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Source 37 is important because it contains the important views and memories of someone who had took part in the resistance. It also shows what Singaporeans thought of the British rule and their ideas on the war.

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The value of this source is to tell how the immigrants view Singapore, and why they want to protect Singapore even though this is not their country.

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Value- Source 37 is important because it tells us what the Chinese immigrants thought of Singapore. They considered Singapore as their second home because that was where they lived. It also gives us a view of their ideas of British rule and the Japanese occupation.

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Force 136 was first established by the British. Their way of fighting wasn't through blatant protests but through careful gathering of information and attacking whenever and wherever they have the opportunity. Lim Bo Seng also helped Force 136 when it was established. He even refused to give up anything he knew about it despite the torture from the Japanese. Other than that, Force 136 also collaborated with MPAJA in some attacks.

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it gives the perspective of a Chinese immigrant that joined war.

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The Chinese immigrants wanted to protect Singapore even though it is not their country and shows that it is their second home. They show their views on British rule and the Japanese occupation.

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Force 136 and the MPAJA were the big anti-Japanese movements. Mainly comprising of Malayan Chinese, Force 136 put most of its efforts against the Japanese in Malaya. They were strategic about how they got information on the Japanese, and when they could strike. But during 1944, the Japanese arrested and tortured some of the members including Lim Bo Seng, a Hokkien businessman who was active in lots of anti-Japanese activities.

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MPAJA was a prominent resistance against the Japanese. It's name stands for Malayan People's Anti-Japanese Army. They were one of the more orderly armies which is why they were able to attack properly. Instead of a native Singaporean leading it, the head was Lai Teck, who was Vietnamese. The British recognised them for their significant efforts against the Japanese.

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Force 136 refer to the Anti-Japanese Army. Force 136 was set by the British War Cabinet in the 1940 with the help of a businessman who named Lim Bo Seng. The members are mainly Malayan Chinese. The 136 Army concentrated ist resistance in Malaya by collecting informations about the Japanese and organizing attacks as much as positive. They was evacuated after the end of Japanese Occupation in the 1945.

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The MPAJA was a resistance group lead by Lai Teck from Vietnam. They would launch attacks on Japanese troupes, Japanese police, etc. from where they operated in Johor and Perak jungles.

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It gives us the Chinese immigrants' perspective of Singapore; and what they were willing to do for it. At the same time it tells us of their views on the British occupation, and vice versa.

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Force 136 is consists of mainly Malayan Chinese. One of the major members were Lim Bo Seng. Force 136 was set up by the British War Cabinet in 1940. Their main goal was to collect information and organize attacks with the MPAJA. Although in 1944 many were arrested, but still many have dedicated themselves to this force and has not revealed any significant information about them despite them being tortured.

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Value: It is valuable because it gives us the view of the chinese immigrants of Singapore and the British view of Singapore.

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Lim Bo Seng, born in year 1909, die in 1944. He was an outstanding Hokkien businessman who’s really actively and vigorously participated in Anti-Japanese activities during the World was II. He came to Singapore from China at the age of 16. In the 1930s, he participated in activities to support China’s was against the Japan. After the fall of the Malaya, Lim Feld to India and then returned to Chongqing, China to recruit troops, men into the Force 136. In 1934, Lim and the other members of Force 136 together set up an intelligence network in the Malay. Yer he was captured by the Japanese in 1944. He died in prison on June 1944.

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I am not sure, I don’t know if the failed of British has somehow effect the way Singapore view British. Did they feel disappointed or that the British did not meet their expectations. Some people might hope that the re-establishment of British rule would bring about a return to prosperity and stability, but we don’t if that goes the same for others.

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Force 136 is an anti-Japanese resistance movement in Singapore during the Japanese Occupation, It was set up by the British War Cabinet in 1940, they help to collect information about the Japanese and organising attacks whenever possible. Some of the members were arrested in 1944 but they refused to give information about their activities.

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Lim Bo Seng arrived in Singapore when he was 16. He was a Hokkien businessman and was a prominent figure in the revolution against the Japanese. He also aided activities in China that were against the Japanese invaders. He fled to India when Singapore was successfully captured. However, he didn't stop there. He started getting people to join in Force 136. Unfortunately, he was captured and tortured continuously by the Japanese. He took his final breath on June 29, 1944. Many praised him and took it to build a monument for him, racking up $50,000 to commemorate Lim Bo Seng.

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Force 136 is an anti-Japanese organisation that fights against the Japanese organisation.

