Merlionsman
with Kevin Martens Wong, CSFP
academic & creative publications
SKRITURA
ACADEMIC publications
peer-reviewed articles and book chapters
Papers available on request
(17) / Journal article, in preparation (abstract accepted). "Tokah trumentah: Toward a Kristang creole/indigenous ontology of trauma and psychoemotional projection". To be submitted to Philosophical Psychology for peer review.
(16) / Journal article, in preparation (abstract accepted). "Albi di Bida: The Centrality of the Creole Tree of Life in the Osura Pesuasang". To be submitted to Plant Perspectives for peer review.
(15) / Journal article, in preparation (abstract accepted). "Nomi-nomi Kristang: An insider unpacking of the various endonyms applied to and adopted by the Kristang or Portuguese-Eurasians of Singapore to escape and subvert discrimination (1819-present)". To be submitted to Journal of Language and Discrimination for peer review.
(14) / Journal article, in preparation (abstract accepted). "Developing a new decolonised counting system in Kristang, a critically endangered language in Singapore". To be submitted to Decolonial Subversions for peer review.
(13) / Journal article, under review (abstract accepted). "Roda Mundansa: A Kristang reclaiming of the lost speculative history of the world, excavated from myth, legend, science fiction and fantasy". Submitted to Decolonial Subversions.
(12) / Journal article, forthcoming. "Moving from language to literature, culture and identity: Kristang revitalisation in Singapore after COVID-19" in Journal of Asian Arts, Culture and Literature.
(11) / Journal article, forthcoming. "A Merlionsman for His Majesties: Reclaiming the gay, non-binary monster within through the Osura Pesuasang, a new Kristang creole/indigenous theory of the human psyche developed in Singapore" in Word and World.
(10) / Book chapter, forthcoming. "Learning and preserving endangered languages through experiential-outdoor immersive learning: The case of Kristang in Singapore" in The Routledge Handbook of Language Learning in the New Global Context.
(09) / Book chapter, forthcoming. "Towards a Kristang / Portuguese-Eurasian literature: Contestations, challenges and characteristics" in World Literature: Past, Present and Future.
(08) / Book chapter, forthcoming. "Roda Mundansa: Excavating and revitalising a creole-indigenous approach to deep time in Singapore Kristang" in Unearthing: Past in Present and Future.
07 / Proceedings paper, 2023. "Island of Individuation: Teaching with a new, dynamic approach to the development of the human psyche in the Singapore context" in Proceedings of the 3rd Southeast Asian Conference on Education (SEACE 2023), February 10-13, Singapore Management University and the Singapore EXPO, Singapore.
06 / Book chapter, 2021. "Kristang language revitalization in Singapore under the Kodrah Kristang initiative, 2016-present, in Revitalising endangered languages: A practical guide.
05 / Journal article, 2019. "Na kaza, greza kung stradu: The Kristang language in colonial Singapore, 1875-1926" in Language Ecology.
04 / Journal article, 2019. "Kodrah Kristang: The initiative to revitalize the Kristang language in Singapore" in Language Documentation & Conservation.
03 / Journal article, 2017. "Third Culture Kids in the Outer Circle: The development of sociolinguistic knowledge among local and expatriate children in Singapore" in Language in Society. With Rebecca Lurie Starr, Andre Joseph Theng, Natalie Tong Jing Yi, Nurul Afiqah Bte Ibrahim, Alicia Chua Mei Yin, Clarice Yong Hui Min, Frances Loke Wei, Helen Dominic, Keith Jayden Fernandez and Matthew Peh Tian Jing.
02 / Book chapter, 2017. "Reviving my grandmother tongue" in CAPTIVATED: Encounters that Challenge, Nurture, and Inspire.
01 / Book chapter, 2017. "Bos papiah Kristang?: A Eurasian linguistic legacy" in Singapore Eurasians: Memories, Hopes and Dreams.
peer-reviewed conference presentations
Abstracts and slides and/or papers available on request
(40) / Conference paper, forthcoming. "Santah kaladu: Queering the silent history (and roaring, singing future!) of Kristang and Portuguese-Eurasian creole language and identity" at MLA 2024: Southeast Asia and Queer of Colour Critique: Intersections and Interventions.
(39) / Conference paper, forthcoming. "The Last Merlionsman of the Republic of Singapore: On how the sequel to Altered Straits (2017) became a lived, real-world experience" at MLA 2024: Speculative Fiction from Southeast Asia in the Twenty-First Century.
(38) / Conference paper, forthcoming. "Can we ever decolonise the Eurasians of Southeast Asia, and should we? A problematisation and contestation of the coloniser/colonised paradigm in postcolonial studies" at the 5th ASLE ASEAN
Ecocritical conference.
(37) / Conference paper, forthcoming. "Ki kauzu?: Problematising the development and/or revitalisation of a Kristang-language literature in Singapore" at the 4th Singapore Literature Conference.
