The camps, the escape, and the war were never spoken about at home. They call it ‘Indies silence’. But during the Indies commemoration in Harderwijk, Dutch people with Indies roots bring to light precisely the stories that remained hidden for generations. “The message was clear: Grandpa had to keep his mouth shut.”
The camps, the escape, and the war were never spoken about at home. They call it ‘Indies silence’. But during the Indies commemoration in Harderwijk, Dutch people with Indies roots bring to light precisely the stories that remained hidden for generations. “The message was clear: Grandpa had to keep his mouth shut.”