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Articles by Christa Wongsodikromo on Dutch colonialism, community organizing, trauma and identity from a Javanese-Surinamese perspective. Available in English, Dutch, and Indonesian. More articles can be found in the Portfolio
We are Aliansi Merah Putih, daughters and sons of Divisi Bambu Runcing, freedom fighters of Indonesian descent. Direct descendants of “inlanders” (slur for indigenous Indonesians) oppressed by the…
“As an activist, I am concerned with anti-racism and identity. My father was born as a Surinamese Javanese boy in Suriname before he was adopted by a Dutch…
“Als activist ben ik veel bezig met anti-racisme en identiteit. Mijn vader werd geboren als Surinaams-Javaanse jongen in Suriname, maar daarna geadopteerd door een Nederlands gezin. Het was…