Welcome to My Personal Blog!
Formerly known as Indonesian in America, Indonesian and American is the personal blog of one Michael P. Marpaung: writer, novelist, wiraswasta, and author of 12 books and 2 novels.
What is this all about?
As I said, I am a writer. Like most writers, I have my thoughts on a lot of things. This personal blog serves as the sanctuary for my “etcetera” works, things that wouldn’t be fit for my fiction-based Substack. As someone who is both Indonesian and American, my writings come from a perspective that most wouldn’t have.
Here’s a sample of what this blog has to offer:
I also do some translation work. From Indonesian to English, and from English to Indonesian (the latter, at the moment, needs help courtesy of ChatGPT):
In addition to all this, this blog also serves as the home to my photography-based works:
So please check out my blog!
While you’re at it, also check out my works of fiction at Germanicus Publishing:
To see what I’ve been up to as a writer, check out the 5/30 Report, an ancillary part of Indonesian and American.
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Before you go…
Here are what readers have to say about my works:
on Losing My LanguageYour article … deeply resonated with me. Even though I am now currently living and working in Indonesia, I constantly have this urge to express myself in English (hence why I started my Substack 2 months ago). I find that it just provides me with a much more colorful way of expressing myself.
on What’s in a NationalityPerhaps the most nuanced article/response I have read in response to my nation-state and identities article.
Young man with a great vision … please do more in podcast.
Leo H. on Istiqlal Mosque: Indonesia’s National Church
This is a nice writing with true history, easy to understand … I honor you, Michael Marpaung.
Donar S. on Istiqlal Mosque: Indonesia’s National Church