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The MPAJA was an organization that cohabited with Force 136. They were led by Lai Teck a communist leader and Chin Peng a Malayan Chinese. They hid themselves deep in the jungle and their main objective was to weaken the Japanese forces or their allies. They made a significant contribution in WW2.

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This is a very valuable source because of its ability to properly explain to us what the Chinese immigrants thought of Singapore, what they though of the British, and how the British reacted to them

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Force 136 is to make for the big anti-Japanese movement in Malaya. It was established by the British War Cabinet in 1940 and it is mainly for the Malayan Chinese. With the help of a Hokkien businessman, Lim Bo Seng. They were getting the information of the Japanese whenever it is possible and were evacuated by the end of the Japanese occupation in 1945.

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MPAJA stood for Malayan People's Anti-Japanese Army. During the Japanese occupation, MPAJA was formed as an organization to fight back against the Japanese. Mainly operating in the jungles of Perak and Johor, MPAJA was able to strike at the Japanese troops and forces. Britain recognised these efforts to fight back and thanked them.

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MPAJA was another organisation against the Japanese occupation. They were an organised resistance group that launched attacks on the Japanese.

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In my opinion, I don't think they revered the British as much as they did before the whole Japanese invasion. It is possible that their respect for them would've dropped greatly, both because of their failure to protect Singapore and their new ideas influenced by the Japanese.

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It shows what the Chinese immigrants thought of Singapore but also shows what the British view of the Chinese immigrants.

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Force 136 is a resistance during the time of the Japanese rule. They were made up by the British and a few others. Some however were arrested. They evacuated at the end of the Japanese occupation

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MPAJA was a resistance group during the Japanese Occupation which was led by Lai Teck. It was mainly operated in the jungles and launched attacks on the Japanese troops and who worked with the Japanese. It was recognised by the British after the Japanese occupation.

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The MPAJA was one of the organized resistance groups during the Japanese Occupation. It was led by a senior communist leader from Vietnam who us Lal Leck. And his right-hand man was Chin Peng, who is a Malayan Chinese from the state of Perak. MPAJA mainly operates in the jungles of Perak and Johor. It targeted attacks on the Japanese army, police and the locals working with the Japanese. And it was helped by the Force 136.

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In many written records of the Singaporeans' thoughts and opinions during the start of the war, a lot of them had stated that their confidence in British ability had faltered. To them, it was a terrifying and incredibly confusing sight to see that their oh so powerful protectors were being swept clean. They didn't expect they could be defeated by others, much less an Asian army.

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Lim Bo Seng was a Hokkien businessman who was part of Force 136. He helped them recruit people from China and set up an intelligence network in Malaya. he was soon captured by the Japanese and died in the jail on June 29, 1944.

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Lim Bo Seng came to Singapore at the age of 16 and prospered to become a businessman. He took part in the rebellion against China but was defeated. He then went to India then back to China after Malaya's fall. He went to China to recruit men who would help to stop the Japanese forces. He set up their headquarters in Malaya, but was soon captured in killed in 1944. His statue was made to commemorate the contributions he gave to WW2.

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Honestly, the way I see it they were more allies now. There was no large gap in power or status anymore. They were both beaten by the Japanese and they had to defend Singapore somehow. Since the intimidation of the British had lowered to the locals in Singapore it was much easier for them to be confident in one another without having much real relationship aside from being on the same side. So, yes, I would say that the people were confident in their abilities, but still had confidence for themselves that they could be able to defend their homes or second homes against the Japanese.

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MPAJA was led by Lai Teck ,the senior communist leader from Vietnam,they operated mainly in jungles of Perak and Johor,they lauched attacks on Japanese troops ,policeman and loacals who work with the Japanese.

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Had they respected the British after they lost? I don't think so. Or at the least they were respected less. The Japanese didn't treat them right and clearly locals already thought of Singapore as a British colony, so who were they to side with but the one closer to their ideals? It makes much more sense that they see the British in a new light: powerful, but not indestructible.

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Lim Bo Seng is a Hokkien businessman who was active in the anti-Japanese activities during World War 2. He helped with the recruitment of the people in China for the movement in the Malaya. He fled to India after when Malaya fell to the Japanese and went to Chungking and he was then captured in 1944 by the Japanese and died on 29 June 1944.

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No, I don't think they do. First, they had promised Singapore as an impregnable fortress, but they have failed. Even in the times where it was collapsing, they reassured them with lies. Second, they were able to see the British doing hard labour due to their objective of dispelling the white man's superiority myth. This caused their reputation and dignity to plummet.