(36) / Conference paper, forthcoming. "Istoria Krismatra: Toward a provisional reclamation of our shared human history through the revitalisation of the critically endangered Kristang language and culture of archipelagic Southeast Asia" at the 23rd Utopian Studies Society Conference.
(35) / Conference paper, forthcoming. "Via Hierosa: Excavating and Reclaiming the Kristang Hero’s Journey as embodied in the Eurasian Short Story" at ICSSE 2023.
(34) / Conference paper, 21 June 2023. "Intresmiu intrametederu: A comparative ecology of the creole Kristang language under Dutch and British colonial rule, 1750-1914" at SGNCS World Congress 2023.
(33) / Conference paper, 21 June 2023. "Resisting and subverting legacies of empire in long-term indigenous cultural revitalisation: The case of Kristang in Singapore" at ISCH 2023.
(32) / Conference paper, 6 June 2023. "Strelafamilia Rentu: On using celestial bodies, real and imagined, to reclaim and decolonise the inner terrain of the human psyche in the creole language Kristang" at Transplanetary Ecologies.
(31) / Conference paper, forthcoming. "Mes-Mes Mbes: Developing new names for the months of the year in Kristang, a critically endangered creole language in Singapore undergoing revitalisation" at 57th CSSN Congress.
(30) / Conference paper, forthcoming. "Linggu Sigredu: Excavating implicit native speaker considerations for how new words in the revitalised variety of the critically endangered heritage Kristang language should look and sound" at the 12th International Conference on Language and Literature Studies.
(29) / Conference paper, forthcoming. "Bai na fora: Kristang language revitalization through experiential-immersive learning in the urban context of Singapore following the COVID-19 pandemic" at WCTE 2.
(28) / Conference paper, forthcoming. "Bista Karnansa: Excavating the process of human individuation through the montage archetypal assemblage of the Osura Pesuasang, a new Kristang creole/indigenous theory of the psyche" at Montage Spring Seminar 2023.
(27) / Conference paper, forthcoming. "This Stirring Love" at Shakespeare: Across Times, Across Disciplines.
(26) / Conference paper, forthcoming. "Temastra: A Kristang creole/indigenous approach to time and time travel for better mental health and well-being" at IUP EGO Spring 2023.
(25) / Conference paper, 22 April 2023. "Another Dreamtiger" at Coast to Coast Connections 2023.
(24) / Conference paper, forthcoming. "Lembransa Krismatra: Epistemic uncertainty, fluidity and versatility in the Kristang creole/indigenous way of being in contemporary Singapore" at Philosophy: The New Generation 15.
(23) / Conference paper, 1 April 2023. "An/other Nineteenth Century: An autoethnographic unpacking of an alternate creole/indigenous postcolonial reimagining of the nineteenth century in Singapore in ‘Amateurs’ (2023)" at The Incredible Nineteenth Century: Science Fiction, Fantasy & Fairy Tale: Beginnings.
22 / Conference paper, 28 March 2023. "Diseides: Developing a base-16 / hexadecimal counting system as part of the long-term language and intangible cultural heritage revitalisation of Kristang, a critically endangered creole language and community in Singapore" at Contacts & Contrasts 2023.
21 / Conference paper, 25 March 2023. "Linggu Skundidu: On the elision of the Kristang language, culture and identity from mainstream public view and academic scholarship in independent Singapore (1965-2023)" at Dalhousie's 24th History Across the Disciplines conference.
20 / Conference paper, 24 March 2023. "Kultura Krismatra: Strategies for the legitimisation and validation of new words in the critically endangered Kristang language, and new ways of thinking, being and living Kristang identity" at Cultural Texts and Contexts in the English Speaking World 8.
19 / Conference paper, 16 March 2023. "Korsang Aguenta: Transformative teaching for psychoemotional resilience and unprecedented academic success in the face of sustained institutional abuse in Singapore" at Trauma & Nightmare 6.
18 / Conference poster, 3 March 2023. "Ardansa sa futura: Strategies and principles for youth leadership and empowerment from the Kodrah Kristang model of language" revitalization at ICLDC 8.
17 / Conference paper, 17 February 2023. "Alabanda" at NTU Movement & Motion.
16 / Conference paper, 11 February 2023. "Island of Individuation: Teaching with a new, dynamic approach to the development of the human psyche in the Singapore context" at SEACE 2023.
15 / Conference paper, 12 January 2023. "Ardansa arenjah: Uncovering a new, thriving history of the Kristang language in colonial Singapore through archival research, 1864-1945" at SPCL Winter Meeting 2023.
14 / Conference paper, 21 February 2021. "New word development in Singapore Kristang and its implications for variation" at NWAV-AP6.
13 / Conference paper, 22 September 2018. "Beng papiah kung nus: The discourses of Kristang language revitalization in Singapore" at CAPTISS 2018.
