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An Indo Profile: Hannie Blaauw – Camp Stories and More

During WWII, Indo Profile, Stories, Witness to the WarBy The Indo Project March 17, 2021 6 Comments

Read TIP’s Indo Profile about war camp survivor and musician Hannie Blaauw. Hannie Blaauw is my very special friend. I met him about twenty years ago when I moved to Arizona. Born and raised on Java, he is eleven years older than I, so he was a teenager during the years of Japanese oppression. He…

Memories of Camp Barongan

During WWII, Family Story, Featured, History, Stories, Witness to the WarBy The Indo Project March 25, 2019 14 Comments

by Han Mouthaan FOREWORD For clarification purposes: The Dutch civilians of the former Dutch East Indies endured two types of camps during AND after WWII. The first type were the WWII Japanese concentration camps, 1942-1945. The second type of camps were internment camps during the Bersiap period 1945-1947, a tumultuous time that followed the end…