Editing Multiculturalism (section)

===Singapore===
[[File:Woodlands Town Park East, Singapore, looking north towards Marsiling Rise.jpg|thumb|right|High density public housing in Singapore, which are a common sight in the country, consists of different ethnic groups living together.]]
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Due to historical immigration trends, Singapore has a Chinese majority population with significant minority populations of [[Malay people|Malays]] and [[Indian people|Indians]] (predominantly [[Tamil people|Tamils]]). Other prominent smaller groups include [[Peranakans]], [[Arabs]], [[Armenians]], [[Eurasians in Singapore|Eurasians]], [[Ethnic groups of Europe|Europeans]], [[Americans]], and Canadians. Besides English, Singapore recognizes three other languages—[[Malay language|Malay]], [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin Chinese]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. English was established as the medium of instruction in schools during the 1960s and 1970s and is the language of trade and government while the other three languages are taught as second languages ("mother tongues"). Besides being a [[Multilingualism|multilingual]] country, Singapore also acknowledges festivals celebrated by the three main ethnic communities.

Under the [[Raffles Plan of Singapore]], the city was divided into ethnic enclaves such as [[Geylang]], [[Chinatown, Singapore|Chinatown]], and [[Little India, Singapore|Little India]]. Housing in Singapore is governed by the Ethnic Integration Policy, which ensures an even ethnic distribution throughout Singapore.<ref>(n.d.) In [[Housing and Development Board|Housing Development Boards of Singapore website]]. Retrieved: 18 November 2010 from [http://www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10296p.nsf/PressReleases/C515273FA068DD58482576DD00169155?OpenDocument ''Policy Changes To Support An Inclusive And Cohesive Home''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529111744/http://www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10296p.nsf/PressReleases/C515273FA068DD58482576DD00169155?OpenDocument |date=29 May 2010 }}.</ref> A similar policy exists in politics as all [[Group Representation Constituency|Group Representation Constituencies]] are required to field at least one candidate from an ethnic minority.<ref>Goh, Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill, cols. 180–183; {{citation|author=Edwin Lee|title=Singapore: The Unexpected Nation|location=Singapore|publisher=Institute of Southeast Asian Studies|year=2008|page=499|isbn=978-981-230-796-5}}.</ref>

Today, such ethnic enclaves has mostly been eliminated, due to the contemporary Singapore's government policy to encourage further ethnic integration between the different [[Demographics of Singapore|races of Singapore]]. A prominent example is its public housing system. Unlike other countries, public housing is not ostracised by a wide majority of the population and its government, and acts as a necessary and vital measure to provide immaculate and safe housing surrounded by [[Amenity|public amenities]] at affordable prices, especially during its rapid development and industrialisation in the early years of independence.<ref name="LKS">{{cite book |title=Lim Kim San: a builder of Singapore |date=2009 |publisher=Institute of Southeast Asian Studies |location=Singapore |isbn=978-9812309280}}</ref> It is also meant to foster [[Group cohesiveness|social cohesion]] between the social classes and races of Singapore, and prevent neglected areas or districts and [[ethnic enclaves]] from developing – known as the Ethnic Integration Policy (EIP).<ref>{{cite web|title=Ethnic Integration Policy and SPR Quota – Housing & Development Board (HDB)|url=http://www.hdb.gov.sg/cs/infoweb/residential/buying-a-flat/resale/ethnic-integration-policy-and-spr-quota|website=Housing and Development Board (HDB)|access-date=11 June 2022}}</ref> As such, it is considered a unique part of Singaporean culture, being commonly associated with the country.<ref name="SGCUL">{{cite web |url=https://theculturetrip.com/asia/singapore/articles/11-things-you-should-know-about-singaporean-culture/ |title=11 Things You Should Know About Singaporean Culture |last=Kaur |first=Tarra |website=theculturetrip.com |date=23 March 2018 |publisher=Culture Trip |access-date=11 June 2022}}</ref>