Realization of identity from conflict

We are born with identities. When we were just small kids, we were shaped by our parents and given the identity they created for us. It is only until we grow up and come into contact with modern or foreign culture and value that our identity is challenged and then we start to search for our true identity. The identity we look for may not necessarily be totally different from the identity we used to have. But the searching process allows us to re-think about our identity in the modern world. In a country with history similar to Singapore¡¦s, its people have a deeper understanding of this search of identity. This is because Singapore was a British trading colony until 1963 when it joined Malaysia. After two years, Singapore withdrew from Malaysia and became independent. Under the influence of the complex history and its multiethnicality, the younger generation of Singapore is confronted with the conflict between the traditional value of their parents and the modern value of the West. A...