Etnik Tionghoa telah ada di Indonesia selama ratusan tahun, tetapi menghadapi beragam permasalahan dalam penerimaan mereka sebagai bagian dari Bangsa Indonesia. Di sisi lain, adaptasi masyarakat etnik Tionghoa di tiap-tiap daerah di Indonesia, memiliki lokalitasnya masing-masing, seperti di Kota Padang dengan evolusi Bahasa Minang Pondok; yang menarik untuk diteliti. Penelitian ini bertujuan menggambarkan faktor-faktor pendorong terjadinya fenomena Bahasa Minang Pondok di Kota Padang, Provinsi Sumatra Barat; dan pola pergeserannya dari bahasa asal, yakni Bahasa Minang. Bahasa Minang Pondok merupakan bahasa yang digunakan oleh masyarakat Tionghoa di Padang, dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Sementara Bahasa Minang sebenarnya merupakan bahasa dari etnik Minang, kelompok mayoritas di Kota Padang. Penelitian ini merupakan bagian dari sebuah penelitian besar yang menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif/konstruktivis dan metode studi kasus. Pengumpulan data berlangsung secara intermiten/berjeda pada Januari 2016 hingga Juni 2017, melalui observasi di daerah Kampung Pondok/pecinan Kota Padang, wawancara dengan 39 orang informan etnik Tionghoa dan Minang, dan studi literatur. Komunikasi antarbudaya mengenai adaptasi kelompok minoritas, teori kelompok dan batasan etnik dari Frederik Barth, dan Hipotesis Sapir-Whorf, menjadi pijakan teoretis dalam analisis. Penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa Bahasa Minang Pondok terbentuk sebagai produk/hasil penyesuaian masyarakat Tionghoa terhadap etnik mayoritas Minang di Kota Padang agar mendapatkan pemahaman yang sama/komunikasi yang efektif. Bahasa Minang Pondok dicirikan oleh dialek Tionghoa; dengan menghilangkan beberapa cengkok yang ada pada pengucapan/lafal dalam Bahasa Minang. Pola pergeseran dari Bahasa Minang ke Bahasa Minang Pondok terjadi pada aspek fonologis (suara) dan morfologis (bentuk).

Results of various researches about people with HIV AIDS (ODHA) concluded that in general, stigma happens to ODHA. Stigma has been a basis for discrimination against ODHA and becoming obstacle in many efforts to overcome impact of HIV AIDS. This research uses the qualitative approach and the data was collected through interview, document review, including discussion found in specific websites used by ODHA support group. The research uncovered that ODHA has been stigmatized by a range of group such as family, school, and religious leader.  In dealing with stigma, some of ODHAs prefer to keep their status in secret, in order to protect themselves and their family, and some others choose to be straightforward about their condition. The decision on what strategy to take, significantly depends on support they receive from family and their significant others.

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Ethnic-Chinese groups have lived in urban areas throughout Indonesia for hundreds of years, including the city of Padang in West Sumatra. Here, the Chinese have been able to maintain a harmonious relationship with the Minangnese, the original inhabitants of the region and the dominant culture. Though both ethnic groups have a strong trading ethos and profess different religions, a situation that, in theory, encourages social conflict, this is not the case in Padang. However, recent research has sparked concern about growing anti-Chinese sentiments in Indonesia. These findings suggest that the phenomenon of the harmonious relationship between the Chinese and Minangnese in Padang merits further research. This study has been designed to analyze intercultural communication and relations between the Chinese and Minangnese ethnic groups in Padang by utilizing five elements of culture from Samovar, Porter, and McDaniel. It uses a qualitative approach and a case-study method conducted intermittently from January 2016 to June 2017. Data was collected through interviews with 39 ethnic Chinese and Minangnese informants, observations conducted in the predominately Chinese district of Padang (Chinatown), along with document reviews as secondary data. The study found that six out of eight identified characteristics of cultural elements of the Chinese and Minangnese in Padang exhibit significant similarity. These are: history in Padang, collective social organization, values based upon a trading ethos, a situational nature and flexibility to adapt, and the language in common use. The significant similarities of cultural elements leads to effective communication and supports more harmonious inter-ethnic relationships.