Category: Reclaiming my identity

A selection of lectures and articles featuring Christa Wongsodikromo on intergenerational trauma within her family, where she shares her journey of identity restoration as part of the Javanese-Surinamese diaspora through the platforms below, which shape her work as a community organizer. More can be found in the Portfolio.

The Generational Journey of Finding Belonging — Universitas Sebelas Maret

On March 8, 2024, I had the honor of speaking at the International Webinar for Javanese Youth, organized by the Javanology Department at Universitas Sebelas Maret. The other…

I Finally Have My Family’s Last Name Back | Trouw

With much effort and money, Christa Wongsodikromo has her family name back, rather than her colonial last name. By: Christa WongsodikromoIn Trouw, 21 December 2022Translator: Annemarie Toebosch This…

Eindelijk heb ik de achternaam van mijn familie terug | Trouw

Met veel moeite en geld heeft Christa Wongsodikromo weer de achternaam die haar familie had en niet meer de koloniale achternaam. Christa Wongsodikromo 21 december 2022, 09:11In Trouw (https://www.trouw.nl/opinie/eindelijk-heb-ik-de-achternaam-van-mijn-familie-terug~bd8709a5/)….

On Colonial Repair — University of Michigan (UMMA)

On April 2, 2022, I delivered a lecture at the University of Michigan titled On Colonial Repair. It was the first lecture I had ever given. In the Netherlands,…

Christa (26): “My journey to Indonesia was the unfulfilled dream of my colonized ancestors.”

“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…

Christa (26): “mijn reis naar Indonesië was de onvervulde droom van mijn gekoloniseerde voorouders”

“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…