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Minangkabau Women’s Migration: the Use of Remittances and Village Association
Minangkabau people in West Sumatera are well known for their tradition uniqueness and also as the largest matrilineal society in the world. Traditionally, their males are encouraged to go on sojourn outside their village to study and seek for their fortune. Minangkabau women had been given privileged rights and special roles by their kinship their system. They were supposed to take care of their traditional house and ancestral land. They played their roles as Minangkabau women in their own village. The number Minangkabau women who left their homeland have significantly increased in search of education and economic activities like their men. Being away from their homeland and crossing their matrilineal border has brought vast changes within their matrilineal community. In this paper, I shall discuss Minang women’s remittances and function of their village association in their destination areas. To comprehend how Minang women used their remittances and what kind activities they do within their village association. The study was conducted in Jakarta and Tangerang city and performed through in-depth interviews. Remittances were used according to the women’s interests such as savings (in banks or gold jewelry, and property) and to help their relatives. Village associations are important to sustain their relationships among people from the same village, to continue existing in a culturally diverse city and show their awareness about their homeland. Key words: matrilineal, migration, remittances, and village associations Theme: Migration
9th International Conference on Malaysia-Indonesia Relations (PAHMI 9) Faculty Of Social Sciences Yogyakarta State University
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