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Academic THANG Leng Leng harboured a teenage infatuation with all-things Japanese and spent most of her professional career researching Japanese society. Her interests in Japan are diverse and she is acknowledged globally as an authority on ageing, its challenges, and its impact on society.
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Mohamad Maliki OSMAN, better known as Dr Maliki, grew up poor in a squatter kampong. Eighth in a family of nine children, he is the only one among his siblings to go to university, capping his extraordinary academic journey with a PhD in social work. Recently retired after 25 years in politics, he has taken on new roles which allow him to continue contributing to Singapore, while spending more time with his loved ones.
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ANG Teck Hua grew up in the Old Airport Road area where his family of 11 lived in a two-room rental flat. His parents were illegal hawkers and he endured unkind words and pitiful stares from neighbours and strangers. He quickly realised that education would enable him to break the poverty cycle. He graduated from the polytechnic and won scholarships to do his undergraduate studies and master’s degree. He went back to school at the age of 56, again on a scholarship, to work on a doctorate in applied psychology.
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