8. Melbourne's Indonesian Diaspora with Kuncoro Giri Waseso, Consul General for the Republic of Indonesia in Melbourne
55 Menit
15 Mei 2024
Around 20,000 Indonesians call Melbourne home, ABS data shows. With a predominantly younger group of diaspora, Melbourne, and Victoria more broadly, becomes a melting pot of Indonesians past and present, old and new. This comes at a time when Indonesia and Australia continue to strengthen bilateral ties and brings about even more opportunities.
Pak Kuncoro Giri Waseso, Consul General for the Republic of Indonesia in Melbourne, joins Billy Adison Aditijanto on The Perantau Podcast to share his thoughts on Melbourne's Indonesian diaspora, progress on language and cultural exchange, trade and economic bilateral ties, and what makes Melbourne's Indonesian diaspora stand out.
This episode is predominantly delivered in Bahasa Indonesia. An English transcript is available here.
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Chapters:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:06) Getting to know Pak Kuncoro
(03:00) First impressions and being grateful
(07:07) Dealing with the pandemic
(13:35) Reflecting on language, culture, and education
(21:02) Business, trade, and economic bilateral ties
(26:31) Could we see a "Little Indonesia" in Melbourne?
(29:47) A question of diasporic social cohesion and why Melbourne stands out
(39:41) Proudest achievements and where we fall short
(45:08) Hopes for the future
(54:50) Outro
