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Jan 03 2021

RIP Paatje Phefferkorn

Verdi Phefferkorn von Offenbach (born 26 February 1922 and passed 1 January 2021), better known as ‘Paatje Phefferkorn’, is an Indo (Eurasian) practitioner of the Indonesian martial art Pencak Silat in the Netherlands. As one of its best known teachers he has played an important role in increasing the popularity of this Martial Art in the Netherlands and Europe.Paatje […]

Jan 03 2021

Moesson Magazine goes International.

The younger generation Indos have grown up abroad and although they are still interested in their Indo roots and history, they can’t read about it, because as far as we know, there are no Indo magazines in English available. Up until now. When a few months ago Vivian Boon asked some of her acquaintances abroad […]

Oct 11 2020

Eddie Van Halen, a SoCal Indo, The Über Indo and Guitar God…

ON THE GOING OF EDDIE VAN HALEN. Now that the shock waves around Eddie van Halen\’s death are slowly ebbing away, here is a small in memoriam. The photo shows him together with his first wife Valerie Bertinelli,

Apr 26 2020

Jenifer Leidelmeijer

I’m Jenifer Leidelmeijer and I am a first-generation Dutch-Indonesian Mexican American also referred to as a “Latindo”. I grew up establishing multiple identities to maneuver through my diversified world as a child of immigrants, my father, Robert, is from the Netherlands and Mother, Maria, is from Mexico. For my parents and relatives, assimilating into the […]

Apr 12 2020

PINDAH*, The sequel

By popular demand.  The second edition of \”the glossy with an Indo Dutch touch\”.  Immediately after the release of the first issue, there was a high demand for a sequel.  Once-only stood in the way of completeness.  The hunger for our Dutch East Indies heritage turned out to be very much alive.  An online survey […]

Mar 18 2020

THE ELEPHANT GOES TO WAR

THE ELEPHANT GOES TO WAR…THIS STORY SHOWS THAT THE WAR IN THE DUTCH EAST INDIES WAS A DIRTY WAR.Earlier a piece was written about the battalion Andjing Nica, now I am writing about the KNIL brigade Gadjah Merah. Writing about this means that I write simultaneously about perpetrators and victims who they were all at […]

Mar 17 2020

Sunday, March 8th 2020 Demonstration at Dam Square, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

The Indo Community declared a “Symbolic war” on The State of The Netherlands.   On Sunday, March 8, the \”Day of the Revolt\” took place on Dam Square in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on which the Indo Community symbolically declared war on the Dutch State. The manifestation drew attention to the lack of legal restoration for […]

Mar 12 2020

Disney\’s most favorite Indo in SoCal

San Diego based SoCal Indo Christiaan Verbeek for sure made Walt Disney proud if he was still alive, watch him in San Diego\’s FOX 5 morning show !

Mar 12 2020

Disney\’s most favorite Indo in SoCal

San Diego based SoCal Indo Christiaan Verbeek for sure made Walt Disney proud if he was still alive, watch him in San Diego\’s FOX 5 morning show !

Jun 30 2019

Sjoekje Sasbone

Long pause…“Give it a try.” “No. It’s ok…(awkward chuckle) I don’t want to say this wrong.” “You’ll say it wrong but try. I won’t die or explode… c’mon… just try it.” “Ok….Saah joke ka gee?” “See! I’m fine. (Smiling) Also that’s wrong. It’s pronounced ‘shoek’ya’” This has been the beginning of every single conversation I’ve […]

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