Abstract
From the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, Hadhrami immigrants had formed colonies in Semarang, the north coast of Java. They inhabited Arab areas such as Kampung Melayu and Kampung Kauman. In the 1970s to 1980s, due to ecological change and economic problems, some of them left these areas and moved to other areas in Semarang. It caused cultural encounters between Hadhrami and Javanese to become much more intensive. Through literature studies, observations, and interviews, this study aims to identify the influence of Javanese culture on the Hadhrami community in contemporary Semarang. In the process, cultural encounters emerged between hybrid generations which created hybrid cultures. It can be seen by language, fashion, and food. In this context, the hybridity is caused by the history and character of Semarang as a coastal society that is fluid and cosmopolitan.
Highlights
This This article examines the influence of Javanese culture on the Hadhrami community in Semarang
The early arrival of Hadhrami in several places on the coast of the Indian Ocean can be ascertained, the migration of Hadhrami to Southeast Asia in large numbers did not occur until the end of the 19th century, especially after the discovery of steamships and the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 [15]
The cultural encounter between the Hadhrami community and Javanese culture resulted from their migration in the late 19th century
Summary
This This article examines the influence of Javanese culture on the Hadhrami community in Semarang. As a city on the north coast of Java, Semarang has been one of the important ports in the Java Sea region since colonial times and Batavia, Gresik and Surabaya. This caused Semarang to become one of the shipping and trade networks centres in the archipelago, even globally [1]. The number dropped in 1905 to 854 people, Semarang remained one of the 10 largest Arab colonies in the Dutch East Indies [3]. There, Arabs lived together with other groups of migrants, such as Gujarati, Indian and Chinese, and Javanese natives [4]. From the 1970s to the 1980s, some of them moved to other areas in Semarang for ecological and economic reasons, while others remained in the area
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