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Chinese-Indonesian-residents

'Chinese Whispers': In search of identity in tragedy, history
Books 7 years ago

'Chinese Whispers': In search of identity in tragedy, history

While Chinese Whispers is primarily an account of Rani’s childhood in the days leading up to the riots, it also discusses the political and social context of the racial tensions, which had started during Dutch occupation.
How Yogyakarta preserves discrimination
Opinion 7 years ago

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How Yogyakarta preserves discrimination

Yogyakarta today is home to approximately 20,000 Chinese-Indonesians. But one in 10 claims to have been directly subjected to unequal treatment under the 1975 instruction.  
Footsteps in the sand of an emerging nation
Books 7 years ago

Footsteps in the sand of an emerging nation

As head of the Consultative Body for Indonesian Citizenship (Baperki), a leftist organization whose members were largely Chinese Indonesians, Tjhan was suspected of supporting the G30S.
Collective memoir highlights Indonesia's ethnic Chinese issues
Books 7 years ago

Collective memoir highlights Indonesia's ethnic Chinese issues

The book is a collection of voluntary narrations by 73 writers from diverse religious and ethnic backgrounds about the ethnic Chinese community in Indonesia. 
Remembering the author of 'Sie Jin Kui'
Books 7 years ago

Remembering the author of 'Sie Jin Kui'

Comics lovers certainly remember Siauw Tik Kwie, a household name for Sie Djin Koei, the illustrated story appearing on Star Weekly, Indonesia’s family magazine of the 1950 and 1960s.
Chinese-Indonesians’ fight against land ownership policy gains support
National 8 years ago

Chinese-Indonesians’ fight against land ownership policy gains support

A joint statement supported by 39 individuals and institutions has called on Yogyakarta Governor Hamengkubuwono to revoke a Yogyakarta regional head instruction on land ownership for “non-native” Indonesians. The instruction, which was issued in 1975, prohibits Chinese-Indonesians in Yogyakarta from owning land in the province.
There is hope for peaceful diversity: The Chinese Indonesian Literature Museum
Art & Culture 8 years ago

There is hope for peaceful diversity: The Chinese Indonesian Literature Museum

Established by an Acehnese, the Chinese Indonesian Literature Museum brings hope to Indonesia’s tenet of Unity in Diversity.
Sudjojono's criticism in Cap Go Meh
Art & Culture 8 years ago

Sudjojono's criticism in Cap Go Meh

On Friday, people of Chinese descent mark Cap Go Meh festival. The celebration, also known as the “happy day”, closes the 15 days of Chinese New Year festivities, as cap go meh means the fifteenth night.
Two well-preserved traditions of Tangerang’s Benteng Chinese
Art & Culture 8 years ago

Two well-preserved traditions of Tangerang’s Benteng Chinese

Situated a stone’s throw away from Jakarta, Tangerang city in Banten is believed to be the site of the first ethnic-Chinese settlements in Indonesia.
Chinese New Year: Learning about the past from the present
Art & Culture 8 years ago

Chinese New Year: Learning about the past from the present

Behind its bustling atmosphere and mouth-watering food all around, Glodok — Jakarta’s popular Chinatown area — is a witness to bitter history.
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