Bagus dah.. Kapan Indonesai akan merehabilitasi van Mook yang sejak tahun 1917 telah mendirikan Indonesisch Verbond van Studeerenden, artinya sebelas tahun sebelum Sumpah Pemuda?
Indonesiaa itu bukan hanya milik penduduknya yang berkulit kuning bermata sipit, sawo matang atau rada hitam dan bermbut keriting - , tapi milik semua penduduk Hindia Belanda tanpa membedakan warna kulit... November 14, 2007 Recognize ethnic Chinese freedom heroes: Observers National News - Wednesday, November 14, 2007 The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A war veteran and academics on Tuesday praised the role played by ethnic Chinese in Indonesia's struggle for independence. An academic on the history and culture of Chinese-Indonesians from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Asvi Warman Adam, said recognition of Chinese-Indonesian contributions to the nation's independence would help Indonesians accept them as important citizens of the nation. "Every Indonesian should know that the ethnic Chinese fought alongside freedom fighters from other ethnicities and some of them deserve to be officially recognized as national heroes due to their great role in the war," he told reporters during a break at a seminar titled "Chinese-Indonesians' Roles in Supporting Indonesia's Unity", held in Central Jakarta on Tuesday. He said naming a Chinese-Indonesian as a national hero would significantly help erase negative stereotypes. He also suggested the National Education Ministry start teaching Chinese culture in all grades to acknowledge the contributions Chinese-Indonesians have made to society. Chinese culture was given a respected status when former president Abdurrahman Wahid declared the Chinese New Year a national holiday. Chairman of the 1945 War Veterans Foundation, Lt. Gen. (Ret) Suprapto, said in the seminar he supported the idea of promoting historical Chinese-Indonesian figures as heroes because he had witnessed their contributions during wartime. "I fought with them during the war and I have no hesitation in saying these people should be named as national heroes," he said. As many as 141 people have been named national heroes by the government since 1959. Eddie Lembong, chairman of the National Building Foundation, said among those Chinese-Indonesians who had met the requirements to be named national heroes was Rear Adm. (posthumous) Yahya Daniel Dharma, also known as John Lie. He said John Lie deserved a hero status because of his dedication to the country, which was widely known. John Lie was a sailor who smuggled natural resources, such as rubber and other crops, to foreign countries in order to help the Indonesian forces buy weapons. He joined the Indonesian Navy in 1950 and was actively involved in numerous naval operations until he retired in 1977. In addition to John Lie, there are other Chinese-Indonesians that should be considered national heroes due to their significant roles in society, he said. Among them are the late law minister Oei Tjoe Tat, the late prominent lawyer Yap Thiam Hien and badminton maestro Rudi Hartono, who won the prestigious All England eight times. (dic) Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
