Children's ethnicity‐status associations are often studied in societies where one ethnic group possesses status across multiple dimensions, such as political influence and wealth. This study examined children's (6–12 years) and adults' representations of more complex hierarchies in Indonesia (N = 341; 38% Native Indonesian, 33% Chinese Indonesian, and 27% other ethnicities; 55% female, 36% male; 2021–2022), a society where ethnic groups hold distinct forms of status (on average, Native Indonesians have political influence; Chinese Indonesians have wealth). By 6.5 years, children associated Native Indonesians with political influence and Chinese Indonesians with wealth. Intersectional analyses indicated that ethnicity‐status associations were stronger for male than female targets. Children of all ethnicities preferred Chinese Indonesians and preferences were predicted by wealth judgments.

Keroncong is a kind of Indonesian music that has a historical relationship with a kind of Portuguese music known as fado. Through animation, the author wanted to convey that preserving this culture was enough by recognize, appreciate, and listen to Indonesian identity music. In the present study, the author makes a story about the struggle of a small child of the homeless to love keroncong music again. From the results of observations and the results of literature studies, there was very minimal awareness of the people of Indonesia, especially young people, to maintain this culture, and there were no short animations that raised this topic. The application will be performed using a three-dimensional technique titled “Voorspel” or a prospel in keroncong. In making this short animation, it is expected to entertain and provide information for the readers.