Loa Sek Hie
| Loa Sek Hie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1898 Batavia, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 1965 (aged 66–67) The Hague, the Netherlands |
| Occupation | politician, parliamentarian, community leader, |
| Spouse(s) | Corry Tan |
| Parents |
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| Family |
Loa Po Seng (grandfather) Tan Liok Tiauw (father-in-law) |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau |
Loa Sek Hie Sia (born in Batavia in 1898 - died in The Hague in 1965) was a politician, patrician and landlord of Peranakan Chinese and Indo-European roots in the Dutch East Indies. In his political career, he campaigned against racial discrimination and demanded better healthcare and education for ethnic Chinese in the Dutch colony. During the Indonesian Revolution, he was instrumental in the founding of a Chinese self-defense force, called Pao An Tui, and served as Voorzitter, or chairman, of its Central Committee.
Loa was born in Pasar Baru, Batavia into one of the city's most prominent families. His grandfather was the famous tycoon Loa Po Seng, of Jalan Poseng in Pasar Baru, while his father, Loa Tiang Hoei, was Kapitein der Chinezen of Pasar Baru. This was a civil government appointment with legal and political authority over the local Chinese community.
Loa's mother, Louise Goldman, came from an Indo-European family of Austrian-Jewish descent, but long settled in the Indies. His stepmother, Tio Bit Nio, was a cousin of Tio Tek Ho, 4th Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia. As a descendant of Chinese officers, Loa bore the hereditary title of Sia, which he disliked and rarely used.
He was educated at the Europeesche Lagere School (ESL) and the Hogere Burgerschool (HBS) in Batavia. Despite his largely European education, Loa was brought up by his Indo-European mother to valorise the customs and ideals of Chinese civilisation.
In 1919, Louise Goldman arranged for her son to marry Corry Tan, daughter of a landlord, Tan Liok Tiauw Sia, Landheer van Batoe-Tjepper. The young couple settled down in the then newly developed, fashionable suburb of Menteng in the outskirts of Batavia.
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