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Rasialisme di Negeri Dollar (dan Pameran Buku)

Racism in the Land of Dollars (and a Book Fair)

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Api Kartini (1964) article 'Racism in the Land of Dollars' on discrimination against 19 million African Americans (Birmingham bombing, voting restrictions), condemning also the 10 May 1963 anti-Chinese racist riots in West Java. The page continues with a short piece on a May book fair at Gedung Pemuda and encouraging women to cultivate reading. Anti-US propaganda; Gerwani not named.

Artikel Api Kartini (1964) 'Rasialisme di Negeri Dollar' tentang diskriminasi atas 19 juta warga kulit hitam Amerika (pengeboman Birmingham, pembatasan hak pilih), juga mengutuk kerusuhan rasialis anti-Tionghoa 10 Mei 1963 di Jawa Barat. Halaman berlanjut dengan tulisan pameran buku Mei di Gedung Pemuda dan ajakan memupuk kegemaran membaca bagi wanita. Propaganda anti-AS; Gerwani tidak disebut.

“The article condemns the 'racist movement' of 10 May 1963 in West Java alongside racism in the US South.”

People

Pramoedya Ananta ToerRukiah KertapatiSugiarti Siswadi

Organisations

Ku Klux Klan

Places

United StatesBirmingham (Alabama)AlabamaMississippiWest JavaJakarta

Topics

USA and UKpropaganda and mediapeace and anti-imperialismart, literature and music

Tags

ethnic chineseexhibition

Details

Date
1964
Creator
Api Kartini
Publication
Api Kartini
Document type
periodical article (Api Kartini magazine issue/page)
Language
Indonesian
Perspective
Gerwani/PKI-aligned voice
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1960–1965
Source archive
Alexander Street - Women and Social Movements (WASI / Modern Empires WASG) via Columbia proxy · source link
Access
library-licensed (Columbia University Libraries); personal research copy Library-licensed or subscription copy: show metadata and summary only; link to the source.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.2 Api Kartini Magazine 1959 to 1964/Api Kartini articles (1959-1964) - single articles (Alexander Street WASI)/Api Kartini (1964) - Rasialisme di Negeri Dollar Racism in the Land of Dollars [WASI].pdf
OCR / text
Good (0.913) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.2 Api Kartini Magazine 1959 to 1964 › Api Kartini articles (1959-1964) - single articles (Alexander Street WASI)
Summary basis
full text read; OCR largely unreadable

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