KITLV, LIPI and VHJI tracked down Javanese-Surinamese in Indonesia and Suriname and interviewed them for the book, while STICHJI utilized life history methods to record people’s stories.

Sapto Sopawiro, 73, is a Javanese living in the Republic of Suriname who continues to preserve Javanese culture amid the prevalence of pop art ...

Suriname, which has a population of around 573,000, is a land of seven cultures – Amerindian, Creole, Maroon, Chinese, Javanese and Indian (called Hindustanis), and of course, the Dutch.

To commemorate the event, the Netherlands cultural center in Jakarta, Erasmus Huis, is presenting the Suriname Java Festival on the upcoming September 20. Erasmus Huis will host the Suriname-Javanese ...

The tiny South American nation of Suriname periodically debates whether to change its official language from Dutch, and the place of its local tongue, Sranan Tongo, in its culture.

The storefront signs are lettered in Portuguese instead of Dutch or Chinese. Suriname has some 50,000 Brazilians, more than 10 percent of the population.

Deputy chairman of the East Java Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), Isdarmawan Asrikan, welcomed the investment opportunities offered by Suriname. Although Suriname only has a population of 500 ...