![]() ![]() ![]() Innosanto may not be a familiar name to the Indonesian public, unlike his father, Ikranagara, a respected actor, known for his brilliant acting in one of Indonesia’s best films of all time, the 1986’s Kejarlah Daku Kau Kutangkap (Chase Me and I’ll Catch You).īut Innosanto is relatively known in the United States, thanks to A is for Activist (2012), a children’s book that introduces activism and social justice through the alphabet. Based in Oakland, California, the 48 year old did not have an American accent when speaking his father’s tongue, in fact he had something of a leftover Jakarta youth accent. His Indonesian turned out to be fluent and smooth, rarely did he insert English words into his sentence, but for one or two phrases that he struggled to articulate. “Please understand, it has been 30 years since I lived in Indonesia,” he said at the start of the event that was initiated by Cholil Mahmud from the band Efek Rumah Kaca. ![]() Author and graphic designer Innosanto Nagara began his presentation with an apology to the “Books and Activism ” discussion audience in South Jakarta recently, noting that his Indonesian might sometimes be off. ![]()
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