Hello everyone, I am a US citizen and I am also chinese who was born in
Indonesia. When I was still a baby, my parents had moved to Holland. We did
very well there. Until later my father wanted to come back to Indonesia
because he felt that he could help to build Indonesia economy.
When I was in Inodnesia I felt that being chinese was different, we are
being called names and etc. But I didn't let that bother me. I finished my SMP
and SMA in Jkt and after I finshed my SMA I wnet to the US to continue my
studies.
That was back in the mid- 80's. But I knew that I would not want to come back
to Indonesia, not because I would not find a job or money but I felt that
Indonesia will be unsafe for me. So through legal procedure I go my PR and
became a US citizen.
I thank God that I am in the US now, because I could not bear the sadness
what many chinese in Indonesia went thru. Everyday the internet has giving me
so much information about the barbaric acts that happen against the chinese.
How can these people harmed women and children,and yet they are Indonesian
citizens too? Even if there were bad chinese that were snob because they
became rich, it is thru hard work and it was not a present from the Indonesian
govn't. No one deserved to be tortured, killed, rapped, abused, and many other
criminal acts.
Chinese are no different than Indonesian and other human being, they feel
pain, fear, and trauma. What have they done to be treated like that. They
didn't caused the Inodnesian economy to fall, just the oppesite. Without the
chinese as currently is being the problem, INdonesia economy is even worst.
I loose my faith against the country Indonesia, I can not call myself
Indonesian anymore because I am not a killer rapist, etc. I know many native
Indonesian weren;t part of it, but if you all native who can feel the pain and
trauma that these chinese went thru, you would never want to face a disgraced
incident like that.
However all you native can still do something about this. You can stand up and
use your rights to condemn these barbaric rapist and demend that the govn't
protect the chinese who many of them are unfortunate and can not leave
Indonesia.
Every chinese are now living in fear, they know anything can happen again
because they are not protected.
I am willing to help in any possible way I can to help for those who
needed help.
May God Bless you all!!!
Howzit50