the leading association for eurasians in singapore is the eurasian association at 139 ceylon road in katong. the eurasian association has played a major role in uniting the community and developing a stronger shared identity. it also a self-help group which serves the eurasian community in singapore. it has expanded the definition of eurasian to include any person of mixed european and asian parentage. previously, only persons whose fathers were of european origin or who had european surnames were considered eurasian. as of the end of 2013, there were 2,128 members of the eurasian association of singapore.