019s Book Award (Picture Book Category) 2024.<\/p>\t\t\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-569b543 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"569b543\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8004d17 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8004d17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e869d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e869d7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d140ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d140ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nur-El-Hudaa Jaffar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7494730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7494730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"2077\">Nur-El-Hudaa Jaffar is an editorial consultant and translator. She is a published author of nine books for children, two of which have been translated. She has led workshops and sharing sessions on translating, writing and publishing.<\/p>\t\t\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-e99a13b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e99a13b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc66f64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc66f64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca2945c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca2945c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa2fa7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa2fa7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Valerie Pereira (Moderator)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ff768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75ff768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Valerie Pereira is the author of the Celebrations in Singapore series published by Epigram Books. She also wrote the picture book \u201cGo Shanti Go\u201d with her sisters that encourages readers to dream big. Her passion for writing stories was ignited by her desire to preserve special moments in time through picture books.<\/p>\t\t\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Children\u2019s books that explore Singapore\u2019s history, heritage, and traditions provide a window into our past and celebrate our diverse communities. But with children today constantly bombarded by TikTok and short-lived trends, how do authors keep young readers from yawning the minute they hear the word \u201cheritage\u201d? 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