Acknowledgments

I would like to express our gratitude to all of our family who have taken the time to meet with us and share their story and impart their wisdom and knowledge of life; the experience itself is nothing short of extraordinary. We have also appreciated the support from the Indonesia Chinese community, who have given their time to be interviewed, helping us go deeper into the roots of our Chinese heritage.

Thanks go to our team, especially Himawan Wijanarko and Hariadi Suripto, who have dedicated their time to conducting extensive research, holding discussions, and writing this book, and to the team at John Wiley & Sons, who have made an idea come true.