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By Margaret Laurens Dutch filmmakers Hetty Naaijkens Retel Helmrich and Leonard Retel Helmrich were in New York at the TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL, April 18,2013 to attend the World Premiere of their first collaborative directorial effort, “RAW HERRING” (or as it is called under its Dutch title, “NIEUWE HARING”). The film is an intimate look at…
Queens Day (Koninginnedag in Dutch) is the most beloved and anticipated national holiday in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It’s celebrated on April 30 to commemorate the birthday of the country’s (former) Queen and a symbol of national unity. The entire country has festivities and in Amsterdam in particular, the celebrations rival those of Mardi…
By Walter Ben von Stockhausen, April 2013 In the period of 1957-1958, a major migration of Dutch Indonesians from Indonesia to the Netherlands took place. The major cause for this was the worsening political climate for the Dutch and Dutch Indonesians living in Indonesia primarily orchestrated by the first president Sukarno who felt that the…
The Battle of the Java Sea—The Fall of the Netherlands East Indies, February 27, 1942 By Margaret Laurens …
The Indies Commemoration Center has made its remarkable museum exhibit entitled, “The Story of the Netherlands East Indies” available online. The actual exhibit, which has been a huge success, is currently located at the Bronbeek Estate in Arnhem, Netherlands. The exhibit tells of 350 years of colonial history in the Netherlands East Indies, highlighting the…
By Louise Rouwhof-Krancher. Jan 12, 2013. I was encouraged by my brother Jan A. Krancher who lives in the US, to commit some of my Indies memoires to paper. He is an author in his own right and has compiled and edited 24 stories in 1996 in a book on the Japanese occupation of the…
By Jan A. Krancher, PhD. Jan. 8, 2013 Have you ever been conned? I am sure you have, at least once in your lifetime, as I have, and I won’t tell you how often. But here I am not referring to being “conned” but rather being “coined.” It is the practice that brings about long…
Please Join & Sign the Petition: You’ve probably heard about the petition or seen it surface on Facebook urging you to sign it. No matter where you are in the world, if you are a Dutch-Indonesian, Dutch, or a person who has roots in the former Dutch East Indies, we need you to read this and sign…
We want to wish the Indo community a wonderful New Year! Our 2013 New Year’s wish is that together: 1. we continue to uphold and honor the legacy of our parents and grandparents by actively keeping Indo culture and history alive through education and raising awareness. 2. we show the world that there is strength and…