Material on Chinese-Indonesians<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The National Committee for the Nation's Cultural
\nEmpowerment will soon launch a series of books, photo albums and
\na laser disc documenting the history of Chinese-Indonesians.<\/p>\n
Members of the committee, chaired by Bintang Adi, visited
\nGovernor Sutiyoso on Thursday to invite him to the launching of
\nthe documents, scheduled for March 17.<\/p>\n
\"The governor's response was very positive. Since the mass
\nriots began to hit the city, hitting Chinese-Indonesians'
\nparticularly hard, he has tried very hard to prevent the riots
\nfrom spreading,\" Bintang said.<\/p>\n
\"The committee's 29 members have worked hard to make the
\nlaunch of these materials a reality,\" he added.<\/p>\n
He explained that the materials would detail the history of
\nChinese-Indonesians, including those who fought for Indonesia's
\nindependence from the Dutch colonists.<\/p>\n
He said that the aim of the documents was to show indigenous
\nIndonesians the struggles faced by Chinese-Indonesians during the
\npreindependence and postindependence eras.<\/p>\n
\"The Chinese-Indonesians fought for this nation's
\nindependence. We also want to show the number of Chinese-
\nIndonesian today who live in poverty...,\" Bintang said.<\/p>\n
\"Not all Chinese-Indonesians are rich, as is the general
\nbelief,\" he added. (ylt)<\/p>",
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