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AVOID THE

RIOTS

IDENTITY PORTFOLIOAVOID THE RIOTS

1)Cover

2)Family Tree

3-6) Historical

Narrative

7-9) Interview Q&A

10)Research notes

11)Bibliography

12)Reflection


FAMILY TREE

MY FAMILY TREE: DAD’S SIDE

MY FAMILY TREE: MUM’S

SIDE


AVOID THE RIOTS“Kenji!” I heard

somebody holler from behind me, “Kenji, wait!” I twisted my head around, scanning the contents of the massive hotel ballroom for the source of the voice. A shiver trailed down my spine as I felt a freezing hand grab onto my shoulder, making me jump ever so slightly. I turned quickly to face the un-‐known caller, Dinding out that it was actually just one of the staff members.

“Kenji, I Dinally caught up with you!” the worker panted, “I was told to inform you that, you and a few other staff members have been chosen to go out and fetch some rations from the food warehouse. We’re almost out of food!” “Alright, then. When do we leave?” I questioned. “Right now! It’s almost Friday prayer time, so most of the rioters are going off to pray. The roads

will be clear and easy for you to drive to the warehouse and back without getting stopped. We’re also using this time to ship off some of the expats to the airport,” the worker blabbered. “Okay, I’ll start heading outside,” I assured him. “Great, bye, Kenji!” he smiled and just like that, he was gone.


AVOID THE RIOTS I rufDled my short, black hair, already starting to stress out about this chore. Worried that a group of armed or semi-‐armed people might harass us, pull us out of our vehicle and beat us up like they did with other people around the city. I picked my way through the ocean of whining and moaning guests, all wanting to escape from this massive nightmare,

towards my wife, Helena. “Helena, I’m gonna leave for a while, okay?” I spoke up when I reached her, “I’ve been chosen to go collect some food, but I’ll be back soon, though.”

“Whatever,” she muttered.

I knew that Helena was sick, just wanting to rest because when I called her yesterday to come and stay at the hotel, she was sleeping. The city was un-‐safe now and couldn’t risk

letting her get hurt. She placed a gentle hand on our dog, Abiel, and rested her head on the wall.

Giving a quick nod, I rushed out of the hotel located in Region Jakarta. The Dirst thing I settled my eyes on was a giant military truck. A man in a black suit was barking orders for everyone who was going to get in the mobile right away.


AVOID THE RIOTSI approached

the enormous vehicle and heaved my 37-‐year-‐old body into it.

The worker was right, the roads were clear. Not a single person was to be seen. I checked my watch, wondering what time it was.

11:29… We have about one hour until Friday Prayer is over.

We raced across the road, our only goal was to get the food and arrive back at the hotel before Friday Prayer Dinishes.

Before I even knew it, we were at the warehouse. I spotted three servants guarding the storage, their bodies drenched in sweat.“We have come to collect some food to feed the guests at the hotel,” one of my business partners announced.

The third servant nodded, un-‐locking the door, allowing us to grab the contents of the safe. We mostly took frozen goods, as they would last

longer, things like vegetables, Dish, and potatoes. We recorded all the items we received and secured the groceries in the trunk.

I checked my watch again, reading off of it that it was now 12:10.

Time to go…We all piled

back into the truck, starting the engine, and making our way back.


AVOID THE RIOTSLater, we had

been able to arrive back to the hotel safely and punctual, also just before Friday Prayer ended.


INTERVIEW Q&A1) Where was

this taken place?

- Were located in Region

Jakarta, was at work at the time.

- Hotel (works at hotel)

was not so busy that morning, 30%/40%

full - Food

warehouse in a very

burned out part of the city owned

by a millionaire

2) Where were you feeling when this happened?

- Incredibly nervous- Worried

3) How old were you at the

time?- 37-years-old

4) How were you affected by

this event?- Most expats

were on evacuation

mode- Hotel staff slept where ever they

could.

- Hotel ballroom was packed

with overflow guests waiting

for the opportunity to leave for the

airport.- Went on like

this for two days.


INTERVIEW Q&A5) Do you

remember any specific

moments from this event?- Second day:

Was almost no food because the

hotel was overflowing with

guests.- Went in a

military truck to the food

warehouse, saw three of the

servants of the billionaire owner

sweating and guarding the warehouse.

- Filled tank with every kind of food they could

find, made notes of what they

received.- Drove back

through the city during the Friday

Prayer time period and the

whole driveway/road was clear of any cars, it was a really smooth ride

back.

6) What kind of foods did you

collect?- Lots of

frozen foods like fish, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

7) What time was the Friday

Prayer?- 11:30 – 12:30


INTERVIEW Q&ABackground Information:

Doing marketing event for certain

leaders of industry to come

and eat in the kitchen for lunch. Were preparing the even when

one person showed up. One of the assistant

food and beverage

directors came told me to call

Helena. He wanted me to ask

if she was all right because it was getting very violent outside.

Groups of armed and semi-armed

people were

marching around towards the

wealthier parts of town burning cars, setting

places on fire. Pulling people out

of cars and beating them up. They would do this to anyone

who was Chinese looking. Couldn’t call home on land

line, but my mobile phone

was able to reach Helena, she was sleeping at the time. She was a bit sick, but it

was quite around her area.


RESEARCH NOTESI WAS SUPPLIED WITH ALL

THE INFORMATION I

NEEDED AND I COULDN’T

FIND ANY INFORMATION

ON THE INTERNET USEFUL

TO MY NARRATIVE, MY

APOLOGIES!


BIBLIOGRAPHY I WAS SUPPLIED WITH ALL

THE INFORMATION I

NEEDED AND I COULDN’T

FIND ANY INFORMATION ON

THE INTERNET USEFUL TO

MY NARRATIVE, MY

APOLOGIES!


REFLECTION1. How has working on this project helped you learn about your family’s history and given you a better sense of your identity?

I think it helped me learn more about myself and where I came from, I learned more about what happened in my relative’s lives, I found out that if one slip up had been made I could’ve not even been here.

2.Why do you think doing a project like this is important?

So, one day you can tell your grandchildren/children about these stories and as well to learn more about your identity and where you came from.

3.What part of this project did you enjoy the most? Why?

Probably the writing part because that’s the part where I can let all my creative imagination mix with the information I received to make a great narrative, writing is always my favourite part. I also think the writing part is where you finally get a chance to make the story come alive!


REFLECTION4. What specific challenges did you face during

this project and how did you over come them?

I originally was doing a different topic, but then I was not able to contact my Grandmother (Dad’s side), so I had to change my story topic to a story from my dad.

5. What advice would you give future students as they begin this project?

Do not procrastinate to writing you story to the very last moment otherwise you will not get a good grade and your story will not be the best quality! Make sure to get all the information you need and to get pictures as well.

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