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The American Club Celebrates 75 Years of Community
sponsored content This year, The American Club, celebrates its 75th anniversary. The Club has come a long way since its inception in...

Suellen Lee
Aug 31, 20232 min read
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Seduced by Hanoi's Speed and Style
Family Fun Adventures by Dulce Zamora On a recent trip to Hanoi, my family and I risked our lives every time we crossed the street or...

Dulce Zamora
May 5, 20234 min read
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Sleeping with Baby
by Sara Kelly for Writers' Block: A contribution from our AWA Writers' Group members I love being pregnant. I am 37 weeks along with my...

Sara Kelly
May 5, 20233 min read
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The American Club: A Home Away From Home
Meet the Pitrellis "My husband Timothy and I moved to Singapore from Newport Beach, California. We were to stay for three to six months,...

Andrea Perez Dunn
May 5, 20232 min read
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Group Spotlight: AWA Tennis
AWA Tennis is a welcoming group of women who aim to form strong relationships through learning and playing tennis. Anyone can...

Helena Cochrane
May 5, 20234 min read
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AWA Member Spotlight: Beatrice Dufort Mallon
by Helena Cochrane Beatrice Dufort Mallon came to Singapore in October 2021 with her husband Paul Mallon. Her stock self-description is...

Helena Cochrane
May 5, 20234 min read
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The AWA Book Review
By Mandakini Arora The Accidental Malay by Karina Robles Bahrin, 2022 The Accidental Malay caught my eye at the WH Smith bookstore in...

Mandakini Arora
May 5, 20232 min read
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What Summer Vibes Brings and Where They Bring You
Summer vibes for the Singapore expat means heading out of Singapore for weeks. Inserting ourselves into already settled lives is not easy.

Andrea McKenna Brankin
May 5, 20233 min read
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Five Ways to Beat the Heat this Summer
Singapore Living, by Stephanie Kolentsis Some people acclimatise to the Singapore heat. I’m not one of those people. After seven years in...

Stephanie Kolentsis
May 5, 20233 min read
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Mother and Daughter Running in Sync
Kilometres of Friendship & Fun (AWA Running Group), by Keri Matwick As an American women’s organization, we celebrate the friendships and...

Keri Matwick
May 5, 20232 min read
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Weaving a Family Legacy: The Singaporean Craft of Rattan Furniture Making
Faces Behind the Makers: Discovering Singapore's Heritage Trades by Elena Boyce The use of rattan as a material for furniture can be...

Elena Boyce
May 3, 20233 min read
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The Vibrant Colors of Kebaya
Faces Behind the Makers: Discovering Singapore's Heritage Trades by Elena Boyce Raymond Wong, one of the last few Peranakan kebaya...

Elena Boyce
Mar 2, 20237 min read
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Group Spotlight: AWA Local Tours
by Helena Cochrane (photography by Elena Boyce) AWA Local Tours is a group that has been part of AWA for many years, and organizes two...

Helena Cochrane
Feb 28, 20233 min read
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Reasons to love Spring: Salad Greens
By Keri and Kelsi Matwick Another limp lettuce leaf, you sigh as you push aside wilted greens. The tomatoes are lackluster too. Finding a...

Keri Matwick
Feb 28, 20234 min read
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AWA Book Review
by Mandakini Arora Book: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka, 2020 Narrated entirely in the second person by a dead...

Mandakini Arora
Feb 28, 20232 min read
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Will you be fine?
by Bhavani Krishnamurthy (Extract from a larger work) for Writers' Block: A contribution from our AWA Writers' Group members Passengers...

Bhavani Krishnamurthy
Feb 28, 20234 min read
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Springing into Life with Green Eye Candy
Family Fun Adventures: Cool Things to Do Around Singapore by Dulce Zamora For the first time since 2012, my parents visited Singapore....

Dulce Zamora
Feb 28, 20233 min read
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The Natural Way to Recharge: Why You Should Try Forest Bathing in Singapore
by Stephanie Kolentisis Are you feeling cooped up and disconnected from nature? You're not alone. With the endless hours spent inside...

Stephanie Kolentsis
Feb 28, 20233 min read
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AWA Member Spotlight: Manju Banka
by Helena Cochrane Manju Banka moved to Singapore from Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2016, with her husband. They have a grown daughter who...

Helena Cochrane
Feb 28, 20234 min read
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Celebrating Bernie Tretta and her 50th Marathon
Kilometres of Friendship and Fun by Keri Matwick In this issue, we feature Bernie Tretta, one of the AWA Running Group leaders, who...

Keri Matwick
Feb 28, 20232 min read
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