Posts tagged Jakarta
Staying True As A Javanese Woman
Staying True As A Javanese Woman

I was afraid that by identifying as a Javanese woman, I would be mistaken for being submissive, accepting and feminine. I would be misunderstood as being passive, when there is power in subtlety, courtesy, initiative, emotional mastery and consciousness...

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Us, Traditions & CustomsBy Dea Safira Basori (From Tehran, Mumbai & Lagos. Living in Jakarta)Tck, TCK, TCK TOWN, third language, third culture kid, cultural, cultures, culture, gender, women, woman, men, oppressed, oppression, patriarchy, Jakarta, Soeharto, identity, Java, Indonesian, Indonesia, Javanese, past, western, Asian, colonization, history Comment
I Could be From Bali
I Could be From Bali

My grandmother spoke in Javanese a lot, especially to my grandfather. This was usually when she was talking about me or my sister, assuming that my attendance at an English and Indonesian speaking school meant I would not understand her...

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Where Are You From?By Nadira Harini (From Yogyakarta, Jakarta, Baghdad & Doha. Living in Brisbane)TCK, TCK TOWN, Tck, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Javanese, Indonesia, Dutch, Indonesian, Baghdad, United Nations, Arabic, Iraq, Italian, Brisbane, Bali, North AmericaComment