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The Chinese-Indonesian Collections In The National Museum Of World Cultures, The Netherlands, Francine Brinkgreve
The Chinese-Indonesian Collections In The National Museum Of World Cultures, The Netherlands, Francine Brinkgreve
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
Among the more than 130,000 objects from Indonesia in the Dutch National Museum of World Cultures, many once belonged to or were used by the Chinese population of Indonesia. In this article, the authors provide an overview of these collections by presenting their collecting histories from the earliest acquisitions to the most recent collections and by highlighting a number of objects, which in their materials, techniques, motifs, colours or function show a combination of elements from both Chinese and Indonesian cultures. The authors pay particular attention to objects which play a role in the Chinese-Indonesian wedding ceremony.
Culture, Power And Identity; The Case Of Ang Hien Hoo, Malang, Melani Budianta
Culture, Power And Identity; The Case Of Ang Hien Hoo, Malang, Melani Budianta
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
This paper discusses the intricate relations between culture and identity in a web of larger power structures of politics and the market by looking at the ways in which the Indonesian Chinese attach themselves to a local performing arts tradition. The paper focuses on the history of the wayang orang amateur club called Ang Hien Hoo in Malang, East Java, which emerged from a Chinese diaspora burial association, to attract national limelight in the 1950s and 1960s. In this paper, I see this amateur club as a site, not only for cultural assimilation, but also as a meeting space for …
An Early Story Of Kho Ping Hoo, C.W. Watson
An Early Story Of Kho Ping Hoo, C.W. Watson
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
Kho Ping Hoo (1926-1994) is the most well-known of all Indonesian writers of popular silat stories, largely set in China, which describe the adventures and romances of legendary heroes famed for their skill in martial arts. It is less well-known that he began his career writing critical stories about socio-economic conditions in the late 50s and early 60s. This paper discusses one of these stories. It places the story in the context of political developments of the time, in particular as they affected the Chinese Indonesian community. The paper argues that this story and one or two others like it …
Chinese Correspondence In Dutch East Indies (1865-1949), Tjong Han Siem
Chinese Correspondence In Dutch East Indies (1865-1949), Tjong Han Siem
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
This article is an attempt to describe some aspects of the social history of the Chinese minority in the Dutch East Indies using items of postal history as a guide. It is a very personal view, seen through the eyes of a philatelist. Using a postal history collection, aspects of political history can be illustrated and/or documented. This article is certainly not to be read as a solid, documented scientific exercise. It should be read in the spirit of educational entertainment.
Chinese "Taukeh", Labourer, And State Control; Case Study Of "Panglong" In Eastern Region Of Sumatra (1890-1930), Erwiza Erman
Chinese "Taukeh", Labourer, And State Control; Case Study Of "Panglong" In Eastern Region Of Sumatra (1890-1930), Erwiza Erman
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
Recently the flow of labour from China to Indonesia has fuelled many discussions but is not a new phenomenon. It can be traced back to the eighteenth century and continued until the twentieth century. In colonial Indonesia, the Chinese labour force was recruited to work in the economic sectors of mining, plantations, fisheries and forestry. Unfortunately, previous studies about Chinese society in Indonesia more focused on economic and political elites rather than the social history of the Chinese contract coolies. This article attempts to look at the labour history of the Chinese coolie in the forest exploitation companies, known as …
Pecinan As An Inspiration; The Contribution Of Chinese Indonesian Architecture To An Urban Environment, Wiwi Tjiook
Pecinan As An Inspiration; The Contribution Of Chinese Indonesian Architecture To An Urban Environment, Wiwi Tjiook
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
