Opa dan Soekarno, 1962

Mama, 1961
Jakarta, Indonesia

Papa, 1965
Ambon, Maluku

Angkong dan Soeharto, 1993

 

Mama di Hari Kartini

April 21, 1966.

Mama, at 5 years old, in front of her grandmother’s house on Hari Kartini.

 
 
 

Mama jadi Bloemenmeisje, 1970

Mama at 9 years old as a flower girl.

 

Mama’s memory of the May ‘98 riots (then age 36) at 58

 

Waktu siang

Mang Ade duduk di depan

Pak Gandi duduk di belakang

Mama nyetir pake kacamata item

dari sacna ke ruko 3 kali

1. anak-anak dulu: Nonie, Koko, Papa, Oma, Ama, Mbak

2. kompor / kulkas kecil / surat-surat

3. di kejar sama perusuh…

Pertama kali keluar dari rumah

Itu namanya Sunter,

semuanya rukonya terbuka habis

ATM-ATM berantakan

mobil ada di kali

rumah terbakar

habis…

 
 
 

Nonie’s memory of the May ‘98 riots (then age 6) at 26.

It felt very, very long.

Chacha and I were squeezed together under the mattress in the car ride.

I wanted to see what was going on, but mum kept shouting lower your heads.

I only caught glimpses of smoke.

Trees and smoke.

 
 

My brother’s memories of May ‘98