12 / Conference paper, 23 July 2018. "Tracing the History of Kristang in Singapore" at DLAP 3.
11 / Conference paper, 19 June 2017. "Kodramintu di Kristang: The Reawakening of Kristang in Singapore" at SPCL Summer Meeting 2017.
10 / Conference paper, 27 May 2017. "Palabra di Pasadu: The impact of documentation on the revitalization of Kristang in Singapore" at DLAP 2.
09 / Conference paper, 3 March 2017. "Kaminyu di Kodramintu: A Revitalization Plan for an Endangered Language in Singapore" at ICLDC 5.
08 / Conference paper, 3 December 2016. "Pesi ja kumih?: Passives in Kristang and their implications for documentation and theory" at LDLT 5.
07 / Conference paper, 3 November 2016. "CAUGHT between three COURTS: shifting norms in the low-back vowel system of Singapore English" with Rebecca Lurie Starr, Rowland Anthony Imperial, Gerlynn Huang Xueyi, A R M Mosafizar Rahman, Jennifer Ong Seok Hwee and Nicola Mah.at NWAV 45.
06 / Conference paper, 17 September 2016. "Kodrah Kristang: Awakening Kristang in Singapore" at CAPTISS 2016.
05 / Conference paper, 15 September 2016. "Karnilisang di Kristang: A Curriculum Plan for Adult Beginner Classes in Kristang" at LCAP 2016.
04 / Conference paper, 22 April 2016. "Identification and perception of regional varieties by local and foreign-born children in Singapore" with Rebecca Lurie Starr, Andre Joseph Theng, Natalie Tong Jing Yi, Nurul Afiqah Bte Ibrahim and Alicia Chua Mei Yin.at NWAV-AP4.
03 / Conference paper, 8 January 2016. "Flip-flops, slippers, thongs, and jandals: cross-dialectal lexical awareness among children in Singapore" with Rebecca Lurie Starr, Nurul Afiqah Bte Ibrahim, Andre Joseph Theng, Alicia Chua Mei Yin and Natalie Tong Jing Yi at LSA 2016.
02 / Conference paper, 24 October 2015. "Acquiring social evaluation in Singapore: identification and perception of regional varieties by local and foreign-born children" with Rebecca Lurie Starr, Andre Joseph Theng, Natalie Tong Jing Yi, Nurul Afiqah Bte Ibrahim and Alicia Chua Mei Yin at NWAV 44.
01 / Conference poster, 19 September 2014. "Three Fruits: Planning, Developing and Implementing an Independent Community Engagement Project in Myanmar" at CAPTISS 2014.
creative publications
NOVEL
01 / Novel in English. Altered Straits.
short stories
Available on request
15 / Short story in English. 'This Stirring Love' at Shakespeare Today: Across Time, Across Disciplines.
14 / Short story in English. 'Let There Be' in The Patchwork Earth.
13 / Short story in English. 'Another Dreamtiger' at Coast to Coast Connections.
12 / Short story in English. 'Agora kung Naki / Here and Now' in Project+.
11 / Short story in English. 'Encore' in Peskanobas.
10 / Short story in English. 'Amateurs' in The Second Link.
09 / Short story in English. 'Alabanda' in Immigrant Sci-Fi Short Stories.
08 / Short story in English. 'Island End' in SUSPECT / Singapore Unbound.
07 / Short story in English. 'Looking Glass' in NonBinary Review #30.
06 / Short story in Kristang and English. 'Prispi di Pesua Kabalu / The Centaur Prince' in Srela kung Rabu / Shooting Stars.
05 / Short story in Kristang. 'Orion sa Gordel' in Strela kung Rabu / Shooting Stars.
04 / Short story in Kristang. 'Tamanyu' in Strela kung Rabu / Shooting Stars.
03 / Short story in English. 'There is no word for gay in the Kristang language' at Singapore Writers Festival 2022.
02 / Short story in English. 'A Merlion for His Majesty' in LONTAR #10. Winner of the 2015 National University of Singapore Creative Writing Competition.
01 / Short story in English. 'The Field' in entitled #1.
poetry
Available on request
(04) / Poem in English and Kristang. 'Pun podih' in untitled College of Alice and Peter Tan anthology.
03 / Poem in English. 'Doi' in Kadamundu #1(1).
02 / Poem in English. 'Young Singaporean protopolyglot at his desk' in Transect #3.
01 / Poem in English. 'Expected date of completion' in i feel the tails of comets.
Plays
Available on request
01 / Play in Kristang. Olu di Tigri. In preparation. Funded by the 2023 Sing Lit Station HALP fund.
NON-Fiction
Available on request
(40) / Reflective essay in English. 'Little Lion Boy & Tiger Tide' in Indigenous Youth Storytelling Circle, forthcoming.
(39) / Creative non-fiction in English. Rojak retu / The right kind of rojak in Food Migrants: South Asia in Singapore, forthcoming.
