Apr 13 2018
Hanneke Olsen
I am a child of the 1950\’s, born on the island of Java in the capital city of Jakarta. The country of my birth was a very young Republik Indonesia, it\’s independence officially recognized by it\’s former colonial ruler, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, on December 27, 1949. Two of my siblings were born in […]
Apr 13 2018
Michelle Milane
My name is Michelle Milane’ and I am proud to say I am a Dutch Indo who was born and raised in Southern California! A little history behind the creation of how I came into this world will give you a better perspective of who I am as an individual. Simon Cornelius James Van Lommel, […]
Apr 13 2018
Michael Caffin
Hi! I am Michael. I was born in a little town called Boxtel that is located in the south of the Netherlands. I grew up, however, with my younger sisters and brother in the City of Oss, which is a little further north. Both cities are in the beautiful Provence of North Brabant. For those […]
Apr 13 2018
Monica Jansen
Hello! My name is Monica, maiden name of Jansen. My father Johan was born in Tjilatjap, Indonesia in 1949 to parents who were both Indos, he is the 5th oldest of 12 children. In 1951 my Opa and Oma were forced to leave Indonesia and move to Valkenswaard, Holland with my father and his siblings. […]
Apr 13 2018
Cor Van Overeem
Ik Ben gevraagd om even een beetje over mijn leven te schrijven. Ik dacht, nou zeg, dat is misschien een 1 April grap en ik word belazerd…..aduh, in American-English maar. This is an April Fools joke right? That is how I saw the email message on my well used IPAD. I read the message again […]
Apr 13 2018
Michael Rijnders
Hello, my name is Michael Rijnders, Readers – i want you to Imagine a time… a time where there was green jungles, beautiful little houses made out of mortis and tenon joints and wooden pegs, timber, bamboo, thatch and fibre, indo’s know this as, “rumah adat”. Which meant, “custom home”. Life was custom, and people […]
Apr 13 2018
Irene Goutier
Selamat, I am Irene Goutier, raised in beautiful Altadena, California. It was more promising to own a home in America than in Holland, so my father wanted that after serving in the Dutch Navy. My parents, just like many alike, is Dutch Indo who took refuge to the Netherlands from Indonesia in the late 1940’s. […]
Apr 13 2018
George Richard Muller
My name is George Richard Muller, named me after my Opa. I am Dutch-Indonesian. I was born in Redondo Beach Hospital, the 2nd born of 5 boys, in beautiful Southern California. When I was 8 months old, my mother moved us to Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino National Forest. Times were tough on my […]
Apr 13 2018
Jennifer Ripassa
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 […]