Written by Lestari Tari The Intimate Family Photos Bringing Java-Suriname's Shared History Into Focus If you wish to submit your poems, short stories, and essays, you may do so here: Submit Stories & Poems ❤️A big 'Thank You' to our supporters who made it possible for us to share this post. ❤️ As a woman who was born Javanese, words like 'Suriname' and 'Javanese-Surinamese', have drifted around me, since I was in elementary school.