Between the East and the West: the wanderings of a Javanese 'tribe' (a contribution to the study of diaspora communities
| Main Author: | Perpustakaan UGM, i-lib |
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| Format: | Article NonPeerReviewed |
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[Yogyakarta] : Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Gadjah Mada
, 2002
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| Online Access: |
https://repository.ugm.ac.id/24363/ http://i-lib.ugm.ac.id/jurnal/download.php?dataId=7336 |
Daftar Isi:
- Abstract: The village of Tongar nestled in the Minangkabau highlands of western Sumatra in Indonesia is the epitome of a unique Javanese transplant, which has its beginnings in the former Dutch colony of Suriname, South America, where, starting from 1890 onwards until 1939 immigrants from the island of Java followed a five year contract as indentured labourers, and choose to settle after expiration of the contract. But decades of disillusionment, discrimination and not in the least fragmentation within the group laid a solid basis for the decision in favour of repatriation to Indonesia. At the crucial moment of universal suffrage in 1951, 75% of the Javanese rejected Dutch nationality and were therefore regarded by the colonial government as aliens. In 1954 a number of one thousand people left Suriname for Sumatra to start a new life as Indonesian citizens. Keywords: wanderings of a Javanese 'tribe'