“How Do You Interview God?”
A Chinese-Indonesian woman is just the latest casualty of Indonesia’s opaque blasphemy law. But despite allegations that the law targets religious m…
Tag: Multiculturalism
A Celebrity Wedding Revives Identity Issues
Following the high-profile wedding of the Indonesian president's daughter, a Mandailing association in North Sumatra is lobbying for greater recogniti…
“It Was A Political Issue”: Recalling the 1998 Medan Riots
Understanding the reactions of the Chinese-Indonesian community in Medan to rising ethnic tensions requires one to realise that the anti-Chinese viole…
Rethinking Race: Beyond the CMIO Categorisations
In emphasising racial differences, we are also denying our commonality as members of the same nation. Being Chinese, Malay or Indian, means that we c…
