• Part 1: Colonialism, Family Relations & the Regulation of Belonging in the Dutch East Indies

    By Dr Kathryn Pentecost, edited by Sierra Jacobs The series is based on PhD thesis (2013) entitled:  Selamat Jalan, sampai jumpa lagi (Farewell, until we meet again): Transcultural family stories from colonial and postcolonial Indonesia Section One: INTRODUCTION… Read More

  • Newsletter WINTER 2018 Edition Available Now

    To sign up for our  future newsletters:  Click here Spread the word to family and friends.   Click on the links below to see a specific newsletter: TIP WINTER NEWSLETTER 2018 TIP AUTUMN NEWSLETTER 2018 TIP SUMMER NEWSLETTER 2018… Read More

  • Indonesia’s Date of Independence

    Changing the date of Indonesia’s Date of Independence? An Act of Historical Negationism By Priscilla Kluge McMullen – October 2018 After reading yet another article penned by an academic in Amsterdam who advocates rolling back Indonesia’s date of… Read More

  • A Festive Massacre

    By: Hans Vervoort Translated from Dutch by Willem ten Wolde “Homesickness is: knowing the way in a house that no longer exists,” is one of the most beautiful statements by writer Rudy Kousbroek (Pematang Siantar 1929 – Leiden 2010)…. Read More

  • The Indo Project at the Love 4 Lombok 7.0 Fundraising Event

    By Jamie Stern, Director of Research On September 22nd, 2018, SoCal Indo held a beautiful benefit party in an effort to raise funds for the victims of the Lombok Earthquake. A series of devastating earthquakes occurring between late… Read More

  • Become a TIP Youth Ambassador!

    It’s back to school time! We at The Indo Project (TIP) wish all our Indo kids a wonderful school year. To help bring Indo studies into the classroom, we’ve developed a presentation that can be used by students,… Read More

  • Annual Commemoration Los Angeles 2017

    The annual commemoration ceremonies ‘herdenkingsceremonie,’ was held on Saturday, August 12th at the National Cemetery of Los Angeles. Around 50 people came together out of respect for the fallen forces and civilians, who lost their life in the… Read More

  • Dutch public broadcaster Omroep MAX is looking for Dutch emigrants.

    For a new documentary series public broadcaster Omroep MAX in The Netherlands is looking for Dutch and Dutch-Indonesian families who left in the 50s for the USA. We are seeking personal stories, photos and videos of the first… Read More

  • Is the Indische Kwestie a Human Rights Violation?

    The Indo Project Editorial Series Indische Kwestie- Part V By Inez Hollander Lake, Ph.D. In this fifth and final part of our editorial series on the Indische Kwestie, I would like to summarize what has happened with the… Read More

  • The Indo Project’s Call To Action

    Younger generations in America are showing increased interest in their Indo-European heritage, by joining social media groups to connect online with likeminded people. New friendships are forged with those who share a similar background. A yearly reunion for… Read More

  • Reporting Back From The Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference

    By: Sierra Jacob Last month, I had the opportunity to attend the 4th annual Critical Mixed Race Studies conference at USC. While the label “mixed race” reaffirms the classification of race, critical mixed race studies simultaneously reaffirms and… Read More

  • Heritage is Multidirectional

    By Jack Profijt. What does the word heritage mean to you? Or if I asked, what does preserving our heritage mean to you? The reason I ask this question is because, as many of you know, I am… Read More

  • The Indisch Kwestie: Developments in the 1960s and 1970s: Part IV

    A Special Indo Project Editorial Series.  By Inez Hollander, Ph.D.. While the first migrants/refugees from the Dutch East Indies came over after WWII had ended, the total number of people that came to the Netherlands between 1945 and… Read More

  • Mobilization-War Cross Award.

    By Peggy Lesquillier. KNIL sergeant 1st rank Arno Lesquillier, from the village Maarssen, was awarded the Mobilization-War Cross and the Medal for War and Peace yesterday (KNIL stands for the former Dutch Indo Army). This was awarded posthumously, because Lesquillier died… Read More

  • On The Move In Indonesia

    By Roger Green. Dokars: A dokar is the jiggling, horse-drawn cart found throughout Indonesia. The two-wheeled carts are usually brightly colored with decorative motifs and bells. The small horses or ponies often have long tassels attached to their… Read More

  • The Indische Kwestie: Developments in the 1950s – Part III

    A Special Indo Project Editorial Series. by Inez Hollander, Ph.D. On Tuesday, February 28th, party leader Alexander Pechtold of the political party D’66, was a guest in a talkshow and referred to the migrants who came from Indonesia to the Netherlands… Read More

  • John Von Bargen: “One who is proud to show… what an Indo can do!”

