Elvire was born to
Marinus Jan de Jonge
& Maria Francina Wilhelmina de Jonge (born Abrahami de Melverda).
They had 10 children.
She married Karel, they had 6 children - 4 born in Indonesia, the 5th in Holland, the 6th in the USA.
With the Independence of Indonesia they purged as much of the dutch influence as possible.
There was political unrest and many murderous acts against Dutch and Chinese. They would have to give up their lifelong allegiance and citizenship to Holland if they wanted to stay, and become Indonesian, politically.
Elvire was fair skinned, as were their children, so it was not socially comfortable to stay in Indonesia. This caused their move to Holland.
She was a great cook, having learned from her "koki" [their family cook] in Indonesia. She had an idyllic childhood as youngest daughter in a household of 9 children.
It was hard leaving her family to move to Holland, but they soon followed. By the time they settled in Holland, they were accepted to America. It would be several years before they all came to immigrate too.
She catered from home, selling 'rantangs' [A portable food container, called a rantang in Indonesian, is similar in style to an Indian tiffin. Three stacking bowls keep food separated.] Very popular with single people who wanted to come home to Indo meals.
She opened her first 'toko' (small store) in La Puente, CA.
In the 60's the family moved to Huntington Beach and she opened Restaurant Indonesia, a fine sit down restaurant with full 'rijsttafel' on the menu. ['rijsttafel' is a Dutch word that literally translates to "rice table". It is an elaborate meal adapted by the Dutch following the hidang presentation of Nasi Padang from the Padang region of West Sumatra. It consists of many (forty is not an unusual number) side dishes served in small portions, accompanied by rice prepared in several different ways.]
Marinus Jan de Jonge
& Maria Francina Wilhelmina de Jonge (born Abrahami de Melverda).
They had 10 children.
She married Karel, they had 6 children - 4 born in Indonesia, the 5th in Holland, the 6th in the USA.
With the Independence of Indonesia they purged as much of the dutch influence as possible.
There was political unrest and many murderous acts against Dutch and Chinese. They would have to give up their lifelong allegiance and citizenship to Holland if they wanted to stay, and become Indonesian, politically.
Elvire was fair skinned, as were their children, so it was not socially comfortable to stay in Indonesia. This caused their move to Holland.
She was a great cook, having learned from her "koki" [their family cook] in Indonesia. She had an idyllic childhood as youngest daughter in a household of 9 children.
It was hard leaving her family to move to Holland, but they soon followed. By the time they settled in Holland, they were accepted to America. It would be several years before they all came to immigrate too.
She catered from home, selling 'rantangs' [A portable food container, called a rantang in Indonesian, is similar in style to an Indian tiffin. Three stacking bowls keep food separated.] Very popular with single people who wanted to come home to Indo meals.
She opened her first 'toko' (small store) in La Puente, CA.
In the 60's the family moved to Huntington Beach and she opened Restaurant Indonesia, a fine sit down restaurant with full 'rijsttafel' on the menu. ['rijsttafel' is a Dutch word that literally translates to "rice table". It is an elaborate meal adapted by the Dutch following the hidang presentation of Nasi Padang from the Padang region of West Sumatra. It consists of many (forty is not an unusual number) side dishes served in small portions, accompanied by rice prepared in several different ways.]
Elvire was born to
Marinus Jan de Jonge
& Maria Francina Wilhelmina de Jonge (born Abrahami de Melverda).
They had 10 children.
She married Karel, they had 6 children - 4 born in Indonesia, the 5th in Holland, the 6th in the USA.
With the Independence of Indonesia they purged as much of the dutch influence as possible.
There was political unrest and many murderous acts against Dutch and Chinese. They would have to give up their lifelong allegiance and citizenship to Holland if they wanted to stay, and become Indonesian, politically.
Elvire was fair skinned, as were their children, so it was not socially comfortable to stay in Indonesia. This caused their move to Holland.
She was a great cook, having learned from her "koki" [their family cook] in Indonesia. She had an idyllic childhood as youngest daughter in a household of 9 children.
It was hard leaving her family to move to Holland, but they soon followed. By the time they settled in Holland, they were accepted to America. It would be several years before they all came to immigrate too.
She catered from home, selling 'rantangs' [A portable food container, called a rantang in Indonesian, is similar in style to an Indian tiffin. Three stacking bowls keep food separated.] Very popular with single people who wanted to come home to Indo meals.
She opened her first 'toko' (small store) in La Puente, CA.
In the 60's the family moved to Huntington Beach and she opened Restaurant Indonesia, a fine sit down restaurant with full 'rijsttafel' on the menu. ['rijsttafel' is a Dutch word that literally translates to "rice table". It is an elaborate meal adapted by the Dutch following the hidang presentation of Nasi Padang from the Padang region of West Sumatra. It consists of many (forty is not an unusual number) side dishes served in small portions, accompanied by rice prepared in several different ways.]
Marinus Jan de Jonge
& Maria Francina Wilhelmina de Jonge (born Abrahami de Melverda).
They had 10 children.
She married Karel, they had 6 children - 4 born in Indonesia, the 5th in Holland, the 6th in the USA.
With the Independence of Indonesia they purged as much of the dutch influence as possible.
There was political unrest and many murderous acts against Dutch and Chinese. They would have to give up their lifelong allegiance and citizenship to Holland if they wanted to stay, and become Indonesian, politically.
Elvire was fair skinned, as were their children, so it was not socially comfortable to stay in Indonesia. This caused their move to Holland.
She was a great cook, having learned from her "koki" [their family cook] in Indonesia. She had an idyllic childhood as youngest daughter in a household of 9 children.
It was hard leaving her family to move to Holland, but they soon followed. By the time they settled in Holland, they were accepted to America. It would be several years before they all came to immigrate too.
She catered from home, selling 'rantangs' [A portable food container, called a rantang in Indonesian, is similar in style to an Indian tiffin. Three stacking bowls keep food separated.] Very popular with single people who wanted to come home to Indo meals.
She opened her first 'toko' (small store) in La Puente, CA.
In the 60's the family moved to Huntington Beach and she opened Restaurant Indonesia, a fine sit down restaurant with full 'rijsttafel' on the menu. ['rijsttafel' is a Dutch word that literally translates to "rice table". It is an elaborate meal adapted by the Dutch following the hidang presentation of Nasi Padang from the Padang region of West Sumatra. It consists of many (forty is not an unusual number) side dishes served in small portions, accompanied by rice prepared in several different ways.]
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"Rust in vrede mom en oma" [Rest in peace, mom and grandma] Elvire Maria Jacobs Dec. 26, 1927 - Aug. 16, 1999
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