Is Chinese Indonesian a Problem?

This study aims to examine the problematic characteristics of present research approaches for modern Chinese studies in Indonesia. Notable is the fact that scholars have utilised diverse, broad, and intricate research resources in their studies on Chinese Indonesians. Therefore, a comprehensive examination of all research conducted on Chinese Indonesian is both challenging and impossible. Consequently, a critical-exploratory technique was chosen by doing a close reading of purposely selected texts, particularly those focusing on issues relating to the political and economic elements of identity (ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic). Existing research has a tendency to prematurely conclude and conceal the investigation's subject in terms of ethnicity and minority status. In order to analyse Chinese studies in Indonesia, this evaluation will introduce Cultural Studies as an approach that allows for open-ended and tentative formulation.