Uwa's story: almost slaughtered by the Dutch
Uwa's story: almost slaughtered by the Dutch (For those not familiar with the Dutch society struggling with their dark past of colonialism, there is an on-going research on the war of independence in Indonesia in the period of 1945-1949. In contrast to the Dutch society who has a rooted writing culture, orality is much more prevalent within the Indonesian society. The unfavourable consequence is that historical accounts fade away with the passing of generations. This blog post and an earlier one ( Aki's story ) are just a small contribution to preserve the Indonesian perspectives from first hand authentic accounts. I got in touch with one of the research leaders when I wrote a book commemorating 100 years of higher engineering education in Indonesia, and I am privileged to have an opportunity to converse with him since then, amongst others through this letter below). Dear, After reading the section " getuigen & tijdgenoten " I am not sure if what I am about to