A Gift Called Imlek
Tuesday, February 4, 2003
Lin Che Wei* Lunar New Year is celebrated as an official public holiday. Lin Che Wei* explains what that means to Indonesia's Chinese, many of whom sought refuge abroad after the May 1998 riots.
This year, my family and I plan to celebrate Imlek, the Chinese New Year, together with my parents in Indonesia. This will be
*The author is an economics analyst and an Indonesian citizen of Chinese descent who currently resides in Singapore.
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