CBS report on Moluccans in the Netherlands. What do the figures say? In 2020 Statistics Netherlands (CBS) published the report ‘Moluccans in the Netherlands. The socio-economic position of Moluccan migrants, their children and grandchildren’. That CBS report came as a surprise. Moluccan community Moluccan migration Nieuws
Molukse Dialogen widely watched The kick-off of the Molukse Dialogen series on Sunday 6 December got off to a flying start. More than 400 people watched via Facebook and YouTube. Language and heritage Nieuws
We are going to discover it together The end of 2020 is in sight and director Henry Timisela looks back on a remarkable year. Nieuws
The Aponno delegation, the first steps towards the passage Why did the Aponno delegation bring a court case, and was that, in hindsight, the first step towards the passage of Moluccans to the Netherlands? Arrival in the Netherlands Nieuws
Molukse Dialogen How diverse is the Moluccan community in the Netherlands and how does this affect Moluccan identity? Moluccan community Moluccan culture Nieuws
Time for the Moluccan perspective Teacher and entrepreneur Erno Pickee is making a graphic novel about the Moluccas. One important difference: the Moluccan perspective takes centre stage. Art and makers Moluccan history Nieuws
Time for the Moluccan perspective Teacher and entrepreneur Erno Pickee is making a graphic novel about Maluku. An important difference; the Moluccan perspective is at its heart. Art and makers Moluccan history Nieuws
A new historical lens reveals slavery in Asia Column by Prof. Dr Fridus Steijlen. At the end of September the book ‘De Slavernij in Oost en West; Het Amsterdam Onderzoek’ (‘Slavery in East and West; The Amsterdam Research’) was presented. Three days later the presentation was followed by small-scale seminars on the theme at various places in the city. The latter because of the corona rules. The book ‘Slavery in East and West’ […] Column Nieuws Slavery and colonialism
A new historical lens reveals slavery in Asia In his latest column, Prof. Dr Fridus Steijlen discusses the need for a new historical lens through which to look at colonial history and slavery. This in response to the new book ‘De slavernij in Oost en West; Het Amsterdam Onderzoek’. Column Moluccan history Nieuws Slavery and colonialism
Kalau dapat meja putih, jangan lupa lesa MHM volunteer Reïnda shares his thoughts on what it means to give shape to a Moluccan identity, with an eye on the future. Column Commemoration and monuments Moluccan culture Moluccan history Nieuws
Ana Maluku buka mata. E kas tunju dunia e. In this third blog, historian Joaniek Vreeswijk expands on the importance of indigenous peoples such as the Alifuru and their traditional knowledge. Column Moluccan history Nieuws
Wassenaar action 1970 – A wake-up call The Wassenaar action is commemorated on 31 August. A wake-up call for a Netherlands that did not want to listen to Moluccans. Column Commemoration and monuments Moluccan history Nieuws