Since the abrogation of Presidential Instruction Number 14/1967 which banned Chinese customs celebrations and religion in public, there has been a revival in Chinese festivals, language, art, media, culture and not in the least in the field of architecture and urban planning. With increasing interest in heritage and the support of the Indonesian government for heritage cities programmes, several promising initiatives involving Chinese architecture have been launched in cities both large and small. A brief glance of the history of Chinese Indonesian architecture is given, as well as some recent initiatives in selected cities plus a discussion of the importance …
Violent, Political, And Administrative Repression Of The Chinese Minority In Indonesia, 1945-1998, Mary Somers Heidhues
Violent, Political, And Administrative Repression Of The Chinese Minority In Indonesia, 1945-1998, Mary Somers Heidhues
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
Since Indonesian independence, its Chinese minority has been a victim of violent outbreaks, but also of restrictive policies arising from politics and administrative measures. From about 1957, with the closure of Chinese-language schools and subsequent regulations about expression of Chinese culture, many speak of the "erasure" of that culture through such restrictions. Violent anti-Chinese outbreaks have proceeded from the Indonesian Revolution and the presidency of Soekarno (especially the so-called "PP-10" measures against Chinese rural traders) to the era of Suharto, which began with the 1965-1967 anti-Communist massacres and their effects on ehtnic Chinese and came to an end with the …
The Chinese From Indonesia In The Netherlands And Their Heritage; Chinese Indonesian Heritage Center (Cihc), Patricia Tjiook Liem
The Chinese From Indonesia In The Netherlands And Their Heritage; Chinese Indonesian Heritage Center (Cihc), Patricia Tjiook Liem
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
Chinese from Indonesia in the Netherlands are (post)colonial migrants who share a long historical tie with the Dutch. In this article the author brings together and focuses on three interconnected subjects: Chinese from Indonesia in the Netherlands; the historical development and present meaning of "heritage"; and the Chinese Indonesian Heritage Center (CIHC). For her research on the Chinese Indonesians in the Netherlands, the author has used the literature available on this minority group. The scarce specific data for this group are part of the explanation of its "invisibility" in society and research, and of the difficulty in quantifying them. The …
Confucius Institute At Universitas Al Azhar, Jakarta; The Unseen Power Of China, Thung Ju Lan
Confucius Institute At Universitas Al Azhar, Jakarta; The Unseen Power Of China, Thung Ju Lan
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
China's soft power is a difficult concept to measure if the Confucius Institute is the only source relied on. Joseph Nye's concept of soft power puts a strong emphasis on "the power of attraction" as a tool to persuade or "to shape the preferences of others" in the worlds of business and politics. To understand how this soft power - or the Confucius Institute - works, we have to determine the "observable" power of the "intangible" attraction embedded in it. This observable but intangible attraction is assumed to be "embedded"in the language and culture offered by the Institute, namely so-called …
Chinese Indonesians After May 1998 How They Fit In The Big Picture, Dewi Anggraeni
Chinese Indonesians After May 1998 How They Fit In The Big Picture, Dewi Anggraeni
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
For Chinese Indonesians, May 1998 is a significant historical marker, twelfth and thirteenth being two concentrated days of riots and atrocities in Jakarta, followed by more, albeit on smaller scales, in Solo, Surabaya, and a number of other cities. Destruction of properties belonging to them, and rapes of their women, occurred. Then Indonesia witnessed the end of Suharto's rule when the president resigned on 21 May 1998. A gradual political turn-around followed; Chinese Indonesians found room to move. The subsequent governments revoked restrictive regulations put in place by the New Order government, and lifted the suppression on cultural expression by …
Between Ideology And Experience; Siauw Giok Tjhan's Legacy To His Daughter Siauw May Lie, Maya H.T. Liem, Ing Lwan Taga-Tan
Between Ideology And Experience; Siauw Giok Tjhan's Legacy To His Daughter Siauw May Lie, Maya H.T. Liem, Ing Lwan Taga-Tan
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
