The Corona virus was first discovered in the Wuhan-China region (Hui DS, 2020), and has become such a big problem that it has disrupted aspects of the social life of people throughout the world, including Indonesia. This is hampering the process of all fields such as economics, education, and public services. The presence of COVID-19 presented panic in the world community. The City Government of Surabaya, under the coordination of the Provincial Government of East Java, has imposed a Large-Scale Social Restriction (PSBB) to prevent massive transmission of the population. The research method chosen in this study is a descriptive qualitative method. As part of the qualitative method, a qualitative descriptive approach includes the construction of social reality and cultural meaning, focusing on interactive processes, events, authenticity, not free of values, integrated theory, and situational or contextual data and theories, and researcher involvement.

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Minang society is one of the ethnic groups in Indonesia that has a tradition called merantau (migrating). They migrated to foreign countries, which are specifically based on Malay culture. One of them is Malaysia (and Singapore), also known as Melaka. Meanwhile, Surabaya is not the wandering destination for minang society. However, it is currently experiencing extraordinary development. One of the characteristics of the presence of Minang society is "rumah makan padang". This restaurant became a driving force for the economy. This study aims to examine more of the history and development of minang society in terms of migration from an economic aspect. Through a historical approach using perspective migration theory by De Jong, the study reveals how Padang restaurant became the cultural capital of minang society overseas. This study uses a qualitative approach with data collection techniques in the form of interviews or oral history. The results obtained show that the migration of minang society in Surabaya is based on the purposive behavior of perspective migrants, who consciously make decisions by feeling consequential and evaluative. The results of feeling and evaluating the migration area resulted in the decision to build the Padang restaurant as a livelihood in Surabaya. In terms of income, Padang restaurant that managed by minang people, generates a large income, it can be seen from the employees and how they send money to their hometown.

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