The Reading of Young Chinese-Indonesian of the Language Use in Imlek Shows on Television

This paper deals with the reading of young Chinese-Indonesians of the language use in Imlek shows on televisions. It discusses how these young Chinese-Indonesians negotiate and construct their identities while they read/receive the language. The research is done by participation-observation and interview methods. The research finds out that the language use in the Imlek shows has constructed their identities as being ambivalent. The language has shaped them to perceive them as both Indonesian-Chinese and Chinese-Indonesian. Throughout the research it can be seen that their identities keep on changing and constructing.