i am a singapore born Chinese, can i change my race to malay? without conversion...

[wen]

...to islam?
it is a conscious desire to become malay, and learn to be one in solidarity with the indigenous minority. after all why should one be loyal to one's race when we have become alienated to its language and culture in a post-colonial situation where English and Chinese language is spoken in majority and the indigenous culture is losing its ability to assert its relevance to our mostly globally imported so called culture via mass media and foreign art etc...so legally is it possible if one wishes to change one's race in Singapore?

 

[TattooMom. Word.]

You can change your home, your friends, your name, faith, heck . . . you can change just about anything: except your race. There you are stuck.

 

[baba]

There are two distinct issues here
1) race
2) religion.

1) Race is a indication of you ancestral origin.
If you ancestor come from China then you will be chinese regardless of where you Bron.
So a Chinese born in America will be a an American born Chinese (ABC), Singapore Born Chinese
ect...
2) Religion is a believe system you can be anything or nothing if you wish this can be easily be changed. THis is a choice you make.

So the answer to your question is NO., you cannot change your race to Malay,
Only people with ancestors from Malaya will be Malay.,
However you can become a muslim and act like a malay.

 

[Joe P]

You cannot change where you were born.

 

[Smoke Some D.M.T 13itch]

What's wrong with your original race?

 

[K~WOO]

Your race is Asian regardless, they are all in Asia.

 

[great gig in the sky]

Sure, I guess.. The catch is you need your mom's permission. You need to change her first to get half way there.

 

[Bailey]

Are you asking if you have to be muslim to be malay? You don't.....

 

[The Reverend Soleil]

There's no such thing as "race", from a genetic/biological perspective -- it's all a human-invented contrivance. Call yourself whatever you want.

 

[Jabber wock]

Ah, you highlight the daftness of bureaucratic racial categorisation.

Does it actually matter in Singapore? Are you more eligible for some quota of grants or something?