Yang Jianwei, Vice President and Secretary-General of the Tianfu Association in Singapore, wrote in the Singapore United Morning News on October 20, how can new immigrants smoothly and successfully integrate into a new environment? This is not only a question faced by Chinese new immigrants during their integration into Singapore, but also a challenge that all new immigrants around the world encounter when migrating to a new country and environment. For this reason, the topic of new immigrant integration has become a matter of common concern and attention from national leaders, government departments, and all sectors of society in Singapore.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong stated that new immigrants need a process and time to adapt to a new environment. If new immigrants wish to integrate smoothly into their new surroundings, it is crucial to have the right mindset. I summarize this into four basic principles for new immigrants to integrate into a new environment—listen more, speak less, appreciate, and praise.