The principal objective of this article is to focus on the life-story of Siauw May Lie and her views about her past. She is the daughter of the well-known, influential politician, Siauw Giok Tjhan. Between 1945 and 1965 Siauw Giok Tjhan was member of the Parliament of the Indonesian Republic and chairman of Baperki (Badan Permusyawaratan Kewarganegaraan Indonesia, 1954-1965). Her life-story fits into the category of respondents with a cumulative migration history. As the Chinese Indonesian Heritage Center (CIHC) of the KITLV believes that the recording of life-stories is a valuable addition to the collection of material heritage, the interview …
Indonesian Chinese In The Netherlands And The Legacies Of Violence In Colonial And Post-Colonial Indonesia, Alexander Van Der Meer, Martijn Eickhoff
Indonesian Chinese In The Netherlands And The Legacies Of Violence In Colonial And Post-Colonial Indonesia, Alexander Van Der Meer, Martijn Eickhoff
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
After Indonesian independence in 1945, thousands of Indonesian Chinese repatriated to the Netherlands, the former colonizer. As opposed to other repatriates from Indonesia, who organized themselves into pressure groups and fought for a place in the national memory culture, the Indonesian Chinese in the Netherlands only formed strict socio-cultural associations and have generally stayed clear of identity politics. Usually, this divergence is attributed to the smooth integration and socio-economic success of the latter group, as well as to Chinese values, such as conflict avoidance. This article adds to this explanation by positing that this phenomenon has also been induced by …
The House Of Kwee Sik Poo; An Indonesian-Chinese Merchant From Pasuruan, Kwee Hong Sien
The House Of Kwee Sik Poo; An Indonesian-Chinese Merchant From Pasuruan, Kwee Hong Sien
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
The Kwee family is an old Indonesian-Chinese family from Pasuruan, in East Java, and one of a few merchant families of either Chinese or Arab ethnic origin which led successful lives in this small town in the nineteenth century. From their Chinese ancestral village, Liu Chuan in Fujian province, China, a Kwee ancestor travelled to Southeast Asia and settled in Pasuruan, probably in the eighteen century. As with many families who held important positions in the ethnic Chinese community, it also owned large homes, mostly in a mixed architectural style, called "eclecticism" and later in what was known as "the …
Book Review; Petualangan Unjung Dan Mbui Kuvong; Sastra Lisan Dan Kamus Punan Tuvu' Dari Kalimantan., Bernard Sellato
Book Review; Petualangan Unjung Dan Mbui Kuvong; Sastra Lisan Dan Kamus Punan Tuvu' Dari Kalimantan., Bernard Sellato
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
No abstract provided.
Long Way Home; The Life History Of Chinese-Indonesian Migrants In The Netherlands, Yumi Kitamura
Long Way Home; The Life History Of Chinese-Indonesian Migrants In The Netherlands, Yumi Kitamura
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
The purpose of this paper is to trace the modern history of Indonesia through the experience of two Chinese Indonesians who migrated to the Netherlands at different periods of time. These life stories represent both post-colonial experiences and the Cold War politics in Indonesia. The migration of Chinese Indonesians since the beginning of the twentieth century has had long history, however, most of the previous literature has focused on the experiences of the "Peranakan" group who are not representative of various other groups of Chinese Indonesian migrants who have had different experiences in making their journey to the Netherlands. This …
Moral Is Political; Notions Of Ideal Citizenship In Lie Kim Hok's "Hikajat Khonghoetjoe", Evi Sutrisno
Moral Is Political; Notions Of Ideal Citizenship In Lie Kim Hok's "Hikajat Khonghoetjoe", Evi Sutrisno
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
This paper argues that the Hikajat Khonghoetjoe (The life story of Confucius), written by Lie Kim Hok in 1897, is a medium to propose modern ideas of flexible subjectivity, cosmopolitanism, active citizenship and the concepts of good governance to the Chinese Peranakans who experienced political and racial discrimination under Dutch colonization. Using the figure of Confucius, Lie aimed to cultivate virtuous subjects who apply their faith and morality in political sphere. He intended to raise political awareness and rights among the Chinese as colonial subjects and to valorize their bargaining power with the Dutch colonial government. By introducing Confucianism, Lie …
Chinese Society As Depicted In Early Twentieth Century Chinese-Malay Literature, Dwi Susanto
Chinese Society As Depicted In Early Twentieth Century Chinese-Malay Literature, Dwi Susanto
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
No abstract provided.
