Javanese Surinamese

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Javanese Surinamese are an ethnic group of Javanese and by extension Indonesian descent in Suriname. They constitute roughly 13% to 15% of Suriname's population, making them the third-largest ethnic group in the highly pluralistic society. Their ancestors were primarily contract laborers transported from the Dutch East Indies to the Dutch Caribbean colony of Surinam between 1890 and 1939. Over the past century, they have forged a distinct cultural, political, and sociolinguistic identity, effectively creating a transnational identity anchored in Java, Suriname, and the Netherlands.

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