Istori Manokwari: Oral History Interview on Post-Colonial Transition

E. Markus conducted a 2-hour, 42-minute oral history interview in 2016, archived by DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities Collection. The interview contains a life narrative describing family life, work at the TiMa timber factory, and the chaotic UNTEA transition period in Manokwari, Papua. The interviewee details experiences with the Indonesian military arrival, violence, looting, and his subsequent entrepreneurial career in the Netherlands.

Use Cases

• Analyzing personal narratives of economic change based on the description of the TiMa timber factory's looting and machinery shipment to Java.
• Studying accounts of political transition and violence based on descriptions of the UNTEA period and the arrival of the Indonesian military.
• Examining migrant entrepreneurship based on the interviewee's detailed career in the Netherlands after leaving Papua.
• Researching environmental perceptions based on mentions of pollution in Manokwari's city and bay.
• Exploring cultural and religious perspectives based on the interviewee's views on 'faith' and descriptions of diving to Japanese war wrecks.

Strengths

• Interview duration is precisely recorded as 2 hours and 42 minutes.
• Description provides specific historical context, including the UNTEA transition period and the name of the TiMa timber factory.
• Life narrative covers multiple themes: family, work, political transition, migration, and environment.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The single-interview format limits generalizability without complementary datasets.

Provenance

Source

E. Markus, DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities Collection

Collection Method

Oral history interview conducted in 2016.

Time Range

Interview conducted in 2016; narrative covers events from 1961 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-24 03:23:33; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Manokwari, Papua, Indonesia; later the Netherlands.