The Tembusu (Fagraea fragrans) is a large evergreen tree in the family Gentianaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia. Its trunk is dark brown, with deeply fissured bark, looking somewhat like a bittergourd. It grows in an irregular shape from 10 to 25m high. Its leaves are light green and oval in shape. Its yellowish flowers have a distinct fragrance and the fruits of the tree are bitter tasting red berries, which are eaten by birds and fruit bats. Source: Tembusu, Wikipedia
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Dr Priscilla Koh

Lecturer

Tembusu College
National University of Singapore

pris.koh@nus.edu.sg

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Dr. Priscilla Koh is an anthropologist and historian whose research interests relate to ethnic identity and belonging, social memory, transnational migration, youth deviance and culture, and the narratives of marginalized communities in Southeast Asia. 
 
She earned her Bachelor’s (Hons) and Master of Arts degrees in History from the National University of Singapore and holds a PhD in Social and Cultural Anthropology from Vrije University in Amsterdam. Her prior research focused on the narratives of Vietnamese women during wartime, ethnic minorities, and refugees from Vietnam. 
 
Priscilla has worked as a researcher in government service, where she conducted longitudinal studies on youth offenders in Singapore and the burnout-stress factors of frontline officers. She has also been involved in volunteer projects for orphaned and street children in northern Vietnam, Karenni youth refugees on the Thai-Burma border, trafficked Southeast Asian women in Thailand, and socially excluded communities in Singapore. Priscilla currently serves as an advisor for the ASEAN Business Youth Association (ABYA), a youth-led organization committed to developing innovative and sustainable solutions to social and environmental challenges in the region. 

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