Jul 03 2024

Rendang is Indonesia’s culinary masterpiece 11 of the best places to get it in LA

Growing up, the moment I caught the aroma of ground chiles, garlic, ginger, galangal and other spices sizzling in hot oil, I knew my mother was making rendang. Preparing this fragrant Indonesian dish is no easy feat, requiring a melange of ingredients to create a rich, full-bodied dry curry. It’s steeped in coconut milk and […]

May 29 2024

WIETEKE VAN DORT SERIOUSLY ILL

The Hague, May 29, 2024   Wieteke van Dort is seriously ill. Louisa Johanna Theodora \”Wieteke\” van Dort (born May 16, 1943 in Soerabaya, Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies) is a Dutch actress, comedian, singer, writer and artist of Indo (Eurasian) descent. On April 29, 1999, Queen Beatrixappointed her Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.    The singer and actress has been diagnosed with cancer […]

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 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 !

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