BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Hue Guan Thye is an Associate Professor of the Dept. of Chinese Studies, XMUM. He is also the Director of Centre for Research on Southeast Asian Chinese Documents, XMUM. Dr. Hue research focuses on the History of Chinese in Southeast Asia, Buddhism, Taoism and Chinese popular religion in Singapore and Malaysia. He is the Author of The Buddha Lights of Lion City: The Hundred-Year Development of Buddhism in Singapore (2020), Chinese Epigraphic Materials in Singapore: 1819 –1911 (2017, with Kenneth Dean), Evolution and Model: The Propagation of Taoism and Buddhism in Singapore.(NUS & Global Publishing Co,2017),The Propagation of Taoism and Buddhism in Singapore (2013), and A study of the development of Chinese Buddhism in Singapore (2010, with Nengdu etc). His main articles are “The Malaysian Historical Geographical Information System (MHGIS): The Case of Chinese Temples in Johor” (Religious Studies, 2023), “The Development and Changes of Singapore Chinese Society in 19–20th Century—An Analysis from the Perspective of Dialect Group Cemetery Hills”(Histories, 2022),“Connecting the Chinese Diaspora: See Boon Tiong and His Temple Networks in Singapore and Malacca”(Histories, 2022),“A Study of United Temple in Singapore—Analysis of Union from the Perspective of Sub-Temple”(Religious Studies, 2022),“The Buddhist Philanthropist: The Life and Times of Lee Choon Seng”(Religious Studies, 2022),“Chinese Temple Networks in Southeast Asia: A WebGIS Digital Humanities Platform for the Collaborative Study of the Chinese Diaspora in Southeast Asia”(Religious Studies, 2020),“Research on the Chinese Cemeteries of Singapore: A Case Study of the Founding of Hokkien Charitable Pavilion of the Eternal Mountain Cemetery and its Management Model”(South Seas Society,2019), “The origin of Singapore Taoism” (Religious Studies, 2011), “The Evolution of the Singapore United Temple” (Chinese Southern Diaspora Studies, 2011), “Chinese Temples and the Transnational Networks: Hokkiens Communities in Singapore” (Cultural Diversity in China, De Gruyte, 2017), “The Process of the Localization of Humanistic Buddhism: On the “Intellectualization” and “Institutionalization” of Chinese Mahayana Buddhism in Singapore” (Chinese University of Hong Kong,2017), etc.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
History of Chinese in Southeast Asia, Buddhism, Taoism and Chinese popular religion in Singapore and Malaysia.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
PhD (Chinese Traditional Culture), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2011)
MA (Chinese Traditional Culture), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2005)
BA (Chinese Language and Literature), Peking University, People’s Republic of China (2001)
WORKING EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor, Dept. of Chinese Studies, Xiamen University Malaysia, Malaysia (2019-Present)
Director, Centre for Research on Southeast Asian Chinese Documents, Xiamen University Malaysia, Malaysia (2019-Present)
Vice Chairman, Research Committee, Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations, Singapore (2018-Present)
Senior Research Fellow. Dept. of Chinese Studies, National University of Singapore. （2016.2 – 2021）
Adjunct Lecturer, Division of Chinese, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2012-2019)
Adjunct Research Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies for the Studies in Inter-Religious Relations in Plural Societies Programme, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2015-2016)
Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute. Göttingen, Germany (2014-2016)
Visiting Research Scholar, Dept. of Chinese Studies, National University of Singapore， Singapore (2010-2013)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE / GRANTS
Principal Investigator，Research on The Development History of Humanities Buddhism in Malaysia’s Fo Guang Shan Grant, Taiwan. （2024- Present）
Principal Investigator，Research on The Maritime Silk Road: Wangchuan Ceremony, Rituals and Related Practices for Maintaining the Sustainable Connection between Human and the Ocean, China Cultural Centre in Kuala Lumpur Grant, Malaysia. （2022- Present）
