Post by Hapin - Papua Support Foundation

After a short radio silence and some catching up on other work, we're back with the first #papuadalamhati-post of the new year, featuring Samuel Andarinus van Voorn Rumbekwan. Samuel is another inspirational young man from the Netherlands and will be a keynote speaker on the Papoea Solidariteitsdagen, on the 8th of February in Amersfoort. Samuel is the son of Papuan mother Dorisday Rumbekwan and pernakan Dutch/Manadonese father Johan van Voorn. His paternal grandfather was a former KNIL officer who happened to bring one of the two the last original Papua flags in 1963 with him back to the Netherlands for safekeeping. At home Samuel grew up with Bahasa Melayu Papua and Biak culture. “I am very proud of my heritage and feel blessed to be my parents' child, part of the Papuan community in the Netherlands and to have friends and family in Papua. All of this has taught me a lot about the culture and history of Papua and my own identity. The funny thing is, in Papua they call me ‘Bule Kribo’, which translates to frizzy haired white guy because from their perspective I am exactly that, a white guy." Read full post on: https://lnkd.in/e7M-FFQ #papua #papuadalamhatiku #culturalidentity #proudtobepapuan #cultureawareness #papuanculture