From sojourners to citizens: managing the ethnic Chinese minority in Indonesia and Malaysia

Tan, Eugene K. B.

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“…During Suharto's years as president, intricate political strategies worked towards the effective erasure of Chinese identities from the public sphere. Yet, identities were not erased to the point where Chinese could assimilate into the majority population and become 'Indonesian' in mainstream society (Paris, 1998;Tan, 2001). Instead, the government installed thorough political checks and balances to maintain Chinese Indonesians as orang Cina -a derogatory term for Chinese -and ultimately reaffirm for the pribumi that the Chinese would always be known as such (Echols and Shadily, 1992;Aguilar, 2001;Budiman, 2005).…”

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“…We then evaluate events taking place throughout the economic and political crisis of the late 1990s that directly impacted Chinese Indonesians, and go on to analyse an array of reactions to these, both from successive governments and from Chinese Indonesians themselves. Tan (2001) and Wibowo (2001) suggest that the Chinese embraced extremely diverse tactics during this period with which to resist discrimination by the pribumi, 2 namely 'exit', 'voice' and 'loyalty'. Through these mechanisms, many Chinese Indonesians effectively re-articulated their role and place in Indonesian society (Djalal, 2001).…”

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Chinese Indonesians in a rapidly changing nation: Pressures of ethnicity and identity

Turner

Allen

2007

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

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Throughout periods of political instability and economic adversity – from Dutch colonial rule, through President Suharto's period in office, to more recent times – ethnic Chinese in Indonesia have been recurrent scapegoats for violence. Suharto, especially, manipulated local perceptions of the Chinese in the economic and political arenas, to suit the needs of his government. Yet, circumstances have changed since the 1998 riots in Indonesia and Suharto's departure. Subsequent presidents have introduced legislation aimed at reducing legal restrictions on Chinese Indonesians and they, in turn, are beginning to have greater public voice through a diversity of outlets. These include the growth of numerous new print and television media; a flourishing literature sphere; the rise of a variety of political parties, both ethnicity‐based and more wide‐ranging; and the development of non‐political organisations, some tackling discrimination and others focusing upon Chinese sociocultural needs. These channels are facilitating the appearance of new and re‐emerging ethnic Chinese identities, some surfacing from over 30 years of imposed dormancy. This paper is a preliminary investigation of manifestations of these identities among ethnic Chinese in Indonesia's contemporary public realm.

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Chinese Indonesians in a rapidly changing nation: Pressures of ethnicity and identity

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Allen

2007

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“…Indonesians of Chinese decent are the largest minority population in Padang (Colombijn, 1996;Suryadinata, Arifin, and Ananta, 2003), and are part of, but also to some extent separate from, 'mainstream' Indonesian society (Ong, 2006). They are recognised as Indonesian citizens (albeit as 'citizens of foreign decent') and most speak local Indonesian languages rather than Chinese (Tan, 2001), but are predominantly Christian (Heidhues, 1974; Freedman, 2000; Tan, 2001;Hoon, 2006) and live in Chinese neighbourhoods (Suryadinata, Arifin, and Ananta, 2003).…”

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Social dimensions of science–humanitarian collaboration: lessons from Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia

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This paper contains a critical exploration of the social dimensions of the science-humanitarian relationship. Drawing on literature on the social role of science and on the social dimensions of humanitarian practice, it analyses a science-humanitarian partnership for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia, an area threatened by tsunamigenic earthquakes. The paper draws on findings from case study research that was conducted between 2010 and 2011. The case study illustrates the social processes that enabled and hindered collaboration between the two spheres, including the informal partnership of local people and scientists that led to the co-production of earthquake and tsunami DRR and limited organisational capacity and support in relation to knowledge exchange. The paper reflects on the implications of these findings for science-humanitarian partnering in general, and it assesses the value of using a social dimensions approach to understand scientific and humanitarian dialogue.

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“…10 However, Wibowo and Tan contend that such changes in identity have been largely lost in academic and media discourses, as a result of the overwhelming focus upon the 'exit' strategy by a proportion of the Chinese population in the face of ethnic tensions. 11 Therefore, the aim of this article, and indeed this entire issue of Asian Ethnicity is to focus upon these 'lost' strategies, and to foreground the many different methods enacted by this minority population to deal with past and ongoing discrimination, in the years following the riots of May 1998.…”

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“…Wibowo and Tan argue, for example, that Chinese adopted very different strategies with which to resist discrimination by the pribumi; 8 namely, 'exit', 'voice' and 'loyalty' (explored more by Purdey in this issue). 9 In the process, many ethnic Chinese fundamentally redefined their role and place in Indonesian society. 10 However, Wibowo and Tan contend that such changes in identity have been largely lost in academic and media discourses, as a result of the overwhelming focus upon the 'exit' strategy by a proportion of the Chinese population in the face of ethnic tensions.…”

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Setting the Scene Speaking Out: Chinese Indonesians After Suharto

Turner

2003

Asian Ethnicity

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This article is an initial analysis of new and re-emerging expressions of identity among ethnic Chinese inIndonesia's contemporary public domain. As long ago as Dutch colonial times in Indonesia, the ethnic Chinese have frequently been the scapegoats for violence, especially during times of political uncertainty and economic hardship. Under President Suharto's rule the identity of the Chinese was politically contested further as Suharto manipulated local understandings of the Chinese in the economic and political spheres. However, since the 1998 riots and the downfall of President Suharto, things have begun to change, and ethnic Chinese are speaking out. Alternative discourses of identity have surfaced through a multitude of different avenues. These have included the actions of a range of political parties, some based on ethnicity, and others more broad-based; non-political organisations including those fighting discrimination and others examining Chinese socio-cultural needs; literature; and the print and television media. It is now, through such means, that new and re-emerging ethnic Chinese identities, some suppressed for more than thirty years, are becoming apparent.

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From sojourners to citizens: managing the ethnic Chinese minority in Indonesia and Malaysia

Cited by 35 publications

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Chinese Indonesians in a rapidly changing nation: Pressures of ethnicity and identity

Chinese Indonesians in a rapidly changing nation: Pressures of ethnicity and identity

Social dimensions of science–humanitarian collaboration: lessons from Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia

Setting the Scene Speaking Out: Chinese Indonesians After Suharto

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