Principal Investigator，Research on the Culture of Malaysian Chinese, Khind Starfish Foundation Grant, Malaysia. （2020.1- Present）
Director. Research on Southeast Asian Chinese Documents, A tripartite cooperation between National University of Singapore, Xiamen University Malaysia and Xiamen University, China. （2020.1- Present ）
Principal Investigator，Chinese Epigraphy of Selangor, Malaysia. Xiamen University Malaysia Research Fund, 2020 Cycle 5. （2020.1-2021.12）
Co-Principal Investigator. Chinese Epigraphy in Singapore: 1912–2019.Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre Research Grant. Principal Investigator: Professor Kenneth Dean. （2019.2-2021）
Co-Principal Investigator. Qing Dynasty Tombs of Singapore: A Digital Archival Project. National Heritage Board Heritage Research Grant. Principal Investigator: Professor Kenneth Dean. （2018.2-2021）
Co-Principal Investigator. Collective Biography of the Singapore Chinese Community (1922-1972): The Digitization and Analysis of the Bukit Brown Burial Records in the National Archives National Heritage Board Heritage Research Grant. （2017.1- 2021）
Senior Research Fellow. Singapore Historical Geographical Information System: Mapping the Transformation of Singapore Chinese Associations. Ministry of Education Research Grant, Tier 2, Singapore. （2016.2-2021）
Co-Principal Investigator. Tombs in a Tropical Forest, from the Heng San Ting: New Sources for the History of Singapore’s Earliest Hokkien Community. National Heritage Board Heritage Research Grant. （2016.2-2018.1）
Co-Principal Investigator. The Nine Emperor Gods Festival in Singapore: History, Rituals, Institutions and Networks. National Heritage Board Heritage Research Grant, Singapore. （2016.2-2018.1）
Co-Principal Investigator. Fujian Yishan in Southeast Asia: Singapore. SATU Presidents’ Forum International 2013 Research Grant. （2013.9-2014.8）
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Books
Guan Thye, Hue. The Buddha Lights of Lion City: The Hundred Year Development of Buddhism in Singapore. Hong Kong: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2020. 521 pages.
Guan Thye, Hue, Chinese Epigraphy in Singapore: 1819–1911. Vol. 1 & 2. Singapore & Guangxi: National University of Singapore Press & Guangxi Normal University Press, 2017. (with Professor Kenneth Dean, English & Chinese bilingual, 1455 pages)
Guan Thye, Hue. Evolution and Model: The Propagation of Taoism and Buddhism in Singapore. Singapore: Department of Chinese Studies, National University of Singapore & Global Publishing Co. Inc. 2013. (283 pages)
Journal Articles
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Malaysian Historical Geographical Information System (MHGIS): The Case of Chinese Temples in Johor” (with Kui Wei Kai, Kenneth Dean, etc) in Histories, 2023, 14, 336; MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/3/336
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Development and Changes of Singapore Chinese Society in 19 – 20th Century — An Analysis from the Perspective of Dialect Group Cemetery Hills” (with Liu Yilin, Klan Choo Juhn Khai) in Histories, 2022, 2 (3), 288; MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Guan Thye, Hue. “Connecting the Chinese Diaspora: See Boon Tiong and His Temple Networks in Singapore and Malacca” (with Klan Choo Juhn Khai) in Histories, 2022, 2(3), 241; MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/histories.
Guan Thye, Hue. “A Study of United Temple in Singapore—Analysis of Union from the Perspective of Sub-Temple” (with Wang Yidan, Kenneth Dean, etc) in Religions, 2022, 13 (7), 602; MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. www.mdpi.com/journal/religions.
Guan Thye, Hue. "The Buddhist Philanthropist: The Life and Times of Lee Choon Seng" (with Tang Chang and Klan Choo Juhn Khai) in Religions, 2022, 13(2), 147; MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. www.mdpi.com/journal/religions.
Guan Thye, Hue. “Chinese Temple Networks in Southeast Asia: A WebGIS Digital Humanities Platform for the Collaborative Study of the Chinese Diaspora in Southeast Asia” (with Yingwei Yan, Kenneth Dean, etc) in Religions, 2020, 11, 334; MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. www.mdpi.com/journal/religions.
