Hidayah Amin's 'Leluhur: Singapore's Kampong Gelam' shines a light on the history of a place many now know only as a tourist attraction. - ST
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): When Hidayah Amin's ancestral home in which she lived for almost 30 years was acquired by the state in 1999, she felt as if a piece of herself had been taken away, and turned to writing to process her emotions.
The heritage building, Gedung Kuning (Yellow Mansion) in Kampong Glam, was built in the 1800s by the British and had been her family home since 1912.
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