My name is Jennifer Ripassa. I was the first generation born in the United States to Dutch-Indonesian parents, both born in Surabaya, Indonesia, who came to this country with their parents, looking for a brighter future and a good education. (Thank you, Omas and Opas for making that crazy trip). I can’t believe all the […]
My Oma was from the small city of Klaten and grew up on a tobacco plantation, where her father was a book keeper. My Opa was from Jogja and his father was in the dutch army, with his mother being his fathers servant. The Indonesian part of our family is Javanese (Orang Jawa) with the […]
Hello, my name is Jace Barton. I am 19 years old and was born in Wichita, Kansas. My Oma, Virginia Astrid Davis, was born in Holland but moved to America with her family to better the lives of our family and future generations to come. Growing up I was always teased at school for having […]
Hi! My name is Christiaan Verbeek. I’m 23 years old and I was born in San Diego CA. I’m half Indo and half Italian. My father was born in Bali, Indonesia in 1934. My Opa was from Rotterdam and went to Indonesia during the war where he met my Oma who lived in Meester Cornelis […]
Aloha, my name is Charles Pieters and I was born in Alkmaar, Netherlands in the 60s, I have one sister and a brother. My father left Batavia now called Jakarta, Indonesia in 1957 to go to Netherlands and was settle in by the Dutch government in a small town called Schoorl, Netherland with my 1st […]
We\’re honoring the memory of a truly wonderful man, Johnie Lee Qualls. He is the late husband of our dear friend, Gladys Qualls. Upon learning of his passing, on Tuesday December 19th, 2017, our hearts sank. You probably experienced this too when you heard about Johnie. His kind and beautiful heart touched so many. But […]
Hey Indos! Check out this video from Armando in The Netherlands. He made an English version of this project so Indos in So Cal and outside of The Netherlands can understand. Follow him at \”Hoezo Indo\” on youtube and facebook!
Hey Indos! Check out this video from Armando in The Netherlands. He made an English version of this project so Indos in So Cal and outside of The Netherlands can understand. Follow him at \”Hoezo Indo\” on youtube and facebook!
Every government has its own way of doing business and so does the Dutch Governent ! It\’s most likely known by many of us Indos what\’s happening to our omas, opas, parents and ooms and tantes who were born in the DEI, Japanese occupation, the Bersiap, how they were welcomed by the Dutch etc…But did […]
It\’s another Friday evening in SoCal and I\’m about to pick up Victor Van der Geugten and Gerry Lapré, three of us live in the San Fernando Valley about 15 minutes driving East on the 210 towards should I say Indo capital of the US, Pasadena. Just like Den Haag is the Capital of us […]
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