Guan Thye, Hue. Kenneth Dean, Yingwei, Yan. & Yiran, Xue., “Research on the Chinese Cemeteries of Singapore: A Case Study of the Founding of Hokkien Charitable Pavilion of the Eternal Mountain Cemetery and its Management Model.” in Journal of the South Seas Society. Singapore: South Seas Society,2019.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Process of the Localization of Humanistic Buddhism: On the ‘Intellectualization’ and ‘Institutionalization’ of Chinese Mahayana Buddhism in Singapore” in Studies in Humanistic Buddhism, Issue 9 (2017). Hong Kong: CUHK Centre for the Study of Humanistic Buddhism, 2017, pp. 75-101.
Guan Thye, Hue. “Chinese Temples and the Transnational Networks: Hokkiens Communities in Singapore” (English version) &《华族庙宇与跨国网络：以田调资料中的新加坡闽南主神和闽南道坛为例》 (Chinese version) in Cultural Diversity in China, 2017. Berlin: De Gruyte, 2017, 36 pages.
Guan Thye, Hue. The Discussion of the Epigraphic Materials of Singapore Mahayana Buddhism, in The Journal of Quanzhou Normal University, Vol.31, No. 1. Feb 2013, Quanzhou: Quanzhou Normal University, 2013, pp. 32-37.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Evolution of the Singapore United Temple: The Transformation of Chinese Temples” in Chinese Southern Diaspora Studies, Volume 5, 2011-12. Canberra: The Australian National University, pp. 157-174.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The origin of Singapore Taoism” in Religious Studies. Vol. 1, 2011. Sichuan: Institute of Taoism & Religious Culture of Sichuan University, 2011, pp. 60-63.
Edited Books
Guan Thye, Hue. eds. Receives the Dignity from Heaven: From Keng Teck Whay to Yu Huang Gong. Singapore: Taoist Mission of Singapore, 2019. (co-eds with Kua Bak Lin & Kenneth Dean, etc.)
Guan Thye, Hue. eds. Hong San See Temple Singapore: the journey to UNESCO. Beijin: Palace Museum Publisher, 2019. (co-eds with Kua Bak Lin, Lee Chee Hiang, etc.)
Guan Thye, Hue. eds. A brief overview of the development of Singapore Mahayana Buddhism. Singapore: Buddha of Medicine Welfare Society, 2010. (co-eds with Nengdu etc, 530 pages)
Chapters in Books
Guan Thye, Hue. “Origin and Character: The Taoism in Singapore:” (English & Chinese bilingual) in Bak Lin, Kua. etc., eds. Receives the Dignity from Heaven: From Keng Teck Whay to Yu Huang Gong. Singapore: Taoist Mission of Singapore, 2019.
Guan Thye, Hue. “Singapore Chinese Temples and Transnational Networks: Hokkien Communities in Singapore” in A General History of the Chinese in Singapore. Singapore: Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Association. 2019, pp.1-16. (English version)
Guan Thye, Hue. & Kenneth Dean, “Mahayana Buddhism and Harmonious Society: The Mutual Cooperation of Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism in Singapore.” in Collection of the 120th Anniversary of Singapore Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery. Singapore: Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery, 2018, pp. 2-9.
Guan Thye, Hue, “The Cultural Preservations and Social Contributions of Chinese Monasteries and Temples in Singapore: A Case Study of Wak Hai Cheng Bio”. In Y. Y. Chen ed., Taiwan Monasteries and Temples: The Preservation of Cultural Heritage and Social Contributions. Taiwan: Liren Bookshop, 2018, pp. 561-586.
Guan Thye, Hue. & Kenneth Dean, “Chinese Religious Traditions in Singapore: Buddhism, Taoism and Christianity”, in Phua Kok Khoo, ed., 50 Years of the Chinese Community in Singapore. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. 2016, pp. 157-180.
