This document appears to be a collection of photographs and information chronicling the history of the Rasid family over multiple generations. It traces the family origins in Bosnia/Montenegro and Indonesia, their immigration to the Netherlands in the 1950s as refugees, and eventual migration to the United States in 1960 seeking new opportunities and a better climate. The document shares photos and details about important life events and milestones and shows the family growing over time across different locations.

1. Rasid Family & Friends
September 26, 2010
Celebrating 50 Years in the
United States of America

2. Bosnia / Montenegro,
The Ottoman Empire

3. Zainab
Halil Rasid
Opa’s
Mother
1923
Ottoman
Empire
Passport
Photo

4. Bandung, Island of Java,
Indonesia

5. Elsa
Johan Rasid
b. Jannuary 1, 1916
Bandoeng,
West Java, Indonesia

6. Johan
Family
Elsa
Johan

7. Oma’s Parents
Ernest Desiré Johan
Emma Paulina Andreas Johan

8. Little Elsa
with her
older sister,
Tante Tientje
on left

9. Emma Paulina
Andreas Johan
Oma’s Mother

10. Kinderen
Familie
Johan
eten voor
het huis,
Bandung
Johan
family
children
eating on
the front
steps

11. Familie Johan en Huisgenoten, Bandung
Johan family & houseguests, Bandung

12. Johan girls, early 1930s
Elsa
Johan

13. Johan girls, early 1980s

17. Elsa Johan
en route to
France
late 30s

19. Oma with
her mother

20. Oma Johan’s papers.
The Japanese Empire occupied Indonesia during
World War II, March 1942 - end of War in 1945

22. Achmed ‘Willem’
Halil Rasid
b. January 31, 1921
Emmahaven, a port
located in Bayur Bay of
Padang city, West
Sumatra, Indonesia

24. Opa showing off
his artwork and
his python arms

26. Elsa & Wim

27. Love and
family across
55 years

28. Rasid family home in Bandoeng,
on the island of Java, Indonesia, 1945-1950

29. Tropical
breeze on
the veranda

30. 40 Frisia Straat, Bandoeng

31. Cousin Jenny
Eisinger-v/d
Water with
Farida, Fawzia
& Zita

32. Karla, Cousin
Sonya
(daughter of
Tante Nonny)
Zita, Anouc
(plaid skirt),
Farida & Zita

33. Cousin
Karla
Eisinger-
Mulder
with Farida,
Fawzia & Zita

34. Farida,
Fawzia
& Zita

35. Fawzia, Paul & Zita

36. Paul &
Zita with
Bandung
University
students
who lived
next door.

37. Same house in 1980
From Jenny’s visit to Indonesia

38. Tante Tien’s wedding

39. Farida,
Fawzia &
Zita as
flower
girls

40. Jenny
Eisinger’s
wedding to
Adriaan v/d
Water
Zita as
flower girl.

41. Jenny en
Adriaan
with
Farida,
coming
out of the
church

42. Jenny & Zita

44. Tandjong Prick Indonesia to Amsterdam
M.S. Johan van Oldenbarneveld
October 30, 1954 - November 5, 1954

46. Eindhoven, The Netherlands

48. Refugee Camp, Netherlands, 1954

51. Farida, Zita, Fawzia & Paul

53. Rasid home, 1955 – 1960

54. 177 Bennekelstraat, Eindhoven

56. 1956, Eindhoven, Netherlands

57. Paul & Johan

58. Eindhoven

62. Opa comes home for lunch
in a tank

63. The dream of America,
but first paperwork
Q. Why do you desire to immigrate
to the U.S.?
A. Future, Possibilities,
Climate Improvement

64. Where have you resided?

65. Travel on Steamer
12 Juli 1960, bound for New York

66. On the
S.S.
Groote
Beer,
Fawzia &
Zita,
1960

67. Our First
American
Friends,
Cookout in
Belchertown,
MA 1960
U.S.
Airforce
Sargent
Jimmy
Boyles,
wife & son
Oma,
Farida,
Zita, Paul,
Erich

