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Commenting on Indonesian-Chinese writer Marga T being one of the country’s most prolific authors, SMU Assistant Professor of Humanities (Education) Charlotte Setijadi said, “For an ethnic Chinese woman in the New Order era to gain prominence and popularity for writing stories that were relatable for Indonesian readers, regardless of their ethnicity, was an important form of representation for Chinese-Indonesians at the time.”