Research Article
Establishment Arena of a Multicultural Society in Lasem
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.18-7-2019.2290306, author={Jayusman Jayusman}, title={Establishment Arena of a Multicultural Society in Lasem}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Environment and Sustainability Issues, ICESI 2019, 18-19 July 2019, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICESI}, year={2019}, month={12}, keywords={arena environment multicultural lasem}, doi={10.4108/eai.18-7-2019.2290306} }- Jayusman Jayusman
Year: 2019
Establishment Arena of a Multicultural Society in Lasem
ICESI
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.18-7-2019.2290306
Abstract
Racial problems are still not dimmed in Indonesia. One that is difficult to resolve is a matter of ethnic prejudice. Especially the most striking and historical background is the relationship between the Javanese-Chinese community. This research was carried out using qualitative methods with ethnographic design. The results of this study are: 1) the Chinese community in Lasem has merged into the social life of the Javanese community through daily activities that involve the cooperation of both such as sewing, clean the village, batik, and religious activities; 2) the environment forming a multicultural society in Lasem is quite unique because the settlements of Chinese and Javanese people live side by side, in contrast to the cases in the Chinatowns of Semarang, Pekalongan, Jakarta, Solo, Pekalongan, Tegal, and other former colonial cities; and 3) the Chinese community in Lasem realizes the importance of tolerating life and discarding prejudice against Javanese society, besides that Javanese people also think that it requires solid cooperation to build social harmony in Lasem. The implication of this study is the need for habitus and an environment that is side by side full of awareness and understanding of peaceful life, it can be started by removing prejudices and stereotypes towards certain ethnic groups.
