by admin | Aug 20, 2025 | English
When I think of it, there is no direct connection between my family and the tragedy of ‘65. My late father’s only story was of how, one day, he passed by a place where the political prisoners of ‘65 were forced to work by the military. An officer stopped him and...
by admin | Aug 20, 2025 | English
On my 25th birthday, my family gave me a notepad with recipes of dishes we enjoy in our family. My father contributed four recipes. The first is for fried rice as he made it when I was small, the other are “Three Menus of Political Prisoners”.They are “head...
by admin | Aug 20, 2025 | English
Here is an artefact from Buru Island; my older brother Tedjabayu sent this to Mother. It is the “padi kemanten” (first harvest) from the island of Buru, Unit 1, Wanapura, in 1976. The commander of this unit was Sri Murtonoputro, First Lieutenant of the Military...
by admin | Aug 20, 2025 | English
Good afternoon, and good wishes to all.The esteemed Dr. Erwan Agus Purwanto, Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta.The esteemed Dr. Hilmar Farid, Director General of Culture at the Ministry of Education and...
by admin | Aug 20, 2025 | English
I remember the first time I “came out”. It was in 2003, I think, five years after Soeharto’s messy step-down. I was still keeping all my family’s 1965 secrets to myself. It was a habit nailed down at birth, my only roots. That day, I had lunch with ten of my friends...