Chinese Indonesians come full circle
It is incredible to think that Chinese language was
"The Soeharto regime urged citizens of Chinese descent to take on Indonesian names to prove their loyalty, closed Chinese schools and imposed curbs on celebrating the culture and the learning of Mandarin.
It was only three decades later, following the riots that toppled President Suharto, that these policies were reversed.
Fourteen years on, many Chinese Indonesians are using Mandarin names and learning the language. Chinese schools, newspapers and community organizations are flourishing once more."
Chinese Indonesians come full circle
