Welcome to My Personal Blog!
Formerly known as Indonesian in America, Indonesian and American is the personal blog of Michael P. Marpaung, writer, novelist, and wiraswasta.
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 5/7 Report, an ancillary part of Indonesian and American.
Hire Me!
If you wish to hire me for commission, please to reach out to me below:
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
