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In your opinion, explain the importance of assimilation in Malaysia. (10 marks)

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- SOLO IMI SOL Importance of assimilation in Malaysia. Assimilation is to become like others or Help another person to adapt to a new environmen An example of assimilation is the change of dress and behaviors an immigrant may go through when bring in a new country. In past seventies andeightes), misguided nation- Building policies aimed at assimilation rather than integration for Exemple one language - one culture policy refused to allow free cultural Expression such as the performance 4 lion cances or the free cuse , teaching and learning a respective mother tongues. The long term objective to close down mother tongue Chinese and Tamil primary school is a reflective q the attitude that non-malay languages, non-malay schools, non - malay bildings and in malaysian and should be Either banned or restricted as per my view. - According to me, in 1995 Dr. Mahathir Openly acknowledged that the policy of assimilation Cannot succeed in plural Malaysia . In an intyview with TIME Magazine, responding to a question about his earlier statement that efforts to assimilate races have not been successful and it was time to try something else" Dr. Mahathir replied: "The Plea before was that people should become 100% Malay

in order to be malaysian." . Nevertheless, assimilation has undeniably Prayed a major role in determining the formation, y with it todaijs pluralistic society g Malaysia , Wit various contributions with a nation filled with diversity like malaysia , it is unavoidable that assimilation has Occured. Assimilation can be understand better with an help of Enample; The Indians who came to Malaysia Gought with them the hindu culture - its unique temples delicious cuisine , culture and colourful garments. Hindu Tradition remain strong until today in the indian community g Malaysia . similar to Babas and Nyonyas, it is the result of assimilation between the indian immigrants and local culture. Though they remain hindu, the chitties speak Bahasa malaysia and their women dress in Sarong Kebayas instead g Sarles. However, the most distinctive culture assimilation in malaysia could be found in the case of the peranakans, or otherwise known as babas & Nyonyas.

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