38 / Creative non-fiction in English. 'On the challenges and contradictions inherent in translating Dick Lee’s Home into Kristang' on A Polite Lie: Notes Along the Way.
37 / Blog article in English. '2023 Ordia Krismatra Kristang / 2023 Progenitor Kristang Calendar' in Peskanobas: The Merlionsman Blog.
36 / Blog article in English. 'Jardinggu Keninu: Namba Ordinal / Kristang Ordinal Numbers' in Peskanobas: The Merlionsman Blog.
35 / Blog article in English. 'Meza Stalamintu Kristang Singapura / A Provisional Periodic Table of Elements in Kristang' in Peskanobas: The Merlionsman Blog.
34 / Blog article in English. 'Karta 3ru & 4du Dominus di Saiki / the Merlionsman Map of the 3rd and 4th Domains of the Psyche' in Peskanobas: The Merlionsman Blog.
33 / Blog article in English. 'Karta 1ru & 2du Dominus di Saiki / the Merlionsman Map of the 1st and 2nd Domains of the Psyche' in Peskanobas: The Merlionsman Blog.
32 / Blog article in English. 'Karta Kareta Fogu Singapura Kristang / the Merlionsman Kristang MRT & LRT Map' in Peskanobas: The Merlionsman Blog.
31 / Blog article in English. 'Embodying Individuation via Photo-essay: Ego & Superego functions' in Peskanobas: The Merlionsman Blog.
30 / Blog article in English. 'Jardinggu Keninu: Nomi-nomi Strelapedra' in Peskanobas: The Merlionsman Blog.
29 / Blog article in English. 'Kantah Kristang: Kantiga di Mundu Rentu & Bersu di Kuartu' in Peskanobas: The Merlionsman Blog.
28 / Blog article in English. 'Jardinggu Keninu: Nomi-nomi Strelapedra' in Peskanobas: The Merlionsman Blog.
27 / Blog article in English. 'Jardinggu Keninu: Trauma' in Peskanobas: The Merlionsman Blog.
26 / Blog article in English. 'Figure ∞: The passing of Queen Elizabeth II' in Peskanobas: The Merlionsman Blog.
25 / Blog article in English. 'Jardinggu Keninu: Osura Individuasang / Individuation Overview' in Peskanobas: The Merlionsman Blog.
24 / Blog article in English. 'Jardinggu Keninu: Australia' in Peskanobas: The Merlionsman Blog.
23 / Blog article in English. 'Jardinggu Keninu: Klai kriseh palabra nubu Kristang / How I grow new Kristang words' in Peskanobas: The Merlionsman Blog.
22 / Blog article in English. 'Jardinggu Keninu: Fiji' in Peskanobas: The Merlionsman Blog.
21 / Blog article in English. 'Peskanobas dah rekadu kung tudu / A warm welcome to Peskanobas!' in Peskanobas: The Merlionsman Blog.
20 / Magazine article in English. 'Awaken, Kristang' in The Association of Commonwealth Universities Dec 2019.
19 / Magazine article in English. 'Kristang: The language of my forefathers' in The New Eurasian Jan-Mar 2019.
18 / Magazine article in English. 'Constructing Tuyunri: An interview with Nuraliah Norasid' in Unravel: The Accessible Linguistics Magazine #10.
17 / Magazine article in English. 'Unangam Tunuu' in Unravel: The Accessible Linguistics Magazine #9.
16 / Magazine article in English. 'Bridge Linguistics: An interview with Siri Tuttle' in Unravel: The Accessible Linguistics Magazine #9.
15 / Magazine article in English. 'Rebels for Language: Attending CoLang 2016' in Dialogue: The Unravel: The Accessible Linguistics Magazine Blog.
14 / Magazine article in English. 'Jahai: A world of smells' in Unravel: The Accessible Linguistics Magazine #7.
13 / Magazine article in English. 'Whispers through the leaves: The Aslian languages of the Malay Peninsula' with Fuad Johari in Unravel: The Accessible Linguistics Magazine #7.
12 / Magazine article in English. 'Form, function, fieldwork: An interview with Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine' in Unravel: The Accessible Linguistics Magazine #7.
11 / Magazine article in English. 'The challenge of complexity: An interview with Crispin Thurlow' in Unravel: The Accessible Linguistics Magazine #6.
10 / Magazine article in English. 'Iberia’s children: A short history of why Portuguese and Spanish are different' in Unravel: The Accessible Linguistics Magazine #5.
09 / Blog article in English. 'Why I don’t speak Singaporean' in Dialogue: The Unravel: The Accessible Linguistics Magazine Blog.
08 / Magazine article in English. '(Un)common communities: An interview with Bhajan Singh and Harjinder Kaur' in Unravel: The Accessible Linguistics Magazine #4.
07 / Magazine article in English. 'Kristang, lost language of the Eurasians' in Unravel: The Accessible Linguistics Magazine #4.
