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In the Mood For Kopitiam

By Vema Novitasari | 29 May, 2022 |

Customers talking at Kafetien 88

Kopitiam, or Chinese coffee shops, are important to the lives of millions of people in Southeast Asia, but for Vema Novitasari of Surabaya, they have played a more particular role in her life.

Finding Myself (and Others) in a Yogyakarta Coffee Shop

By Wahyu Nur Cahyo | 22 May, 2022 |

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I opened Google, searched my name. The search results should show the real me, I thought. I scrolled down the page, skim-reading the titles of articles with my name on them. Then I let out a huge sigh…