Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Tracing Traces Java immigrants in Suriname


Sidin face on the passport photo looks dashing in a letter his health. The boy from Pekalongan it using a cloth headband typical Java coastal area youth, no shirt and white pants.

In a photograph made in 1908 the Dutch colonial government to complement medical certificates as a condition to Suriname's mengiriman Sidin she posed sitting relaxed with his hands on your thighs.

For posterity Sidin, the picture has significance and historic.
Maurit S Hassankhan / Sandew Hira Sidin load images in the book Van Suriname Historische Database, Over de Javaanse Immigranten Gegevens (Historical Data Suriname, Javanese Immigration Data) is a book that contains the data to the Suriname Javanese immigrants.

Book published on the idea of ​​Amrit Consultancy and Research Institute of Social Sciences University of Suriname is a stunning full-load the data concerning 32 965 Javanese 114 last year to work and migrate to Suriname.

In the book it's actually the original plan to load data into the Hindustani Surinamese immigrants, but when the project came up the idea of ​​identity data also include the Javanese who sent the Dutch colonial government to the colony, Suriname, since August 9, 1890 until December 13, 1939.

In that period there were 32 965 people who were sent to Java, Suriname, a country of small colonies in South America.

The workers were from Java in 1890-1914 in berangkatkan of Java in small groups of their departure area of ​​Jakarta (Batavia) and Semarang.

In Suriname they were employed in the fields and plant sugar cane, coffee, chocolate and more. Only the force to 77 in 1904 they were employed in the manufacture of railway tracks.

During World War I war Javanese immigrants was also employed at the mine bauxite in Moengo, Suriname.

The data contained in the book was published the name of immigrant, parent's name, sex, age at deployment, family relationships with other workers, height, religion (all mentioned Islam), the last residence, place of departure, date of arrival in Suriname, recruitment agencies, companies that employ, the area where the work in Suriname, the contract number and description of the changes if any.

They are contracted to work for five years, but in fact most of them had worked all his life.
In the book mentioned in 1954 until approximately 8684 (26 percent) of those immigrants have returned to their hometown.

Those who want to stay to make Suriname a home, but also mentioned there are some people who choose to become citizens of the Netherlands when Suriname before independence (1965), seeking social support.

Suwarto Mustaja story, Suriname Javanese community leaders, could be an example.
Suwarto a descendant of Javanese immigrants at persistent young parents struggling with the Java community and others to get their right to be returned to Indonesia, but when the Dutch government allowed them to go home, her mother just cried and chose to stay in Suriname.

"Here you are (Suwarto) was born and here I'll stay," she said with tears Suwarto.

With a heavy heart the young Suwarto eventually chose to stay in Suriname, although his father urged him to return to Indonesia.
Even though bitter life on plantations in Suriname, they are forced to accept what is.

Now their descendants are no longer working on the plantation owned by a Dutch company as their parents because the Dutch plantation company closed or went bankrupt.

Fraction of those who get the 'freedom' He became a successful merchant, and it turns out, there is even able to get a net income of U.S. $ 20,000 per month as experienced Wilem Sugiono.

However, there are many of them former immigrants and their descendants are still farming the land area of ​​1.25 hectares with a variety of crops.
Jenifer, the mother of a child is relatively lucky compared to other descendants of Javanese immigrants.

Women who married a man named Aziz was managing a small cafe next to the hotel meiliknya.

"I can only speak a bit of Java," he said in fluent English.

In addition to English, she is also fluent in Dutch, as most of the other Javanese descent.

By having a two star hotel, cafe and shopping complex he seemed to live comfortably in Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname.

Paramaribo is a small town, compared to cities in Indonesia, but it looks exotic city with buildings that meet the Dutch heritage of the city.

Milestone in the relationship
Embassy of Indonesia in the city since 1980 and is now trying to maintain good relations with Suriname, particularly the Javanese people and their descendants are now numbered 74 760 (17.8%) of 481 146 population of Suriname.

Milestone relationship was seen in the establishment of the 1990 Building Budoyo Sono who received help from Soeharto, Persiden RI at the time.
Building accompanied by a monument that was built in 1990 was also to commemorate 100 years of the arrival of the Javanese in Suriname.

In 2005, in Suriname would be held the 115th anniversary of the arrival of the Javanese in an independent country on 25 November 1975.
Government of Indonesia and Suriname continue the tradition of friendship with a number of meetings held, including the Joint Bilateral Commission meeting between Indonesia and Suriname which I held in Paramaribo on 3 to 5 April 2003.
On 22 November 2004 was held the trial continued in Jogjakarta. At the second meeting it was agreed that a number of activities including training in the automotive field for the citizens of Suriname that will be held in Indonesia in 2005.
Indonesia will also invite speakers from Suriname to discuss the 115-year anniversary of Javanese immigration to Suriname and 100 years of the implementation of resettlement in Indonesia.

During the meeting the Director General of Resettlement Population Mobility Sugiarto Sumas with the Minister of Manpower Planning and Development Cooperation Keremchand Raghoebarshing Suriname and Minister of Labour, Technological Development and Environment in Paramaribo Clifford Marica both parties expressed the desire to hold more activities.
Among them, dispatch of experts from Indonesia to train personnel in various fields such as Suriname agriculture, tourism, agribusiness, agro and forest management.

Suriname is also very interested to learn how Indonesia developed a new productive area for plantations or development of a region.

Joint commission, is already discussing the various areas of cooperation between the two countries, such as exchange of experience of national development, increasing trade between the two countries, investment, air transport, tourism, cooperation in the field of technical assistance in training, education, non geloar scholarship, cooperation in the field of communication and information, crime prevention, defense, and a host of other issues.

Yearning immigrants and descendants of Javanese culture will be seen also in the public meeting with the descendants of Javanese immigrants Ambassador Suparmin Sunjoyo and Sumas Sugiarto Wanica District, close to Paramaribo.
Sarmo, a resident of Javanese descent on the occasion urged that Indonesia immediately megirim Java language teacher, puppeteer, and teaching dance for them.

He also hoped Indonesia could send agricultural experts. While other immigrant families bill promises delivery martial arts teacher.
Suparmin respond with sympathy.

"I've met with Sultan HB X, he menyangupi to send the Java language teacher, puppeteer and teacher of dance. So, I've tried before Mr. mewudjukan desire Sarmo asked for it, "said Suparmin then the audience applause.

Regarding the demand martial arts teacher, ambassador also talked to Prabowo, Indonesia martial arts figures, while for the supply of agricultural experts, Suparmin will discuss the third follow-up meeting of the Joint Commission between the two countries in the near future.
Interaction Indonesia and Suriname could draw on the enthusiasm and insistence Sarmo and friends will increase the involvement of Indonesia in the joints of their lives.

"Indonesia is the brother of coolies, FE. State mbah coolies, FE, "said Sarmo.
Sarmo and his friends are "brothers" for Indonesia, despite the different nationalities.

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