Delete the term ‘Bersiap’ for periodization because it is racist Decolonization The term ‘Bersiap’ is too generalizing to be used as a name for the period after the Japanese capitulation. According to Bonnie Triyana, the term therefore has a racist connotation. * (This is a quick Google translation, in case you wish to work on … Continue reading Delete the term ‘Bersiap’ because it is racist – NRC