06 / Magazine article in English. 'Revitalising Kristang: An interview with Stefanie Pillai' in Unravel: The Accessible Linguistics Magazine #3.
05 / Magazine article in English. 'Kristang: A shallow sea' in Unravel: The Accessible Linguistics Magazine #3.
04 / Blog article in English. 'Predictive Linguistics: Singaporeanese' in Dialogue: The Unravel: The Accessible Linguistics Magazine Blog.
03 / Magazine article in English. 'Thoughts on structure: An interview with Leslie Lee' in Unravel: The Accessible Linguistics Magazine #1.
02 / Magazine article in English. 'Talking therapy: An interview with Tara McAllister Byun' in Unravel: The Accessible Linguistics Magazine #1.
01 / Magazine article in English. 'Kazakh: Language of the Steppes' in Unravel: The Accessible Linguistics Magazine #1.
SONGS
Available on Soundcloud as Kabesakevlar / Kevlarhead
17 / Song in Kristang. 'Spektrung' in Hierosa Reinyosa / Quing of Quings.
16 / Song in Kristang. 'Strelafamilia' in Tall Poppy / Papiah Altu.
15 / Song in English. 'Ungraded (I Wish You Knew)' in Tall Poppy / Papiah Altu.
14 / Song in English. 'Big Gay Kristang Space Whale' in Tall Poppy / Papiah Altu.
13 / Song in English. 'Pride (Surviving Suicide' in Tall Poppy / Papiah Altu.
12 / Song in Kristang. 'Makara' in Tall Poppy / Papiah Altu.
11 / Song in English. 'Numinous (Queerer than Queer)' in Tall Poppy / Papiah Altu.
10 / Song in English. 'Gay & Night' in Tall Poppy / Papiah Altu.
09 / Song in Kristang. 'Kemah Sanggi' in Tall Poppy / Papiah Altu.
08 / Song in Kristang. 'Maris Tigri' in Tall Poppy / Papiah Altu.
07 / Song in Kristang. 'Pancharoba' in Tall Poppy / Papiah Altu.
06 / Song in Kristang. 'Kantiga di Mundu Rentu / Bersu di Kuartu' in Tall Poppy / Papiah Altu.
05 / Song in English. 'Little Lion Boy / Tiger Tide' in Tall Poppy / Papiah Altu and forthcoming on Indigenous Youth Storytellers Circle.
04 / Song in English. 'Side by Side' in Tall Poppy / Papiah Altu.
03 / Song in English. 'Starshine' in Tall Poppy / Papiah Altu.
02 / Song in Kristang. 'Krensa Giliang' in Tall Poppy / Papiah Altu.
01 / Song in English. 'Interstellar' in Tall Poppy / Papiah Altu.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Slides and/or handouts available on request
As the last merlionsman of the republic of Singapore
Since 31 August 2022
(74) / Forthcoming invited speaker at CHIJ Katong Convent, 24 July 2023. "Imagined Realities: An introduction to speculative fiction". Invited by CHIJ Katong Convent & Sing Lit Station.
(73) / Forthcoming invited speaker, 12 May 2023. "What makes a Kristang song Kristang?". To be presented as part of the National Library Board Art x Stacks multi-event series.
(72) / Forthcoming invited speaker, 6 May 2023. "A Kristang tour of MRT stations with Kevin Martens Wong". To be presented at Singapore Heritage Festival 2023. Invited by the Singapore Heritage Festival 2023 and Ethos Books.
(71) / Forthcoming keynote speaker at the University of Chicago, 27 April-5 May 2023. "Bunga Sayang Kristang: On becoming the Last Merlionsman of the Republic of Singapore, and the Lion City's secret big brown lucky gay non-binary Kristang star". To be presented at Doing Being Other in Global Singapore multi-day event series. Invited by Josh Babcock and the University of Chicago Committee on Southern Asian Studies.
(70) / Forthcoming invited speaker at Cedar Girls' Secondary School, 14 April 2023. "Imagined Realities: An introduction to speculative fiction". Invited by Cedar Girls' Secondary School & Sing Lit Station.
68 & 69 / Invited speaker at Nexus International School, 14 March 2023. "The Cores of Compelling Character". Invited by Nexus International School & Sing Lit Station.
67 / Invited speaker at Sejarah Inquisition 2023, 11 March 2023. "Singapore's Kristang community and under-represented founders". Invited by the National University of Singapore History Society (NUS HISSOC).
66 / Invited speaker at Crescent Girls' School, 7 March 2023. "Kodrah Kristang". Presented as part of CGS Talent Development.
65 / Invited speaker at 2023 Unity Young Writers' Festival, 17 February 2023. "Introduction to flash fiction". Invited by Unity Secondary School & Sing Lit Station.
