The Indian generation that is usually silent, speaks out. Hanneke (87): ‘The backpack full of nasty memories remained closed’

Many first generation of Indian Dutch people prefer not to talk about the past, at least not about the dark sides. Now that they are getting older, their stories are in danger of being lost. During the Pasar Malam in Groningen, the Indian meeting place, they share their memories. “I was ‘the black’ who was the last to be helped in the store.”

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