“Interracial Courtship”: A recent dilemma in the contemporary social relation of Chinese Indonesians A study from discussions on social media

Abstrack:

Long since the anti-Chinese violence in May 1998 happened, the revitalization of the Chinese Indonesian culture and traditions has been taking place. Thanks to Abdurrahman Wahid1 who lifted the discriminative regulations made by the New Order regime, the Chinese Indonesian culture and traditions are now acknowledged as part of the rich Indonesian culture. Chinese Indonesian (henceforth abbreviated as CI) communities, social gatherings, and clan clubs were founded and have been openly showing their activities thereafter. The Chinese annual festivals, such as the Imlek 2 and Cap Go Meh 3 , are celebrated in public and broadcasted in electronic and social media. It is not rare that in such festivals, especially the Imlek, voices to blend with the rest of ethnic groups in Indonesia are spoken. Interestingly, the voices come from big names who represent the CI ethnic.

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