Decades after the bloody 1998 riots that took over 1000 people’s lives, do Gen Z Chinese-Indonesians still remember this tragedy? How does it affect their lives and Indonesia nowadays, and why is it still important to remember it?
In Sydney, Australia, I met many friendly Indo-Chinese, they all dressed and looked like Chinese, but they can only speak Indonesian and English, the result of Indonesia’s dark past, quite sad really.
That's the wrong thing because local people have lost their identity, everyone has to speak Indonesian except at home. Sundanese and Javanese people are no longer allowed to use their script and political people will criticize it, this is not only felt by Chinese people. Those most responsible for this incident are the Betawi ethnic people who live in the Jakarta area. In the past it belonged to the Sundanese people but they fought against it. You can see that the Baduy tribe is still traumatized to this day, they live in parts of the forest near Jakarta. You can check in this App, they're originally sundanese.. This Betawi ethnic group has a radical Islamic culture but they live in the country's capital. So it must be understood that not all ethnic groups in Indonesia took part in the 1998 tragedy.
Even that time in Singapore, many people were shocked by the event in Indonesia. Many Chinese Indonesian also started moving over to Singapore as they were very shaken by the situation then.
@@penanghokkienwithConstantine I thought the Thai law required the ethic Chinese people to change their surname if they want to live in Thailand. Are you misled people ?
@@penanghokkienwithConstantine May be the Indonesian law changed that I don't know, then it is great. I don't like being forced to change my surname since I am not depended on the GOVERNMENT HAND OUT.
i have an indonesian friend on discord.. she's Chinese and she hates her Indonesian identity very much... she said she wanted to leave that country and go to taiwan....
As an Indonesian-Chinese, I don't really feel like I'm Chinese, maybe sometimes I'm proud of being Chinese descent in Indonesia because in my environment Chinese people are considered as a hard worker, but I was born and raised in Indonesia and that is what makes me identify myself as an Indonesian.
@@ucanthandlesuchathingits quiet normal that you consider yourself an Indonesian since you grown up there,it's also normal for we Chinese people that consider all Chinese people around the world are a whole group because we have same tradition and bloods ,even I know the ccp did sucks during 1998 but this is the most plain emotion， while the muslins will never consider you are part of their groups ,once they occupied the major power of the country,they will oppress other groups,this have already proved in many countries
It worries me as a minority living in the West. Does multiculturalism really work or is it complete chaos. The Indonesian Chinese were some of the wealthiest people in Asia back in the early 1900s from trading natural resources.
I'm a Chinese Indonesian and one important thing to note is that this tragedy took place only in a handful of cities, most notably the capital (Jakarta). I live in Bandung, 160km from Jakarta, and there was hardly anything happened at that time. Life just went on practically as usual in Bandung while Jakarta was on fire.
@@long7402 People often paint a whole country with such a broad stroke, such as China, Indonesia, and many others based on some isolated events that happen in a particular place in said countries. There are some indications that the 1998 tragedy/incident in Jakarta ("Indonesia") was instigated by some people. There are indeed some long standing tensions between Chinese Indonesians and other Indonesian people, but it wildly varies from place to place since Indonesia is such a huge country. EDIT: Another example I want to add is that some people know Indonesia is under Sharia law, but it only happens in Aceh, one out the 38 provinces. That province got a special administration privilege for a reason.
@@ovox790 I do think we should know Chinese, but Chinese culture was repressed under the old regime (it was basically a dictatorship under the guise of managed democracy) which culminated in this 1998 Jakarta riot tragedy before it was brought down. Hence a huge part of Chinese Indonesians can no longer speak Chinese.
I actually think this DW film itself does a terrible job of remembering the history ironically - how and why did these anti-Chinese riot, and who allowed it to continue so long? Why did it happen in some cities and not others? There are theories for example that these anti-Chinese riots were instigated by military and security forces as a method of restoring control when anti-Suharto demonstrations were getting out of control - perhaps it would make sense to contextualise what had happened (at least talk about the broader situation and that this has happened in the larger social context and upheaval against Suharto! as opposed to referring it just as anti-Chinese protests) before asking Chinese Indonesians what they remembered of the violence then?
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Where the apologise...❓ Basic human right...❓ Citizens right ❓ Can't believe 1998 this genocide happened. Modern n civilize era; OMG. History never FORGET. History will RECORD all this. PEACE
Indonesian Chinese already fluent enough their national language and integration in society but still need learn some aspect of their counterparts in Malaysia who preserved their mother tongue -Mandarin & family dialect root apart from English & Malay, largely of more peaceful social contract among political leaders before independence from British…
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这是Jakarta DKI 的桥生也是这样子，我怀疑甚至连说客家话都不可以，是我在椰城的时候，他说的对爱💕国爱印尼写到这里我差一点眼泪,Sama halnya dengan Hashisheng dari Jakarta DKI. Saya curiga dia bahkan tidak bisa berbicara bahasa Hakka. Ketika saya berada di Kota Kelapa, dia mengatakan bahwa dia mencintai negara dan mencintai Indonesia. Saya hampir menangis ketika saya menulis di sini.,
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of all migrant Chinese in South East Asia, only in Malaysia they have constitution rights and freedom to identify practice and maintain their cultural heritage … however the clannish behavior of these migrant Chinese made them stick among themselves … these Chinese migrants are mostly from Southern China who ventured out in search of economic prosperity in the 19th and 20th century during colonial rule … a minoriti Chinese known as Straits Chinese prevalent in Malacca Penang and Singapore were primarily traders who made these centers of commerce their home since the 16th century and more or less assimilated with local culture and develop their own identity …
At least 80% of Thailand's Prime Ministers are Chinese descendants. All SEA nations allow the Chinese to practice their culture and identity except Indonesia under Suharto
If not because of 1998, the Indonesia Chinese might act kiasu, loves to play victim like kiasu Malaysian Chinese. 1998 tragic came due to the Chinese community attitudes itself, like how Jewish try to act haughty in German, and act karen towards the locals Germany way back before Nazis exist. They the one who put shit on other locals face, act shit, then suddenly try to act shocked why the locals start to riot. They really need to reflect their own selves attitudes, especially their community.
