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A Tour of 60 Asian Port Cities with Ex–ACM Director Kennie Ting
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To write a book about 60 Asian port cities, ex–ACM director Kennie Ting travelled as far as the Middle East and Africa. He tells us how port cities can tell a different history of Asia, and what his "eat, pray, love" cities and his favourite ACM artefacts are.
A writer and museum professional fascinated by the history, heritage and culture of Asian port cities, Kennie Ting is the former director of the Asian Civilisations Museum and Peranakan Museum in Singapore. He has written The Romance of the Grand Tour: 100 Years of Travel in South East Asia (2015) and Singapore 1819: A Living Legacy (2019). His recent book, The Great Port Cities of Asia in History (2024), re-examines Asian history from the perspective of 60 port cities across the region.
What Kennie Talked About
- 02:00 – How Kennie found time to write his book The Great Port Cities of Asia in History while heading two museums
- 04:17 – Kennie’s travel experiences
- 05:37 – How his fascination with port cities began
- 06:57 – His writing approach and themes of the book
- 10:09 – How he categorised port cities into six eras in his book
- 13:18 – The hardest thing about writing this book
- 14:36 – His favourite artefacts in the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM)
- 16:00 – Wuhan’s significance as a historic port city
- 18:23 – Kennie’s research process
- 18:59 – His “eat, pray, love” port cities
- 22:19 – The port cities Kennie would pick to live in
- 26:32 – What he misses about ACM
- 27:14 – What’s next for Kennie Ting
Transcript and Resources
- Read the transcript: https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/podcast/asian-port-cities-with-ex-acm-director-kennie-ting/transcript
- Check out Kennie's book: The Great Port Cities of Asia in History
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This episode of BiblioAsia+ was hosted by Jimmy Yap and produced by Soh Gek Han. Sound engineering was done by Doppler Soundlab. The background music "Di Tanjong Katong" was composed by Osman Ahmad and performed by Chords Haven. Special thanks to Kennie for coming on the show.
BiblioAsia+ is a podcast about Singapore history by the National Library of Singapore.
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