Peran Etnis dan Kultural Pada Persaingan Industri Tahu Takwa di Kota Kediri

Culture is a life mechanism that is repeated and regenerated in society. Cultural elements also have shaping aspects, one of which is ethnicity. The role of culture in an ethnic context is as a basis for forming thoughts, characters and habits so that it becomes a special identity for an ethnicity. Therefore, this has become a topic in this research and aims to explore issues related to the cultural economy in the context of the competition for the tahu takwa industry in Kediri. Cultural economy is an economic activity that combines in a regenerative articulation of culture. This research is important, because the takwa industry is an icon attached to the city of Kediri and tries to explain the results of cultural economic exploration in the context of 2 Javanese Chinese ethnicities. Various findings of researchers will be presented in this paper regarding the role of tofu commodity as a medium of representation of ethnicity, work ethic and social capital between Javanese and Chinese ethnicities. The research method in this research uses qualitative indepth interview data collection techniques. The results of the research study will present the results of cultural economic exploration covering work ethic, identity, competition patterns, social network market construction and the resilience of the tofu industry in two dimensions between Chinese and Javanese ethnicities

The Rohingya ‘Origin’ Narrative

Chapters Three and Four articulate the competing historical narratives and representations of memory sustaining Myanmar’s ‘Rohingya’ conflict. This chapter examines what the authors designate the Rohingya ‘Origin’ narrative, and interrogates it against the available historical record; the next chapter considers the Rakhine and Burman perspectives. Drawing on the concept of intractable conflict, this chapter commences with an assessment of ‘Rohingya’ written historical sources and their sociopolitical context, then presents an overview and critique of these historical accounts. The chapter summarizes the key narrative of Rohingya origins, examining their representation of various waves of Muslim migration in the distant past, seeking to establish the Rohingya as a national race with deep historical roots in Arakan—and a people integral to Arakan’s political and socioeconomic life until its 1784 conquest by the Burmans. The chapter then offers an analysis of the pre-colonial Muslim population, and assesses their perspectives about the origins of the contemporary conflict. The chapter thus documents and analyses Rohingya claims that various waves of settlers have been assimilated, over centuries, into what is now a single ethic identity with a strong historical connection to the land, and a distinct language, culture and history which should now be considered indigenous to the region.

Ethnic remigration from the former Soviet Union to Finland - patterns of ethic identity and acculturation among the Ingrian Finns

The aim of this paper is to examine the patterns of psychological acculturation and ethnic identity of Ingrian Finns - the remigrants from the former Soviet Union - in Finland. The article is based on a study that focused on finding out the relationship between objective criteria of ethnic identity (language, nationality, citizenship, religion) and subjective ethnic identity (self-identification, commitment) in a certain social context. The relationship between acculturation attitudes and psychological well-being was also studied. The approach of the study was qualitative, the methods used were in-depth interviews, and participant observation. The sample consisted of 40 adult Ingrian Finns living in Finland and 10 leaders of the Ingrian Association in St. Petersburg and the Ingrian Church. The results suggest that different age groups have different ethnic self-perceptions. Younger remigrants identify themselves mostly as Russians or Estonians depending on which linguistic and social environment they have lived in. Middle-aged Ingrian Finns are dealing with identity conflict: they have problems in identifying themselves ethnically and also difficulties in integrating into the Finnish society.