68. Rasid home, 1964 – 2005
64 Lyndale Street, Springfield, MA

73. The whole family together in 1984

74. Anouc Muhlnickel
with Paul

75. Farida Patricia Rasid
b. March 15, 1944

77. Mark Fredriksz

78. Mark, Joanne,
Madeleine,
Joseph,
Matthew, &
Jeffrey

79. Jeffrey
Fredriksz

83. Fawzia Marina Rasid
b. October 23, 1946

87. Maryellen, Chris, Ben, Hannah &
Sophie

88. Ni-hao, Sophie

89. Patti, Ward, Lillian & Helen

93. Jack, Kristen, Emma & Michael

96. Fawzia’s Grandkids

98. Zita Helene Rasid
b. February 29, 1948

102. Zita & Noel

104. Tante
Zita

107. Paul Giovani Rasid
b. December 15, 1950

108. Baby
Paul

109. Paul at
Forest Park, 1969

111. Paul, Paige, Johan

112. Jesse & Sasha

114. Sasha

116. Sasha, Lexi, Sierra, Carlito, Antonio

117. Sasha
& Sierra

119. Carlito & Sierra

120. Like Mother,
Like Daughter
August 4, 1979
September 4, 2002

122. Jesse

123. Jesse, Chi & lil’ Pinenut

125. Jesse
& Paul
& Mark
& Johan

126. Paul & the kids

128. Hedy Mureen Rasid
b. August 8, 1953 d. February, 1954

129. Johan Desire Rasid
b. June 10, 1955

130. Jopie

132. Johan, Ginger & Will

137. Erich Willem Rasid
b. August 27, 1957

138. Cathy, Erich, Emily & Hady

140. Hady-O

142. Hady &
Emily

144. Soccer
Girls Soccer Team
Tante Hetty in Indonesia

145. Sports

146. Go Big!

147. Fight, fight!

148. Let sleeping
babies lie….

150. Waar kan ik Indish eeten vinden?

152. Satay?

153. Oma’s Kitchen

154. Oma & Opa’s 50th
June 26, 1993

155. Still Connected to
the Roots

156. With visits & reunions with
family in the Netherlands
Johan family cousins

158. Johan / Sadelin Reunion

159. Om Wim & Tante Emma, 2002

160. Tante
Zita

161. Oma & Opa’s
Visit in 1980

163. Cousin Jenny with Fawzia, 2009

164. Yvonne & Rex Johan with Zita

166. Visits from the land of Oz

167. Tante Fatma

168. Zita,
Ron
Song,
Fawzia,
2007

169. The LaPierre Girls in the 70s
Joette & BJ

170. Joette, BJ & Alan with Lexi

171. Ladies in Red – Jane, Zita, Fawzia

172. Susan McQue with Oma

173. David
&
Cathy

174. Sandy Piemonte-Robb dancing with
her mom. Lake George.

175. Noel & Brian Wilson, CT

176. Patti & Hans Doup

178. Donnie Franco, Zita, Vito
Sera, Vito & Jesse

179. Johan & Charlie & Chris

180. Cars & other things that go…

182. Made for speed…..

184. Zoooooommmmm

186. The Races

188. Jopie

189. Music

190. Opa Johan on Bass, 1930

192. And dance….

193. Music Festivals

194. Johan, Paul, Zita & Fawzia

195. Fiddlin’

196. Fam
Johan en
Kostgangers
in Bandung

197. 2002

198. 2002

199. 2003

200. 2004

201. 2005

202. 2007

203. 2008

204. 2009

205. Baby Johan
Baby Erich

206. Cousins

209. Johan, 2008

210. Sisters….

211. Sisters…

212. Goofy-ness runs deep

217. The Pets

218. Gone
Fishin’

220. Ya’ call that a fish?
Bruce & Paul

222. Oma, Hannah, Ben & Maryellen

223. Oma,
Zita,
Will &
Emily

224. Emily, Lexi, Oma & Sierra

225. Paul,
Johan,
Mark
&
Jeffrey

226. Jeffrey, Erich & Mark

227. Erich & Zita

228. Farida,
Erich
&
Paul

229. Sasha & Tante Tien

230. Jeffrey, Paul, Johan & Erich