64 / Invited speaker at Overseas Family School, Singapore, 14 February 2023. "Imagined Realities: An introduction to speculative fiction". Invited by Overseas Family School & Sing Lit Station.
63 / Guest of Honour at Asian Literary Society Caravan 2023, 12 February 2023. Invited by Asian Literary Society 2023.
62 / Invited speaker at the 2023 International Conference on Linguistics Communication (Lingcomm 23), 8 February 2023. "Language advocacy with Kodrah Kristang" with Elaine Gold, Dawn Leslie and Anna Belew. Invited by Lauren Gawne.
61 / Invited speaker at 2023 Yale-NUS / NUS College Diversity Week, 7 February 2023. "Komesah Kristang / Kristang for Beginners". Invited by Yale-NUS College & NUS College.
60 / Invited speaker at the 2022 Singapore Writers' Festival, 13 November 2022. "A Merlion for His Majesty" and "There is no word for gay in the Kristang language". Presented at "It's Not a Phase, Mom!" with Muslim Sahib, Stephanie Dogfoot and Jocelyn Suarez.
59 / Invited speaker at the Singapore Boys' Home, 8 November 2022. "Imagined Realities: An introduction to speculative fiction". Invited by the Ministry of Social & Family Development and Sing Lit Station.
58 / Invited speaker at the Singapore Girls' Home, 7 November 2022. "Imagined Realities: An introduction to speculative fiction". Invited by the Ministry of Social & Family Development and Sing Lit Station.
57 / Invited speaker at the National Library Board, Singapore, 4 November 2022. "Why counting languages can be oneo f the hardest things in the world: The curious case of Kristang in Singapore". Presented at Languages of Singapore: Bilingual in Singapore? with Ritu Jain, Rita Elaine Silver and Sun Baoqi. Invited by Ritu Jain.
56 / Invited speaker at Nanyang Girls' High School, 26 October 2022. "Komesah Kristang / Kristang for Beginners". Invited by Nanyang Girls' High School and Sing Lit Station.
55 / Invited speaker at Nanyang Girls' High School, 25 October 2022. "Komesah Kristang / Kristang for Beginners". Invited by Nanyang Girls' High School and Sing Lit Station.
54 / Invited speaker at the National University of Singapore, 3 September 2022. "Kristang". Presented at NUS Department of Southeast Asian Studies Lost in Translation Language Symposium. Invited by Department of Southeast Asian Studies, National University of Singapore.
During fulltime teaching at Eunoia Junior College
25 March 2019 to 31 August 2022
53 / Invited speaker at STPI Creative Workshop & Gallery, 14 May 2022. "Kristang, language revitalisation and the ecology of language". Presented at The Word for World is Forest: Surveying Nature in Language with Alfian Sa'at and Jacqui Hocking. Invited by STPI Creative Workshop & Gallery.
52 / Invited speaker at Eunoia Junior College, 28 March 2022. "Mental health following Finding Dory". Presented at ECJ Beautiful Minds Film Festival 3.0. Invited by EJC Beautiful Minds.
51 / Master's Tea speaker at the College of Alice & Peter Tan, National University of Singapore, 8 March 2022. "The Last Speakers of Kristang". Presented at CAPT Master's Tea.
50 / Invited speaker at Tampines-Meridian Junior College, 12 November 2021. "Kodrah Kristang". Presented at TMJC 2021 Cultural Immersion Programme.
49 / Unconference speaker at Eunoia Junior College, 6 August 2021. "An introduction to cognitive function theory". Presented at EJC Unconference 2021.
48 / Invited speaker at Ministry of Education Pre-University Seminar 2021, 1 June 2021. "Kodrah Kristang". Invited by Mr Crispin Rodrigues.
47 / Invited speaker at Eunoia Junior College, 23 April 2021. "Mental health following Soul". Presented at EJC Beuatiful Minds Film Festival 2.0. Invited by EJC Beautiful Minds.
46 / Invited speaker at Eunoia Junior College, 13 April 2021. "Patterns of purpose: Building inclusive community using cognitive function theory". Presented at EJC 2021 Deep Dive Day #2 Thinker with Heart: Changemakers’ Workshops..
45 / Invited speaker at Cambridge University, 17 March 2021. "Kodrah Kristang". Presented at Cambridge University Indigenous Studies Discussion Group (ISDG), “Language & Colonialism: Indigenous Identity & Safeguarding in Focus” panel. Invited by Ms Mariana Pinto Leitao Pereira.
44 / Unconference speaker at Eunoia Junior College, 27 April 2020. "Sigundafera Alegri: Kristang". Presented as part of Eunoia Junior College Unconference 2020 / Merry Mondays.
43 / Invited speaker at the University Town College Programme, National University of Singapore, 11 February 2020. "Kodrah Kristang". Presented at UTS2400 Identities in Asia. Invited by Assoc Prof Anne Raffin.
X / Invited speaker at 2019 Singapore Writers' Festival, 1 November 2019. Declined invitation while under severe psychoemotional duress and abuse.
