2. Stories of Javanese Singaporeans
• Area from whence they come
– Yogyakarta
– Ponorogo
– Malang
• More to be interviewed
3. Stories of Javanese Singaporeans
Interviewees
1st Generation Javanese
1. Hj Shukor Sanat & Hj Ali Shukor Sanat– my great-grandfather &
grandfather
2. Bapak Hardjo Soedarmo - Probably the oldest gamelan practitioner in
Singapore
2nd Generation Javanese
1. Bapak Hj Misri – Presiden Persatuan Jawa Al-Masakin
2. Bapak Hj Ishak
4. Haji Shukor Sanat
• Arrived in Singapore approximately 1870s…
• Syekh Haji and ‘Lati’
• Decided to return to Java at the end of WWII
• Passed away in Guyangan, Jogjakarta between
1948-1950
6. Bapak Hardjo Soedarmo
• Oldest gamelan practitioner
• Arrived in Singapore as part of signed recruit
to work
• A total of 700 people were in the ship with
him
7. Stories of Javanese Singaporeans
2nd Generation Javanese
1.Bapak Hj Misri – Presiden Persatuan Jawa Al-
Masakin
2.Bapak Hj Ishak
9. Future Plan for Book – Appeal for Stories
• The contributed stories will be placed in the different themes
outlined below:
• 1) Immigration - Different periods of migration
• a) Pre - 1900s
• b) Pre - WWII
• c) During WWII
• d) Post - WWII
• 2) Immigrants from different regions of Java.
• 3) Settlements in Singapore.
• 4) Occupation/Expertise/Livelihood