3. R epresentation in the com b in ation of inter sentence
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k n o w a b o u t In d o n esian p ro b le m . It a lso in d ica te s th at th e in te rn a tio n a l m e d ia h av e
b ig g e r a tten tio n to th e p ro b le m th an lo ca l m e d ia . “Things are better, and I think we can continue to improve, because we are
still behind Singapore and Malaysia but we are going in the right direction, there
is recognition
of us,”
says businessman
Johnny Andrean,
who rebounded from
losing dozens
of his
hairdressing salons
in the
riots to establish the successful chain of J.CO donut
stores.” ninth paragrap h “That’s for the better and will help create a feeling of nationalism. It helps us
feel that we belong. We were born in Indonesia … what’s important is that we are all the same. When that feeling [of acceptance] arises, then it will be good
for Indonesia.” tenth paragraph
T h e jo u rn a list, th ro u gh tex t ab o v e , tries to
stre n gth e n th e fact th at
eth n ic C h in e se ge t d iscrim in a tio n an d so m e tim e s h av e b ee n p u t lo w b y fe w p e o p le . It a lso sh o w s th at m o st o f th e e th n ich C h in ese h a v e th e sa m e fe elin g th at
th e y are
still d iscrim in a ted b y c e rta in p e o p le a n d th e g o v e rn m en t th ro u g h th e re gu la tion an d th e b u re au c ra c y o f th e go v e rn m en t. A s th e te x t fo llo w s:
“Helmi, a middle-aged
executive, is an advocate of pluralism
and does
his best to
ensure minorities
– from
ethnic Chinese
to people
from Eastern Indonesia – are given priority for hiring in his
office. But even he says that und erlying distinctions
remain, most
of the
time unspoken.
H e uses
the analogy of Indonesia’s badm inton stars, many of whom are ethnic Chinese.”
“When they win, they’re Indonesian,” he says with a smile. “But when they lose, people will say, ‘Ah, he’s Chinese after all.” twelveth paragrap h
“I never had a birth certificate,” says Yin Fang, a native of Bangka province. “[The governm ent] makes it so difficult for me to process any paperwork. I’ve
been married for 30 years and I don’t even have a marriage certificate.” 28
th
paragraph
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th e tex t sh o w s th at e th n ic C h in e ss still ge t th e d iscrim in a tio n b y n o t h av in g a b irth ce rtifica te ev en h a v e b e en m a rried fo r 3 0 ye ars. T h ro u g h th is te x t th e jo u rn a list
w an t to sh o w th e d iscrim in a tio n w h ich is a cc ep te d b y e th n ic C h in e se .