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The Third Letter: A Deaf People and an Identity

I was born with hearing but I'm a Deaf right now. I've been gotten two methods, e.g oral method communication, and sign language, When I still a student in Don Bosco school, Wonosobo, I learned speech therapy, talking, and oral communication. The therapist said, "The Deaf people are can speaking hearing people with oral communication, So, you didn't allow to speaking sign language, All hearing people are can't speaking sign language." I didn't know what is he saying but I believe it. I just followed his. I learned communication with hearing people but if #deaftime I speaking sign language with Deaf friends. I didn't many using sign language with them. I often speaking oral communication with them. I learned that method for nine years. After that, I move to Solo for continuing high school for six years. I'm also speaking oral communication with hearing students. Did you know? I'm one of the Deaf students in the classroom. 99% of ...

The Second Letter: Lebih Cina Atau Lebih Tionghoa

Pada pukul 17.30, saya pergi ke kampung Ketandan ( 中华村 , zhong hua cun ) untuk menikmati Festival Imlek digelar pada tanggal 2-8 Februaru 2020. Saya telah berkunjung ke Museum Tan Djin Sin g , seorang bupati Yogyakarta pertama berasal dari etnis Tionghoa, food park, pertunjukan, hingga ada beberapa  budaya Tionghoa diperkenalkan lebih luas. Faktanya semua masih merasakan suasana sangat Tionghoa meski tidak banyak berbicara bahasa Mandarin. Ini hanya sedikit cerita yang mengesankan kemarin, sekarang saya mau memulai dari hal dasar yang harus kalian ketahui sebelum menyelami lebih dalam tentang studi ketionghoaan. Kita akan mulai dari "Cina, Tionghoa, dan Tiongkok" berdasarkan berbagai referensi yang sudah ada tetapi diambil dari saya. ------- Istilah "Tionghoa" pertama kali muncul pada zaman pra kemerdekaan Indonesia melalui terbitnya koran Sin Po ( 新报 , xin bao ) . Koran Si n Po merupakan koran terbitan pada tanggal 1 Oktober 1910 oleh komunitas Tiongh...