Serving Indonesia had always been my raison d être, and to have my efforts, idealism and hopes, trivialized this way, instantly brought out my fangs. The fact that all the struggle and blood-sweat-and-tears sacrifices that I and so many others have made to democratize Indonesia, were knocked down like a house of cards, was devastating. Historical trauma, race-based trauma, and resilience of Indigenous Peoples: A literature review. I lived for 32 years under the authoritarian New Order (1966-1998), and 25 years in the Reform Era (1998-). Many previous studies have identified a link between intergenerational trauma transmission and its outcomes such as parenting deficits and other difficulties. Mental health disparities based on minority racial status are well identified, including inequities in access, symptom severity, diagnosis, and treatment. Ambassador! – maybe I should have been more diplomatic.Īt the same time, I think my reaction was understandable. The impacts of structural racism, can take a mental toll on African Americans. “Your comment is masculinist-patriarchal, condescending-patronizing, superficial-simplistic and indicates you don't have much knowledge about Indonesian democracy, even after almost X years here!”, I lashed out at him on WhatsApp. Given the rawness of my emotions, that was all the trigger I needed. One unique feature of racial discrimination as a stressor is its intergenerational impact while it may be unusual to screen for parental experiences with interpersonal trauma within youths’ trauma treatment, parental experiences of racism and discrimination may directly or indirectly impact child-rearing practices (see Anderson et al., 2015). I shared my feelings with a few friends, including a Western European ambassador who blithely responded, “Don’t be sad. 14, when in the afternoon this became a reality, indeed, a nightmare, I sank into a deep depression. Early this month, a survey conducted by Indikator Politik Indonesia projected that the former general and the 36-year-old incumbent President’s son would win over 50 percent of the vote in a single round of voting. 2 Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka winning. Days before the Feb 14 election, I already felt extremely tense and anxious about the prospect of presidential candidate No.