NASIONALISME DAN GERAKAN MULIH NJOWO, 1947 DAN 1954
Abstract: This article
concerns on nationalism that was within repatrian Suriname in 1947 and 1954. It
was known as the "Mulih Njowo" Movement. The movement arouse due to
various factors experienced by the contracted Javanese laborers in Suriname.
One of those factors was nationalism. The existence of Javanese in Suriname was
triggered by the policy of the Dutch Government, and as a process of diaspora.
They migrated to a new place (Suriname), and interacted with the people there.
However, they still had bonding emotion with Java. The movemnt’s participants
felt close with their homeland, local traditions and also the official
authorities in the region. It is found that Mulih Njowo Movement in 1947 and
1954 motivated by several factors; disappointment and discrimination from the
Dutch Government; a hard life in Suriname; social status; unfair treatment by
plantation overseer; stronger sense of nationalism; sense of belonging to Java
Island which raises a yearning for the homeland, and a desire to build
Indonesia as a new independent country.
Penulis: Susanti
Kode Jurnal: jpsejarahdd160151