42 / Invited speaker at Yale-NUS College, 21 September 2019. "Reviving Kristang in Singapore". Presented as part of Yale-NUS Lab Week 7 Programme. Invited by Asst Prof Ricardo Cardoso and Ms Leong Wai Yee.
41 / Invited speaker at Writing the City multi-event series, 10 August 2019. "The Cores of Compelling Character" Presented at Toa Payoh Public Library. Invited by Sing Lit Station.
40 / Unconference workshop host at Eunoia Junior College, 20 July 2019. "Jungian functional analysis (Carl Jung’s theory of personality) for beginners". Presented as part of Eunoia Junior College Unconference Day 2019.
39 / Unconference workshop host at Eunoia Junior College, 20 July 2019. "Kristang for beginners". Presented as part of Eunoia Junior College Unconference Day 2019.
During PGDE Study at NIE
4 December 2017 to 15 March 2019
38 / Invited speaker at Yale-NUS: The Futures of our Past, 1 March 2019. "A Eurasian Writers' Panel at the Launch of Boka di Stori".
37 / Invited speaker at the Eurasian Association, Singapore, 17 November 2018. "A new history of the Kristang language in Singapore". Invited by the Eurasian Association, Singapore.
36 / Invited speaker at University Scholars' Programme, National University of Singapore, 2 November 2018. “Altered Straits”. Presented at UWC2101G Writing and Critical Thinking: Apocalyptic Cultures. Invited by Dr Yew Kong Leong.
35 / Invited speaker at the Substation, 15 September 2018. “SAD: Going, Going, Gone…? Diverse intangible heritage.” Presented at Cities change. People die. Everything you know goes away.
34 / Invited speaker at the Arts House, 11 August 2018. "A new history of the Kristang language in Singapore". Invited by the Arts House Singapore.
33 / Human Library speaker at 2018 Asian Undergraduate Summit, 17 July 2018. "Kodrah Kristang". Presented at 2018 Asian Undergraduate Summit Human Library. Invited by Mr Atharv Joshi.
32 / Invited speaker at Eunoia Junior College, 3 July 2018. "Reviving Kristang: Continuing the 507-year-old story of one of Singapore’s unique languages". Presented at Eunoia Junior College Unconference Day 2018. Invited by Ms Adrienne de Souza.
31 / Invited speaker at the Malay Heritage Centre, 15 May 2018. "A people's history of the Kristang language in Singapore".
30 / Invited speaker at the Malay Heritage Centre, 22 April 2018. "A people's history of the Kristang language in Singapore".
29 / Human Library speaker at MOE SLPLLD (March): N1 Human Library, 28 March 2018. "Revitalising an endangered language". Presented at Sengkang Secondary School. Invited by Mrs Wong-Cheang Mei-Heng.
28 / Featured partner at the Malay Heritage Centre, 24 February 2018. "Kristang". Presented at the Malay Heritage Centre Pesta Pustaka dan Seni 2018. Invited by the Malay Heritage Centre.
27 / Invited speaker at Eunos Primary School, 22 January 2018. "Kristang: Our heritage language". Invited by Ms A J Suhani.
26 / Featured partner at 2018 SGCares Carnival, 13 January 2018. "Kodrah Kristang".
25 / Invited speaker at National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre, 9 December 2017. "Kevin Martens Wong & Kodrah Kristang". Presented at NVPC Ground-up Sandbox. Invited by National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre.
During MOE untrained teaching at Catholic High (Sec)
17 July 2017 to 24 November 2017
24 / Invited speaker at 2017 Serious Games Asia Conference, 14 November 2017. "The Southern Islands Board Game". Presented at Lifelong Learning Institute. Invited by Mr Ivan Boo.
23 / Invited speaker at 2017 Singapore Writers' Festival, 5 November 2017. "The Real Science in Science Fiction". Presented with Victor Fernando R. Ocampo and Shelly Bryant.
22 / Invited speaker at Civil Service College, Singapore, 25 August 2017. "The Southern Islands Board Game". Presented at Civil Service College CAST August Playpen: Nation-Building Games. Invited by Civil Service College, Singapore.
21 / Invited speaker at Future of Singapore (FOSG), 12 August 2017. "Temasek Talking: Exploring, Maintaining and Revitalising the Languages of Singapore". Presented at Future of Singapore (FOSG). Invited by Dr Tay Kheng Soon
20 / Invited speaker at Rotary Club of Singapore (West), 27 July 2017. "Kodrah Kristang: Revitalising an endangered language of Singapore". Presented at Singapore Island Country Club. Invited by Mr Ronnie Neo.
During undergraduate study at nus
5 August 2013 to 10 July 2017
19 / Invited speaker (own event) at 1st Kristang Language Festival, 20 May 2017. "The future of Kristang: Dreams and Awakenings". Presented at Asian Civilisations Museum.
