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Story Fellowship 2023/2024 by BEBESEA x New Naratif: Call for Proposals
Artwork by Annisa Rizkiana Rahmasari. Mobility, Home, and Belonging Across East and Southeast Asia We believe that real human stories play a crucial role in raising awareness, understanding, and sympathy towards migrant communities and stateless people alike. Those...
Family Has the Power to Change: Seeking Justice for Mary Jane Veloso, Trafficked Death Row Inmate
On the morning of 12 June 2023, the parents and two sons of Mary Jane Veloso finally saw her for the first time in four years at Wonosari prison in Yogyakarta. Her sons could not stop kissing her, and her parents could not stop crying. Mary Jane is a former migrant...
Where is Home?
A young boy’s life drastically changed after the pandemic followed by the coup in Myanmar. This work of fiction is based on reports from different media agencies as well as interviews with people from A Nyar. Trigger warning: death, war, bombs, suffering of...
Publication
Short Stories Anthology by Indonesian Migrant Workers in Japan “Morotomo” – Compiled by Anastasya W. Hasyim, BEBESEA Story Fellow
“Morotomo” (もろとも), an anthology of short stories by Indonesian migrant workers in Japan has been launched. Anastasya Wulandari Hasyim, BEBESEA Story Fellow conducted a Short Story Contest for Indonesian Migrant Workers on a platform established by her called Iza Migrant Rights (@izamigrantrights), and compiled selected 15 best stories into this anthology book as a part of the fellowship program.
