Home Making Process of Tionghoa Community in Postcolonial Indonesia: From Chinatown, Inner City

Kampung to Gated Communities.

Displacement & Domesticity Since 1945: Refugees, Migrants and Expats making home
Indonesia is a country in South East Asia, , it is the world's largest islands
country, with population over 260 millions. Java, the main island contains
more than half country’s population.
Indonesia consists of hundreds of distinct ethnics, tribes and linguistic
groups. With the largest—and politically dominant—ethnic group being
the Javanese
 INTRODUCTION :
Who are The “Tionghoa”?

The descendant of Chinese immigrant for several centuries, they have Indonesian citizenship, or stateless. Currently, they are around 9
millions Tionghoa (3 -5% of total population), mostly concentrated in Urban Areas.

The ethnic groups consist of :

Peranakan ( “creolized community”, mixed bloods between Chinese and Indigenous Indonesian), Hakka, Hainnanese, Hokkien (Min
Nan speakers), Cantonese, Hokchia, Teochew
HISTORICAL TIMELINE:
HISTORICAL TIMELINE:
WHERE THEY LIVE
 WHERE THEY LIVE

Tionghoa Settlements from 18th Century - today

Source : “elaborated by the author”
 AREA OF STUDY

1 = Chinatown
2 = Puri Anjasmoro (Real Estate)
3 = Kampung Kapuran

FUNCTION INHABITANT
CHINATOWN Business District, 80% Tionghoa (Middle
Settlements Income)

KAMPUNG KAPURAN Settlements 50 % - 60% Tionghoa

(Low Income)
PURI ANJASMORO Settlements 50% - 60% Tionghoa
(REAL ESTATE) (Middle Income)
Chinatown 1917 & Chinatown today
Source : “elaborated by the author”

Kampung Kapuran 1917 & Kampung Kapuran today

Source : “elaborated by the author”
HOUSING MORPHOLOGY:
HOUSING MORPHOLOGY:
 CHARACTERISTIC INTERVIEW DAILY ACTIVITY
CHINATOWN Some of the building maintain - Living here since they were - Living in the
the chinese architecture style child shophouses
(only the roof), maintain some - Convenient, easy to find
cultural belief food
changed the façade, adjust the - Living separately from the
building for economic activity indigenous
(rental office, bank, etc)
KAMPUNG KAPURAN There is no physical character of - Convenient, familiar - Living and working
Chinese architecture environment inside the kampung
Grows spatially and - Close to the city center and - Stay during the day
incrementally just like another place of works and go back in the
kampung evening to the gated
Building adjustment to community
accommodate small economic
activity
PURI ANJASMORO (REAL ESTATE) There is no physical character of - Living among their family & - Working outside the
Chinese architecture community gated community
- Secure due to the present of
security guard
- Not to crowded, not far from
the city center
 CONCLUSION :

• The Concept of Home? How they feel at home?

• Chinese identity question?
• How they adapt toward the policy?
• Bond between Chinatown and the other Tionghoa settlements?