18 / Invited speaker at Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), 3 May 2017. "Endangered languages and language revitalization in Singapore: The reawakening of Kristang." Presented at ACS (I) Language & Literature Symposium 2017. Invited by Ms Nirmala Silverajan.
17 / Invited speaker at Books Kinokuniya (Ngee Ann City), 22 April 2017. "Panel Discussion: Kevin Martens Wong of Altered Straits, Daryl Qilin Yam of Kappa Quartet & Imran Hashim of Annabelle Thong". Presented as part of the 2017 Epigram Books Fiction Prize with Daryl Qilin Yam and Imran Hashim.
16 / Invited speaker at the Eurasian Festival 2017, 9 April 2017. "Learn more about Kristang with Kevin Martens Wong". Invited by the Eurasian Association, Singapore.
15 / Invited speaker at the National University of Singapore, 5 April 2017. "Kaminyu Kristang: Documenting and revitalizing Kristang, a critically endangered language in Singapore". Presented at the Department of English Language & Literature. Invited by the Department of English Language & Literature at the National University of Singapore.
14 / Invited speaker at the National Library Building of Singapore, 23 March 2017. "Kristang in the Lion City: The revitalisation of a dying language". Presented as part of the Friends of the Museum event series. Invited by the National Library Board, Singapore and Friends of the Museum, Singapore.
13 / Human Library speaker at TEDxNUS and Human Library Singapore, 18 March 2017. "Endangered language teacher". Invited by TEDxNUS and Human Library Singapore.
12 / Master's Tea speaker at the College of Alice & Peter Tan, National University of Singapore, 16 March 2017. "In conversation with Bernard Mesenas and Kevin Martens Wong: The Last Speakers of Kristang". Presented at CAPT Master's Tea with Mr Bernard Mesenas. Invited by the College of Alice & Peter Tan, National University of Singapore.
11 / Invited speaker at the National University of Singapore, 15 March 2017. "Isles and Aisles: ELL Writers in Three Literary Forms". Presented at the Department of English Language & Literature, with Prof Philip Holden and Mr Samuel Lee. Invited by the Department of English Language & Literature at the National University of Singapore.
10 / Invited speaker at Eunoia Junior College, 13 February 2017. "Kodramintu di Kristang: The Reawakening of Kristang in Singapore". Invited by Ms Adrienne de Souza.
09 / Invited speaker at the College of Alice & Peter Tan, National University of Singapore, 6 February 2017. "Southern Islands: A Kristang Board Game". Presented at Games, Communities & Society Reading Group. Invited by Dr Daniel Jew and Dr Alberto Corrias.
08 / Invited speaker at the University Town College Programme, National University of Singapore, 18 January 2017. "Kodramintu di Kristang: The Reawakening of Kristang in Singapore". Presented at UTS2400 Identities in Asia. Invited by Assoc Prof Anne Raffin, Assoc Prof Reuben Wong, Dr Kankana Mukhopadhyay & Dr Kevin McGahan.
07 / Invited speaker at the University of Malaya, 11 November 2016. "Kodramintu di Kristang: The reawakening of Kristang in Singapore". Presented at the Faculty of Languages & Linguistics. Invited by Assoc Prof Stefanie Pillai.
06 / Invited speaker at the National Institute of Education, Singapore, 24 October 2016. "Kodrah Kristang: Awakening Kristang in Singapore". Presented at AAE23C The Social Variation of Language. Invited by Asst Prof Ruanni Tupas.
05 / Invited speaker at the College of Alice & Peter Tan, National University of Singapore, 20 October 2016. "Kodrah Kristang: Awakening Kristang in Singapore". Presented at Minorities & Languages Reading Group. Invited by Assoc Prof Bruce Lockhart & Ms Wong Soon Fen.
04 / Workshop participant speaker at 2016 Institute on Collaborative Language Research (CoLang), 30 June 2016. "A Curriculum for Kristang". Part of Teaching an Indigenous Language workshop, led by Dr Hishinlai' Peter.
03 / Workshop participant speaker at 2016 Institute on Collaborative Language Research (CoLang), 30 June 2016. "Orthography in Kristang: Current issues and contestations". Part of Orthography workshop, led by Prof Michael Cahill and Prof Keren Rice.
02 / Institute participant speaker at 2016 Institute on Collaborative Language Research (CoLang), 23 June 2016. "Linggu di Mar—Kristang in Singapore: History, Challenges and Prospects". Part of CoLang 2016 Sharing Night, led by Assoc Prof Siri Tuttle & Assoc Prof Alice Taff.
01 / Invited speaker at College of Alice & Peter Tan, National University of Singapore, 31 March 2016. "Linggu di Mar—Kristang in Singapore: History, Challenges and Prospects". Presented at Minorities & Languages Reading Group. Invited by Assoc Prof Bruce Lockhart & Ms Wong Soon Fen.