Chinese Officers In Cirebon, Steve Haryono
Chinese Officers In Cirebon, Steve Haryono
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
The city of Cirebon was not as large as Batavia (Jakarta) or Semarang, but its location on the northern shore of Java made it an important harbour city from which the inland regions of the southern part of West Java could be serviced. As a harbour town, Cirebon became the regional centre of trade and commerce, and many Chinese immigrants settled there. As were other cities, Cirebon fell under the governance of the VOC and later of the Netherlands Indies administration A Chinese officer was appointed to deal with Chinese community issues in the region. With the exception of the …
The Strategic Adaptation Of Chinese-Manadonese In The Reform Era, Adrianus L.G. Waworuntu, Zeffry Alkatiri, Fuad Gani
The Strategic Adaptation Of Chinese-Manadonese In The Reform Era, Adrianus L.G. Waworuntu, Zeffry Alkatiri, Fuad Gani
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
This article is a further discussion of previous research which is a pilot project to observe patterns of cultural interaction within the Chinese community in Indonesia as a part of a project to understand the phenomenon of the multicultural society during the New Order Era. The specific target of this research is to study the socio-cultural interactions within the Chinese community in Manado during the Reform Era (2000-2014). This research aims to study the strategic adaptation of the Chinese in Manado, by analysing the obstacles and opportunities in their socio-cultural interaction with the locals. Using data from field research and …
Uli Kozok, A 14th Century Malay Code Of Laws; The N Tis Rasamuccaya. Singapore: Institute Of Southeast Asian Studies, Tom Hoogervorst
Uli Kozok, A 14th Century Malay Code Of Laws; The N Tis Rasamuccaya. Singapore: Institute Of Southeast Asian Studies, Tom Hoogervorst
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
No abstract provided.
A Tale Of Narrative Annexation; Stories From Kisar Island (Southwest Maluku, Indonesia), Aone Van Engelenhoven, Nazarudin Nazarudin
A Tale Of Narrative Annexation; Stories From Kisar Island (Southwest Maluku, Indonesia), Aone Van Engelenhoven, Nazarudin Nazarudin
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
This paper discusses strategies of appropriation of narrative heritage in literate and narrative histories on the island of Kisar. It shows that notwithstanding their sometimes literate characteristics, storytelling in competitive contexts still follows strategies that are typical for oral performances. This paper questions in how far literate and narrative historiographies can and ought to be separated from each other in Southwest Maluku.
The "Sugi Sakit" Ritual Storytelling In A Saribas Iban Rite Of Healing, Clifford Sather
The "Sugi Sakit" Ritual Storytelling In A Saribas Iban Rite Of Healing, Clifford Sather
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
This paper describes a Saribas Iban rite of healing called the Sugi sakit. What distinguished this rite from other forms of Saribas Iban healing was that it incorporated within its performance a long narrative epic concerned with the adventures and love affairs of an Iban culture hero named Bujang Sugi. Here I explore the language used by Iban priest bards both in telling the Sugi epic and in performing the larger ritual drama in which it was set, and look, in particular, at how the Sugi epic, which was otherwise told for entertainment, was integrated into this drama and recast …
Telling And Selling; Literary Fiction In Early Malay Language Newspapers In Colonial Indonesia, Joachim Nieβ
Telling And Selling; Literary Fiction In Early Malay Language Newspapers In Colonial Indonesia, Joachim Nieβ
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
When newspapers in the colloquial Malay language appeared in the Dutch East Indies in the middle of the nineteenth century, they did more than just publish news reports and advertisements. They also created a new platform for the telling and distribution of literary fiction. In effect, literary texts soon played an important role in the vernacular print media. The first part of this article analyses the attraction of newspaper literature from the perspective of both the reader and the editor in general and gives a survey of the various forms of literary genres which can be found in newspapers in …
The Installation Of Prince Mangkubumi; Performing Javanese History, Els Bogaerts
The Installation Of Prince Mangkubumi; Performing Javanese History, Els Bogaerts
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
Representation of Javanese history in performance plays an important role in the self-characterization of the Special Region of Yogyakarta. It legitimizes the power of the rulers and strengthens the identity of the city and its inhabitants. The audiences know the stories and this is part of the fun. In the study of oral traditions it is essential to take these performances into account. In the stories featuring famous political figures from the history of Mataram and Yogyakarta, there is an intricate relationship between the written and the spoken word: all are based on both oral and written traditions and are …
