PERMAI-BC was originally formed in 1995 by several members of the local Indonesian, Dutch-Indonesian, and Canadian who had lived in Indonesia, to fill the need of Indonesians in BC to congregate without any political, ethnic or religious boundaries, and to reconnect with the Indonesian culture and heritage. Currently almost 7,000 Indonesians lived in BC, about half lived in Vancouver and throughout the Lower Mainland.
Today, PERMAI-BC has organized and participated in varieties of internal community programs, local activities, as well as city wide events, to include:
- Summer Picnics
- Asian Culture and Food Festival
- Indonesian Food Fair
- “Spotlight of Indonesia”, highlighting cultural performances from different parts of Indonesia
- Job Searching Seminar
- Bahasa Indonesia class for children
- Javanese and Balinese dance classes
- Holiday Bazaar
- Participation in “Explore Asian” event, promoting Indonesian paintings, art and traditional batik
- Circulation of PERMAI-BC’s Newsletter, highlighting community events, news, stories, with information and advertisement of Indonesian-owned businesses
If you have any comment or question please send email to us: permai_bc@yahoo.ca
