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Transnational Connections; Diasporic (Re)Turns To Indonesia, Jorien Van Beukering
Transnational Connections; Diasporic (Re)Turns To Indonesia, Jorien Van Beukering
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
In the twentieth century, decolonization sparked mass migration movements across the globe as former settlers left newly independent colonies for the former imperial metropole or a new country altogether. In the following decades, postcolonial migrants made new homes and created communities in their hostlands. Eventually, some travelled back to their country of origin, the former colony. Indisch Dutch returns to Indonesia are not uncommon and, although some members of the first generation visited Indonesia as tourists, accounts of (re)turns by the second and third generation are rare. To form a clearer picture of the transnational connections between Indonesia and the …
Searching Transnational Relations Between Moluccans In The Netherlands And The Moluccas, Fridus Steijlen
Searching Transnational Relations Between Moluccans In The Netherlands And The Moluccas, Fridus Steijlen
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
This article deals with the transnational relations between Moluccans in the Netherlands and the Moluccas. Former Moluccan colonial soldiers and their families were forced to go to the Netherlands because of political developments in Indonesia after the transfer of sovereignty in 1949. They hoped to return soon to an independent South Moluccan Republic but, more than seventy years later, they still live in the Netherlands. This article first describes how and why Moluccans came to the Netherlands and began to build a community. At the very beginning, the foundations for a transnational relationship were laid through village-based organizations and political …