French speaking Indonesians[headline amended] by Pam Allen Around 7000 Indonesians currently live in New Caledonia as a result of a relatively little-known chapter in the history of Indonesia Who, then, comprised the first and second wave of emigrants, and what were they doing in New Caledonia? Djintar Tambunans story, and that of the 7000 or so other Indonesians currently living there, forms part of a relatively little-known chapter in the history of Indonesia. Like the history of the Javanese in Suriname in South America, and that of the Cape Malays in South Africa, it is an intriguing story of the tension that results when populations move, or are moved, to new surroundings. Javanese immigration : That first wave of Javanese emigrants comprised 170 contract labourers, who arrived in Noumea in 1896. insideindonesia.org/weekly-articles/indonesians-speaking-french
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 05:32:52 +0000
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