    By Eric Morgan John, speaking at the 2016 Herdenking Ceremony During the August 2016 Herdenking Ceremony held at the Los Angeles National Cemetery, longtime Southern California Indo John von Bargen was asked to give the Invocation, as well… Read More

  • The Indische Kwestie Part II: The Period 1945-1953

    A Special Indo Project Editorial Series Part II by Inez Hollander, Ph.D. When the Dutch East Indies were liberated after the dropping of the atomic bombs in 1945, The Netherlands tried to take back its colony and conduct business as… Read More

  • Back Pay and War Damages. How the Netherlands has dropped the ball in contrast with other Allied countries

    A Special Indo Project Editorial Series Part I by Inez Hollander, Ph.D. On the Indische Kwestie, Back Pay and Human Rights Harry Francken, who became the main character of my book Silenced Voices (Athens: Ohio University Press, 2008),… Read More

  • Jack Profijt to join The Indo Project Board of Directors.

    Old Dutch-Indonesian Community Facebook Group is now officially part of The Indo Project Online Network. The Old Dutch-Indonesian Community Facebook Group (8000+ members) has officially joined The Indo Project Online Network as of January 2017,. The Indo Project… Read More

Videos

See below a selection of our videos. For more go to our YouTube Channel, click here.   WBD15P11 | Jan Jaap Brinkman | Zinkend Jakarta (NL) from waterbouwdag on Vimeo. Check out our YOUTUBE page for more videos.

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Support

The Indo Project offers an extensive program:   Do you see something you are passionate about and want to offer your support?  Check where you can make a difference. Act now!   Financial Contribution Thank you for supporting… Read More

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Events

Go to our EVENTS page to see what’s going on in the near future.

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About

Who are we?

We are a dedicated group of Indos and Indo supporters who share the premise that our history and culture needs to be preserved in the English language. People of mixed European and Indonesian ancestry, are called Indos, Dutch-Indonesians, or Indo-Europeans. We hail from all over the world: the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. The majority of us are 2nd generation born right after WWII; however, our supporters range in all ages. We all have some kind of direct connection to the former Dutch East Indies, which is now known as the Republic of Indonesia.

We are all volunteers, non-paid staff and board members alike, contributing our experience, skills, and time to make something we deeply believe in a reality.

Our mission is rooted in keeping alive the Indo history and culture in future generations and attaining recognition for what our first generation has experienced. The Indo Project wants to honor the legacy that our parents, grandparents and other Indos have left us and have worked so hard to attain…a future for the younger generations.

The interest in Indo heritage is growing.  By establishing The Indo Project as an international nonprofit organization, we aim to educate and raise awareness among the English speaking public about our rich heritage and capture the remarkable assimilation of Indos in their respective adopted countries.


		                
		            		        

	        
	        
	        


	    
	    	        
	        
	        

	    		
	    		
		        

		        
		        			            
		            
		            
		            		            		            
		            		            		            
		            

		            
	                    	                    		                        	
	                        	                    	                    
	                    

	                        
THE DEVIL’S GRIN by Toni Harting

	                        
Notes by: Willem ten Wolde Readers are encouraged to freely copy the .PDF file in whole or in part for their own informational, educational, and/or other non-commercial purposes, and for unlimited non-commercial redistribution, provided the following credit line… Read More

	                    

	                    
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Lost Childhood: My Life in a Japanese Prison Camp During World War II – a TIP Book Review

	                        
By Willem ten Wolde I was researching books written in English about the Japanese prison or internment camps in the former Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia, when I found Annelex Hofstra Layson’s autobiography Lost Childhood: My Life in… Read More

	                    

	                    
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Book Review of Beauty is a Wound by the Indonesian novelist Eka Kurniawan

	                        
by Inez Hollander. Elizabeth Pisani, author of another great book on Indonesia that recently came out, gives us some staggering statistics on Indonesia: not only is it the home “to one in every thirty of the people on this planet,”… Read More

	                    

	                    
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On Wooden Shoes Through the Dessa

	                        
A Book  Review of Op klompen door de dessa by Hylke Speerstra (Amsterdam: Atlas, 2015) When growing up in The Netherlands, I never realized that part of my family history ran parallel with the rise and demise of… Read More

	                    

	                    
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Displaced, Disgraced and Dispossessed. How War Debts Still Haven’t Been Repaid to the Indo Dutch population

	                        
© 2015, Inez Hollander, Ph.D.   Er ligt een roofstaat aan de zee tussen Oostfriesland en de Schelde! There is a pirate state, bordering the sea, between the Scheldt and Eastern Friesland            … Read More

	                    

	                    
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