A Baba Bibliography: Related Studies  

Increasingly, studies of related acculturated communities are being compared with the Babas of the Straits. The acculturated Chinese in Kelantan and Terengganu are sometimes referred to as Peranakan–like Chinese in new studies. The Thai Peranakans have recently been of scholarly interest. Many trace their roots to the Penang Baba community, particularly those from Phuket. The Indian Peranakans in Malacca known as the Chettys are racially distinct from the Babas – the Chinese Peranakans. However, they share common challenges faced by the Babas of an acculturated community which trace their beginnings in Malacca and are thus often compared with the Babas.