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It felt right for son to be Singaporean, say couple in Canada
Singaporeans overseas share how they keep their ties to Singapore even as they immerse themselves in foreign cultures
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Singaporean couple Stanley Lai and Cheryln Lai, who are Canadian permanent residents, said it felt natural for their son Jonah to be Singaporean as well as Canadian.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF STANLEY LAI
When their son, Jonah, was born in February 2018, his parents thought hard about whether he should be counted as a Singaporean.
Mr Stanley Lai and his wife Cheryln, who have been living in British Columbia, Canada, for about a decade, eventually signed him up for Singapore citizenship. They had moved there from Singapore separately - Mr Lai in 2009 for his undergraduate studies, and Mrs Lai with her family two years before that.
