Betawi's Story
Do you know how the beginning of the history of Betawi culture? There are genuine people there are also those immigrants who live in Jakarta and to the uninitiated. Betawi used to claimed native tribes inhabiting the Jakarta and the Betawi word actually comes from the word "Batavia" is the ancient name given by Belanda.
Sejarah Jakarta Batavia itself preceded by the Sundanese (majority), before the 16th century and into the kingdom Tarumanegara and then Pakuan Pajajaran. In addition to the Sundanese, there are also foreign merchants and sailors from the north coast of Java, from different islands of Eastern Indonesia, from Malacca on the Malay peninsula, and even from China and Gujarat in India. Betawi Cultural History
Betawi ethnic recently formed around a century ago, between the years 1815-1893. In the Dutch colonial era. In 1930, the number of Betawi people as much as 778,953 lives and become the majority population of Batavia itu.
Recognition of the Betawi people as an ethnic group and as a social and political unit within the broader scope, namely the Dutch East Indies, had appeared in 1923, when Husni Thamrin, community leaders founded the association Betawi Betawi.
Since the end of last century and especially after independence (1945), Jakarta is flooded with immigrants from all over Indonesia, so that the Betawi people - in any sense as well - to live as a minority. In 1961, the 'tribe' Betawi covers approximately 22.9 percent of the 2.9 million people in Jakarta at that time. Then they create Betawi Culture to continue and keep their culture and tradition, This called Kampung Betawi/Betawi Village where we can learn about Betawi culture. They are increasingly pushed to the periphery, But they are still keep their tradition and culture. Although actually, 'tribe' Betawi is never displaced or evicted from Jakarta, because the process of assimilation of the various tribes in Indonesia until now continues and through a long process.
