Today we celebrate two things in my country Suriname.
It is the day of the indigenous people and the commemoration of 130 years of Javanese immigration.
The natives are recorded as being the first inhabitants of our country.
The Javanese immigrants, of which my great-grandfather was one, arrived here 130 years ago under bizarre circumstances. Poor housing, hard work for meager wages and treatment that cannot be attributed to were their part here in the beginning.
In 2020, the descendant of the Javanese immigrant has taken its place in Surinamese society and you can find them in all branches.
Today a bit of a moderate celebration in connection with the covid situation. But enough to consider in silence
![[Philippine corruption] Fighting from a Distance How Filipino Exiles Helped Topple a Dictator #6/70](/assets/noimage.svg)