Many of you probably know by now already that Eddie and Alex Van Halen, two core member of famous rock band Van Halen have Indonesian blood running through their veins. But do you know that many other TV, movie, and music stars in the US are also of Indonesian descent?
Here's a list compiled by Wowshack.
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1. Eddie and Alex Van Halen
Eddie van Halen is best known as the lead guitarist of legendary hard rock band Van Halen. In 2012, he was voted in a Guitar World magazine poll as the Greatest Guitarist of All Time. Eddie and his older brother Alex, drummer of Van Halen, have an Indonesian mother who was born in Rangkasbitung in the Banten Province.
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2. Robin van Persie
Recognized as one of the best strikers in the world, the Manchester United attacker and Netherlands captain is reported as having an Indonesian grandmother.
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3. Gio van Bronckhorst
Van Bronckhorst has an Indonesian-Dutch father and a Moluccan mother. He’s played 106 games for the Netherlands, and has also represented Arsenal and FC Barcelona.
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4. Johnny Heitinga
Another Dutch footballer of Indonesian descent, Heitinga, has played football at various top-tier clubs, and in 2008 was named Dutch Footballer of the Year.
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5. Armand van Helden
The other half behind the Dizzee Rascal song “Bonkers”, the American DJ and Producer was born to a Dutch-Indonesian father and a French-Lebanese mother.
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6. Michelle Branch
Michelle Branch, the once world-famous singer-songwriter, is one-quarter Indonesian; her mother is of Indonesian and French descent.
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7. Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Best known as Zack from Saved by the Bell, Gosselaar’s mother is of Dutch-Indonesian descent, and originally from Bali.
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8. Carmit Bachar
Member of the pop/R&B group the Pussycat Dolls, Bachar’s mother is of Indonesian, Dutch and Chinese descent.
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9. Kristin Kreuk
Known for her role as Lana Lang in the Superman-inspried TV series Smallville, Kreuk's mother is Chinese-Indonesian.
I began my career in the banking industry in 1997, and stayed approx 6 years in it. This industry boost his knowledge about the economic condition in Indonesia, both macro and micro, and how to
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understand it. My banking career continued in Yogyakarta when I joined in a program funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB),as the coordinator for a program aimed to help improve the quality of learning and teaching process in private universities in Yogyakarta. When the earthquake stroke Yogyakarta, I chose to join an international NGO working in the area of ?disaster response and management, which allows me to help rebuild the city, as well as other disaster-stricken area in Indonesia. I went on to become the coordinator for emergency response in the Asia Pacific region. Then I was assigned for 1 year in Cambodia, as a country coordinator mostly to deliver developmental programs (water and sanitation, education, livelihood). In 2009, he continued his career as a protocol and HR officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Surabaya, and two years later I joined the Political and Economic Section until now, where i have to deal with extensive range of people and government officials, as well as private and government institution troughout eastern Indonesia.
I am the founder and Editor-in-Chief in Good News From Indonesia (GNFI), a growing and influential social media movement, and was selected as one of The Most Influential Netizen 2011 by The Marketeers magazine.
I also wrote a book on "Fundamentals of Disaster Management in 2007"?, "Good News From Indonesia : Beragam Prestasi Anak Bangsa di dunia"? which was luanched in August 2013, and "Indonesia Bersyukur"? which is launched in Sept 2013. In 2014, 3 books were released in which i was one of the writer; "Indonesia Pelangi Dunia"?, "Indonesia The Untold Stories"? and "Growing! Meretas Jalan Kejayaan"
I give lectures to students in lectures nationwide, sharing on full range of issues, from economy, to diplomacy
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