Guan Thye, Hue & Kenneth Dean, “Chinese Religious Traditions in Singapore: Buddhism, Taoism and Christianity” in Pang Cheng Lian, ed., 50 Years of the Chinese Community in Singapore. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. 2016. pp 169-190. (English version)
Guan Thye, Hue. “A Preliminary Survey of the Guan Shi Yin (Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva) belief in Singapore” in Chen Yiyuan ed., City Big Guan Yin Pavilion & the Study of Guan Yin Belief. Taipei: Liren Bookshop, 2015, pp. 865-880.
Guan Thye, Hue. “A Transformation of the Baosheng Dadi belief in Singapore” in Chen Yiyuan ed., Zhou Maoqi, Tainan City Sing-Ji Temple & the Baosheng Dadi Belief. Tainan: National Cheng Kung University Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences & Tainan City Big Guan Yin Pavilion Sing-Ji Temple, 2014, pp. 321-332.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Discussion of the Epigraphy of Singapore Mahayana Buddhism” in Lin Huadong & Chen Yanling eds., Searching and Exploration: The Study of the two Sidesof Strait Minnan Culture and Inheritance, Innovation and Social Development. Xiamen: Xiamen University Press, 2013, pp. 361-376.
Guan Thye, Hue. “Buddhism in Singapore” in 2600 Years of Sambuddhatva: Global Journey of Awakening. Sri Lanka: The Ministry of Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs, Government of Sri Lanka, 2012, pp.237-250.
Guan Thye, Hue. “Chinese Female Migrants and the Development of Buddhism in Singapore: A Case Study of Three Female Lay Buddhists in the mid-Twentieth Century” in Sin Kiong, Wong. & Sy Ren, Quah. eds., Cross-disciplinary Dialogue and Collision: Collected Essays of Chinese Studies Graduate Students of NUS and NTU. Singapore: Youth Publication, 2009. pp. 35-54.
Conference Papers
Guan Thye, Hue. “Construct a Harmonious Society Across Borders and Ethnic Groups: The Mutual Cooperation of Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism in Singapore.” Presented at The First Taishan International Cultural Forum” (19-22 Sept 2019), organized by Chinese National Academy of Arts, Institute of Ancient History of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Tai'an Municipal Government of Shandong Province, China.
Guan Thye, Hue. “On the Betweenness Centrality: The Betweenness Character of Singapore Chinese Network.” Presented at The International Conference on Spatial Humanities and GIS” (20-21 Sept 2019), organized by Research Center for Chinese Cultural Subjectivity and the Center for GIS, RCHSS, Academia Sinica.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Evolution and Characteristics of Guanyin Belief in Singapore.” Presented at The International Symposium on Asian Guanyin and Goddess Faith” (4-8 Sept 2019), organized by The Vietnam National University, Hanoi and National Cheng Kung University.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Evolution of Singapore's Mazu Belief and Transnational Network.” Presented at The International Symposium on Local Faith and Rural Revitalization” (20-25 Aug 2019), organized by The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Fujian Normal University.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Identity Crisis and the Survival Dilemma: A Case Study of Singaporean Mahayana Buddhist and Immigrants before Singapore's independence.” Presented at The International Symposium to Celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Founding Singapore Ceremony: Mahayana Buddhism and the life of Asian City. (17-18 Aug 2019), organized by The Dept. of Chinese Studies, NUS, & Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery, Singapore.
Guan Thye, Hue. “Construct a harmonious society: The Demonstration Features and Connotations of the Reunion of Religious Association,” Presented at The Reunion of Religious Association Symposium (12-21 July 2019) organized by The Fo Guang Shan Buddha Memorial Hall and the Fo Guang Shan Humanistic Buddhism Research Institute, ROC.
