Sunbirds by Mirandi Riwoe (UQ Press, 2023) is a historical fiction novel set in the early 1940s in Java. The novel opens with protagonist Anna van Hoorn fleeing the Japanese Occupation of the Indies for Read more…
In 1944, the United States War Department published a small but detailed booklet titled Pocket Guide to the Netherlands East Indies. Produced as part of a broader series of cultural guides for American troops deployed Read more…
The novel Fleur and Avril 2 Far by Maria van Loon is an addition to the broader narrative of Dutch migration to Australia and offers a deeply personal perspective on the challenges and triumphs of Read more…