The Silent Past of the Buitenkampers and Their Lost Identity

Combining an exhibition and a written work, this study reveals the experiences of Buitenkamper children from the Netherlands East Indies, not incarcerated during the Japanese Occupation (1942-1945), who also endured the violent start of the Indonesian Revolution for Independence (1945-1946). Many we...

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Main Author: Larder, Frances Henriette Emelia
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77429
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description Combining an exhibition and a written work, this study reveals the experiences of Buitenkamper children from the Netherlands East Indies, not incarcerated during the Japanese Occupation (1942-1945), who also endured the violent start of the Indonesian Revolution for Independence (1945-1946). Many were subjected twice or thrice to migration before resettling in Australia. Their stories are analysed for the first time revealing the impacts of war, revolution and diaspora on sense of place, identity and belonging.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-774292019-12-18T02:58:52Z The Silent Past of the Buitenkampers and Their Lost Identity Larder, Frances Henriette Emelia Combining an exhibition and a written work, this study reveals the experiences of Buitenkamper children from the Netherlands East Indies, not incarcerated during the Japanese Occupation (1942-1945), who also endured the violent start of the Indonesian Revolution for Independence (1945-1946). Many were subjected twice or thrice to migration before resettling in Australia. Their stories are analysed for the first time revealing the impacts of war, revolution and diaspora on sense of place, identity and belonging. 2018 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77429 Curtin University fulltext
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The Silent Past of the Buitenkampers and Their Lost Identity
title The Silent Past of the Buitenkampers and Their Lost Identity
title_full The Silent Past of the Buitenkampers and Their Lost Identity
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