please support Siraya reclamation

[Rolland Nadjiwon]

Thank, Jimmy, you for your response and acknowledging our history. 
Please address me by my first name also. I am never comfortable with 
such formal salutations.

I can understand the problem with English...many of our people have the 
same experience. I always appreciated people who could not speak English 
or could not speak it well. As such, it clearly indicated to me there is 
hope for our independent and specific languages and cultures.

It was not a matter of trust but a matter of content. I, really, would 
appreciate the opportunity to join my signature to your endeavor but, 
the page, as it is, I could not follow what I was doing. Please, 
regardless of fluency, try and have something in English. I  hesitate 
even at the suggestion to switch to English and its small but 
significant destruction of your intentions. However, I do have access to 
a number of contacts who, I am sure, would like to support your petition.

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wahjeh
rolland nadjiwon



Chun Jimmy Huang wrote:
> Mr. Nadjiwon,
>
> Yes I have learnt about your history and its similarity to ours.
> I am a Siraya native and the blog is also designed by Siraya natives. 
> We have temporary problem with English right now because Chinese has 
> become our first language (not unlike English taking over yours). Our 
> web team doesn't feel as comfortable with English as I do...and I am 
> not so good at web design...
>
> I apologize for not being able to gain your full trust for linguistic 
> reasons. I would understand if you decide not to sign it.
>
> sincerely,
>
> Jimmy