Buku serius pertama tentang orang Cina Khek di Singkawang, Kalimantan Barat. Dikerjakan selama 15 tahun dengan studi kepustakaan di Indonesia, Singapura dan Belanda juga wawancara langsung orang Cina Khek. Hasilnya sebuah karya yang gamblang dan menyeluruh mengenai masyarakat Cina Khek di Singkawang.
This book sets out to unpack the complex meanings of 'Chineseness' in post-1998 Indonesia, including the ways in which the policy of multiculturalism enabled such a 'resurgence', the forces that shaped it and the possibilities for 'resinicisation'. The author examines how ethnic Chinese self-identify, and investigates how the pribumi 'Other' has contributed to identifying the ethnic boundary in…