Guan Thye, Hue. “From Temasek to Founding of Singapore.” Presented at The Singapore Bicentennial Conference (31 Jan 2019), organized by The Goh Loo Club & Tan Kah Kee Foundation, Singapore.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Popular Religion in Lion City: Visits to Ancient Chinese Temples of Singapore” Presented at the National Museum of Singapore Seminar (5 Jan 2019), organized by The National Museum of Singapore.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Challenges and Opportunities: A Case Study of Singapore Po Chiak Keng Tan Si Chong Su.” Presented at 7th International Kai Zhang Cultural Exchange Convention (8-10 Dec 2018), organized by the Myanmar Ying Chuan Zong Tang & Chen Si Da Zong Ci.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Tang Shipwreck’s Porcelain and the Song-Yuan Period’s Unearthed Cultural Relics: Discuss the Origin of the Port of Singapore” Presented at the 3rd Belt and Road International Symposium on Cultural and Art Exchanges and Cooperation (18-21 Nov 2018), organized by The Cultural Development Strategy Research Centre of Chinese National Academy of Arts.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Opportunities and Challenges: The Belief of Singapore Baosheng Dadi.” Presented at The International Conference of Baosheng Dadi Belief (19-21 Oct 2018), organized by the Minnan Normal University, National Quemoy University, National Cheng Kung University.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Mahabodhi School in Penang & Singapore.” Presented at The International Conference of the 2018 Classical Penang: The Straits Settlements (16 Jun 2018), organized by The Penang Chinese Town Hall & Ministry of Education, Penang, Malaysia.
Guan Thye, Hue. “Mahayana Buddhism and Harmonious Society: The Mutual Cooperation of Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism in Singapore.” Presented at The International Conference on Chinese Buddhism Monastery & Social Spaces in Asia (15-16 Jun 2018), organized by The Dept. of Chinese Studies, NUS, & Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery, Singapore
Guan Thye, Hue. “A Life for Others: The Research on the Ardent Benevolence of Female Buddhists in Singapore.” Presented at The International Conference of The Spread of Humanistic Buddhism in East Asia and Southeast Asia (06-07 Jan 2018), organized by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Singapore Historical GIS (SHGIS) and the Study of Singaporean Chinese Temples.” Presented at the Temples, Trust and Trade: Chinese Temples Network in Southeast Asia (21-2 November 2017), organized by the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Dunhuang’s Element and the Silk Road’s Impact of Singapore Thian Hock Keng & Chongwen Ge.” Presented at the 2017 Belt and Road International Symposium on Cultural and Art Exchanges and Cooperation (10-14 October 2017), organized by The Cultural Development Strategy Research Centre of Chinese National Academy of Arts and Dunhuang Cultural Assoc.
Guan Thye, Hue. “Tombs in a Tropical Forest: The Earliest Tombs from the Heng Shan Ting.” Presented at the Asia: The Region and the World (2-3 October 2017), organized by the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Four Main Chinese Cemeteries in Selat: Heng San Teng.” Presented at To Be Prudent in Performing Funerary Rites and to Remember Our Ancestors: The Four Main Chinese Cemeteries in Selat (09 September 2017), organized by the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Association, Singapore.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Cultural Preservations and Social Contributions of Chinese Monasteries and Temples in Singapore: A Case Study of Wak Hai Cheng Bio”. Presented at The International Conference of the Cultural Preservations and Social Contributions of Monasteries and Temples (22-23 July 2017), organized by National Cheng Kung University.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Compilation of Singapore Chinese Epigraphy and Seeking the Root of Culture.” Presented at Tan Lark Sye Institute Forum: Historical Documents: General History, Book Series, Documentation, Encyclopaedia (16 June 2017), organized by the Tan Lark Sye Institute, New Era University College, Malaysia.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Compilation of Singapore Chinese Epigraphy and Seeking the Root of Culture.” Presented at Chinese Civilization and South East Asia Forum (25 Feb 2017), organized by the General Association of Chinese Culture and the Department of East Asia Studies, National Taiwan Normal University.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Process of the Localization of Humanistic Buddhism: On the ‘Intellectualization’ and ‘Institutionalization’ of Chinese Mahayana Buddhism in Singapore.” Presented at The international Conference on “Implementation of Humanistic Buddhism in East Asia and Southeast Asia (02-03 Dec 2016), organized by The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Challenges and Opportunities of the Organizations and Temples in Singapore.” Presented at The International Conference on Quemoy Studies 2016 (26 Nov 2016), organized by the National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan), National Quemoy University and the University Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia.