Why Do They (Still) Sing Stories? Singing Narratives In Tanjung Bunga (Eastern Flores, Lamaholot, Indonesia), Dana Rappoport
Why Do They (Still) Sing Stories? Singing Narratives In Tanjung Bunga (Eastern Flores, Lamaholot, Indonesia), Dana Rappoport
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
In eastern Flores, on the Tanjung Bunga peninsula (among Western Lamaholot speakers), several times a year, ritual narratives (opak) are performed on a square dancing area, where all the clans of the same ceremonial land meet. Three types of narrative are sung, according to three kinds of rituals. The article explains the context, content and performance details of these stories, performed all night long. Why do the various clans continue to sing all these narrative? What values do these long poems have for people who sing them? Until now, studies on this subject have been remarkably few, and not even …
The Pig Story "Tiboi Sakkoko"; Storytelling Of Kinship, Memories Of The Past, And Rights To Plots Of Ancestral Land In Mentawai, Juniator Tulius
The Pig Story "Tiboi Sakkoko"; Storytelling Of Kinship, Memories Of The Past, And Rights To Plots Of Ancestral Land In Mentawai, Juniator Tulius
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
This paper examines some significant elements of the pig story (tiboi sakkoko). This tale contains crucial information about the collective identity, ancestors and historical events affecting particular Mentawai kin-groups. As families do not preserve their culture and traditions in written form, storytellers of kin-groups have narrated the pig story from generation to generation so as to preserve it carefully. In the course of time, storytellers establish particular ways of telling their stories so as to remember the content and plot of the stories easily. Through the pig story, members of kin groups also recollect their ancestral place of origin and …
"Hul Topol" - Fall Of The Moon A Narrative Of Etiologies From The Bunaq Of Lamaknen, Antoinette Schapper
"Hul Topol" - Fall Of The Moon A Narrative Of Etiologies From The Bunaq Of Lamaknen, Antoinette Schapper
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
This article makes a contribution to the documentation of the genre of oral literature known as zapal amongst the Bunaq, a Papuan-speaking group of central Timor. I present an annotated and translated version of the elaborate zapal entitled Hul Topol or Fall of the Moon. Hul Topol is a lengthy, multi-event story which gives etiologies spanning the realms of subsistence, cultural practice and natural order including animal behaviour and appearance.
Dairi Storytelling And Stories In The Batak Reader Of Herman Neubronner Van Der Tuuk, Clara Brakel Papenhuyzen
Dairi Storytelling And Stories In The Batak Reader Of Herman Neubronner Van Der Tuuk, Clara Brakel Papenhuyzen
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
In this article I first discuss how texts of Dairi stories collected in the nineteenth century by Herman Neubronner van der Tuuk relate to storytelling, and question whether the development of written versions of stories necessarily endangers the practice of storytelling. Then I investigate how written versions of Dairi stories in Van der Tuuk's Batak Reader relate to each other and to the printed text, based on texts in manuscripts collected by Van der Tuuk. In conclusion I discuss the possible aim of Van der Tuuk's Batak Reader, focussing on the Dairi section, which has not been dealt with in …
Images Of God In Toba Batak Storytelling, Johann Angerler
Images Of God In Toba Batak Storytelling, Johann Angerler
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
This paper examines the ways in which God the Creator, the High God, is described in Toba Batak folk-tales. The sources for this investigation are stories recorded in pre-colonial (around 1850), colonial and post-colonial times (up to 2014). In different stories the High God can appear under various names, forms and gender, and resides in various places never inhabited by humans. Unlike a Deus otiosus, the Toba Batak High God is not "inactive" after creation, but continues to be involved in the life of mankind through local or supra-local manifestations. Although he rules the realm of death, he is nevertheless …
Some Notes On The "Pantun" Storytelling Of The Baduy Minority Group Its Written And Audiovisual Documentation, Wim Van Zanten
Some Notes On The "Pantun" Storytelling Of The Baduy Minority Group Its Written And Audiovisual Documentation, Wim Van Zanten
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
Baduy pantun stories are part of the larger Sundanese oral tradition of pantun storytelling in west Java. The stories recount the deeds of the nobility of such old Sundanese kingdoms as Pajajaran and Galuh. Although the Baduy still recite the pantun stories in their rituals, in the larger cities to the east of the Baduy village Kan k s pantun recitation almost disappeared. On the basis of short periods of fieldwork in and around Kan k s village between 1976 and 2014, in this essay I shall discuss Baduy pantun storytelling. I shall summarize earlier major publications and analyse some …