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Indonesia's initiation of democratic reforms in May 1998 did not portend well for Chinese Indonesians. Chinese Indonesians were, at that point, still reeling from the anti-Chinese riots that had occurred just before Suharto's fall. Yet, the transition to an open Indonesia has also resulted in greater space to be Chinese Indonesian. Notwithstanding the considerably expanded tolerance post-Suharto Indonesia has shown Chinese Indonesians, their delicate integration into Indonesian society is a work in progress.