Guan Thye, Hue. “Non-mainstream Singaporean Buddhist Monks and their Networks in Southeast Asia and Beyond-Master Guangxuan and Vajra Supreme Master Yuan Fan.” Presented at Comparative Approaches to Inter-Asian Religious and trade Networks (03- 04 March 2016), organized by the Asia Research Institute (NUS) and Max Planck Institute (Germany).
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Internationalization and Localization of Mazu Belief: The Studies of Mazu Belief in Singapore.” Presented at The International Conference of Mazu Culture (20-23 Oct 2015), organized by the Putian University, China,
Guan Thye, Hue. “Dr. Soon Cheong. Jian (1916-2000) and the Sanjiao Shengtan Jinlongsi (Grand Hall of the Three Teachings Golden Dragon Monastery) -- the opening up of alternative pathways in Singaporean Buddhism.” Presented at Religious Networks in AsiaProgramme (12th June 2015), organized by the Max Planck Institute, Gottingen, Germany.
Guan Thye, Hue. “Temples and the Transformation of Transnational Networks - Chinese communities in Singapore”. Presented at Religious Networks in Asia Programme (18th Oct 2014), organized by the Max Planck Institute, Gottingen, Germany.
Guan Thye, Hue. “A preliminary survey of the Guan Shi Yin (Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva) belief.” Presented at The International Conference of Guan Yin Belief (17-18 Oct 2014), organized by the National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.
Guan Thye, Hue. “A Double-edged Sword: Buddhist Evangelism Strategies in Present-Day Singapore”. Presented at 2014 Annual Conference of Association for Asian Studies (23rd March 2014), organized by the Association for Asian Studies, USA.
Guan Thye, Hue. “A Transformation of the Baosheng Dadi Belief in Singapore: the Studies of Zhenren Gong.” Presented at the International Conference of Tainan City Sing-Ji Temple & the Baosheng Dadi Belief (13-14 Sept 2013), organized by the National Cheng Kung University.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Development and Transformation of the United Temples in Singapore.” Presented at the 8th International Conference of The International Society for the Studies of Chinese Overseas (16-19 Aug 2013), organized by University Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Discussion of the Epigraphic Materials of Singapore Mahayana Buddhism”. Presented at The 3rd Local Historical Materials Forum (11th Dec 2011), organized by the Xiamen University, People’s Republic of China
Guan Thye, Hue. “The Network of Minnan Main Gods in Singapore.” Presented at 2011 International Conference on Minnan Culture (25th - 28th Nov 2011), organized by the National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.
Guan Thye, Hue. “A Preliminary Survey of the Taoist Ritual Masters of Singapore”. Presented at Daoist Ritual and Chinese Popular Religion: Historical interactions and Regional Differentiation, (2-3 Dec 2010), organized by the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The transformation of Chinese Temples in Singapore: A case study of United Temples.”. Presented at Graduate Students Forum (19th March 2010), organized by the Division of Chinese, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Guan Thye, Hue. “The three founders of the Mahayana Buddhism in Singapore.”. Presented at Chinese Forum (14th March 2010), organized by the Hai Yin Culture and Arts Research Gallery.
Guan Thye, Hue. “Urban Redevelopment Programme vs. Survival of Chinese Temples: A case study of the influence of the Land Acquisition Act on Chinese Temples in Singapore. Presented at The 4th Asian Graduate Forum (15-17 July 2009), organized by the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore.
Guan Thye, Hue. “Chinese female migrants and the development of Buddhism in Singapore - A case study of three female lay Buddhists in the mid-twentieth century.”. Presented at Cross-disciplinary Dialogue and Collision (11th Jan 2008), organized by the Chinese Studies of National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
HONORS/AWARDS
Nangyang Technological University PhD Research Scholarship (01/01/2008 - 08/03/2010)
Nangyang Technological University PhD Teaching Assistant Scholarship (07/08/2006 - 31/12/2007)