[Paramaribo, August 9. Surinamese girls of Java, Indonesia descent hold balloons to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the arrival of Javanese migrants to Suriname at their ceremonial compound in Paramaribo.]
Waves of Javanese migrants started arriving in 1890 to replace slaves as contract laborers in plantations of the former Dutch colony. Image via AP.
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