Chua Ser Koon
Chua Ser Koon is a Singapore historian, who specialise in the Japanese occupation of Singapore and Japan–Singapore relations or Japan–Malaysia relations. Known for her editorial of the book titled Xin Ma Huaren Kangri Shiliao 1937-1945.
Early life and education
Chua was born in Singapore in 1944. In 1963, she entered the Nanyang University and major in history and graduated in 1967.Chua also studied in Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology and Faculty of Letters, The University of Tokyo, Japan. She mainly studied history of Japan - South East Asia relations. Then in doctoral course, she major in history of Japanese military administration during the W.W.II period.
Career
Chua worked at National Archives and Oral History Center of Singapore and took charge of the theme "Japanese Occupied Singapore".Later she taught students in Reitaku University and Keio University. In 1997, she became the Professor of Tsuda University and taught international relations.
She mainly took charge of teaching and study of South East Asian history and overseas Chinese history.