People have begun to realize that Tan was not just a Chinese figure, but a Singaporean one as well, and that the cultural and material assets left by him do not just benefit the Chinese community, but the entire Singaporean community.
人們已經發現，陳嘉庚不只是中國的，而且他理所當然地也屬於新加坡。陳嘉庚在新加坡留下的豐富文化和物質遺產，受益的不只是華族社群，更是整個新加坡社會。