After independence from the British Empire in the 1950s, Malaysia's multiethnicity had a tremendous impact on her political, economic and cultural development. Her 6 million Chinese, one quarter of the population, care deeply about education and the passing on of cultural traditions, and are at the center of the debate over whether Malaysia's development should emphasize solidarity or diversity.
1950 年代，自英國殖民地獨立後，多種族的元素便綿密地牽動大馬政治、經濟、文化的發展，其中佔馬國人口四分之一、總數高達 600 萬的華人，他們心心念念的文化傳承和教育問題，更在國家團結或多元發展的論辯掙扎中，一路奮戰至今。