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Born in 1909, Lim Bo Seng was a big player in the anti-Japanese resistance. He started in the 1930's where he began to involve himself in several activities to support China in its efforts against Japan. As Malaya fell to Japan, Lim Bo Seng went to India, then Chungking where he recruited people to join Force 136. Sadly in 1944 he was captured by the Japanese and was tortured. As of June 29, 1944 Lim Bo Seng while in jail.

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Lim Bo Seng was a Hokkien businessman that helped with Force 136. He was active in the resistance and was very anti-Japanese. He was captured and died while locked up.

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He is a prominent Hokkien businessman who jioned anti-Japanese activities.In 1944 he is arrested and he died in jail in June 29 1944.

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Force 136 was an resistance movement against the Japanese set up by the British War Cabinet. It was mainly composed of Malayan Chinese. They concentrated on getting information about the Japanese and attacking them whenever possible. During 1944 some members were captured and were tortured and interrogated. The rest of the movement stayed in the jungles until the end of the occupation and were evacuated.

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I don't think they respected the British anymore because they trusted in the British that they will be protected from the Japanese, but since the British lost and surrendered Singapore, I don't think that they will still respect the British.

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No, because the British lost to the Japanese in a very short time. This would make people lose confidence if the British can protect them from other rising powers.

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They do not respect the British because they promise to keep Singapore safe but they failed.

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The people didn't respect the British in my opinion because of what they did to them. The British made promises to Singapore to be better and to be an impregnable fortress but they didn't do it and failed to do it so. During the Japanese occupation they helped Singapore with it but end up surrendering to the Japanese and the Japanese treated them harshly and the locals think before that they weren't treated nicely by the British.

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No because they failed to protect Singapore.

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At first, they were. The people were confident after the British built up a naval base. However, this was soon destroyed and slowly the citizens lost hope. Singapore was overtaken after a mere 8 days. Knowing how strong the tactics were used by the Japanese, they eventually gave up. They do not think the British will be able to retrieve Singapore back.

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Yes, but it was a new kind of respect. Not how a knight respects their king, or a child to their parents. I believe that it's more of a mutual respect for each other. The locals of Singapore won't see the British as knights in shining armour, or as all-powerful protectors, but instead as an ally.

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The people were confident that the British will protect them in the first place but it is very confusing since it is changed but after years of the British protecting them they didn't think that the British are protecting them anymore. After the Japanese came to Singapore and end up surrendering the people didn't trust anyone who is protecting Singapore and lose hope due to the rising powers and the British failed to protect Singapore.

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The MPAJA was another resistance group against the Japanese and one of the most organised ones too. The MPAJA was led Lai Teck, a communist leader from Vietnam. They mainly did operations in the jungles and attacked the Japanese and locals that worked with them.

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Not anymore. Not after they were beaten by the Japanese. It really messed up the Singaporeans view of the British.

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The British army is undoubtedly very powerful and dignified to the people of Singapore. The people of Singapore must be full of confidence in the ability of the British army. Therefore, when such a powerful army is defeated in a short time, the people will be shocked and afraid. It may not be the problem of the British army, but people will no longer have the same confidence in their ability as before, because the British army with one failure may have a second failure.

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This shows how immigrants view Singapore and help Singapore resist Japanese aggression

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Force 136 is mainly composed of Malayan Chinese. One of the main members is Lin Baosheng. It was first established by the British. They will not attack directly, but gather intelligence and wait for an opportunity to attack.

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MPAJA, like Force 136, was an organization that resisted the Japanese in World War II. They will attack Japanese police or Japanese people working there.

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Lim Bo Seng, a Fujian businessman and an outstanding figure in the Anti-Japanese Revolution, had carried out activities in China to fight against Japanese invaders and joined Force136. After failing, he was tortured to death by the Japanese.

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I don't think so, because the British have already lost the battle here in Singapore. I think the British prestige in Singapore has been weakened, so Singaporeans don’t respect them very much.

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No, because at first the media said that Singapore cannot be occupied. But in fact, Japan only defeated the British in Singapore in a short time. So people lost confidence in Britain.

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The MPAJA was a resistance against the Japanese led by Lai Teck from Vietnam.They would attack Japanese groups.They operated in Johor and Perak.They were recognised by the British who appreciated their efforts against the Japanese.

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After the war they still respected the British but it was much lesser than earlier because they failed to protect Singapore and the Japanese were able to dispel the belief of white superiority.Now they knew that the British were not superior and that they were equal .