Who are the "Sons of Sabah"? : Sino's distance from indigenous status

Who says cultural identity cannot be changed or overlapped?

How do we define ethnicity? Anthropology tells us there is no standard answer.

This book compares the Austronesian (Kadazan-Dusun) and Sino-Tibetan (Malaysian Chinese) identity models. When these two models overlap and create a new ethnic group (Sino), how can we re-understand ethnicity and identity?

How do we define the indigenous peoples and aborigines of Malaysia? Drawing on the little-known perspective of Borneo, we explore this issue from a historical constructionist perspective, combined with contemporary field research. This may help us transcend the racial controversies and labels that have plagued us for years and find the answers we desire.

As Malaysia celebrates its 60th anniversary, let us re-examine our understanding of Malaysia and gain a better understanding of the little-known people and events in this diverse nation. The author spent ten years in the making on this book, which was also awarded (1) the 3rd "Mr. Li Yiyuan Memorial Scholarship" by the Taiwan Society of Anthropology and Ethnology and (2) the 2020 Master's and Doctoral Dissertation Award from the Taiwan Society of Southeast Asian Studies.

Wu Jiahan

He holds a Bachelor of Environmental Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and a Master of Anthropology from National Taiwan University. He currently works in the media for non-governmental organizations, is a columnist for online media outlets Malaysiakini and Critical Commentary, and serves on the editorial board for the Dong Jiao Zong (Dong Jiao Zong) Teachers' Handbook.

He is the author of the academic report Optimization of Bio-conversion of Green Waste to Reducing Sugars (2010).