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Siauw Tiong Djin

Siauw Tiong Djin is the son of Siauw Giok Tjhan. He was nine years old when his father was arrested by General Soeharto in November 1965. Like millions of other children in Indonesia whose parents were purged during the New Order period (1965 to 1998), Tiong Djin grew up with the stigma that his father had committed treason. Between 1969 and 1973, while his father was in detention, Tiong Djin visited him frequently and they had long discussions about his father’s political journey and political aspirations. These discussions inspired Tiong Djin to restore his father’s name and reputation.

Tiong Djin has a Bachelor of Engineering (1979), Master of Engineering (1982) and Master of Business Administration (1990) from RMIT University. While working as an engineer he embarked on his PhD in Political Science at Monash University, completing it in 1999.

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Meet the author: Kevin Bell

The Australian National University 153-11 University Ave, Acton, ACT, Australia

The Hon. Kevin Bell, following introductory remarks by Dr. Liz Allen, will be in conversation with Kim Rubenstein on his new book Housing .The Great Australian Right, which reimagines ‘the great Australian dream’...

Inside the Dunera: Beyond Conventional Narratives

Jewish Museum of Australia 26 Alma Rd, St Kilda, VIC

Join us to celebrate the launch of Tonia Eckfeld’s No One Knows Their Destiny: The Eckfeld Records: Inside the Dunera Story, in collaboration with Monash University Publishing. In this panel discussion, Professor Eckfeld will discuss...

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Author Talk: No One Knows Their Destiny – Inside the Dunera Story

The Theatre, Australian National Maritime Museum 2 Murray Street, Sydney, NSW

A moving portrait of two Dunera Boys, from Kristallnacht in Vienna to VE Day in Melbourne, that complicates the traditional story of the Dunera. Popular culture has mythologised the Dunera Boys...

Meet the author: Tonia Eckfeld at the Sydney Jewish Museum

Sydney Jewish Museum 148 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst, NSW

Join us for an afternoon with Tonia Eckfeld, the acclaimed art historian and author of No One Knows Their Destiny. In this compelling work, Eckfeld delves into the deeply personal...