The Indonesian Community

Compiled by Clifton L. Holland

 

General Background Information

There were probably a little over 30,000 Americans of Indonesian descent in the United States in 1988, a small portion of them being former Dutch colonials who left Indonesia when the country gained its independence from the Netherlands.  Almost all the remainder are native Indonesians who spoke Malay, Bahasa Indonesian (a variety of Malay), Javanese, or one of a number of Austronesian Languages in their homeland.  Most of the population are Sunni Muslims, although there are small groups of other denominations.  The immigrants, except for students, tend to arrive in family groups and are usually professional, technical, or white-collar workers.

There are also about 60,000 "Indos," people of mixed European and Indonesian ethnic ancestry in the United States.  Most Indos came prior to 1962 after having fled Indonesia during the domestic crises in 1947 and 1951.  For many, the trip to the United States was a secondary migration, as most had initally fled to the Netherlands.

SOURCE:  http://everyculture.com/North-America/South-and-Southeast-Asians-of-the-United-States-History-and-Cultural-Relations.html


Indonesian Population Distribution in the Los Angeles area, 2000 Census

There are no large concentrations of Indonesians within Los Angeles County, except for the City of Los Angeles (2,372).  However, 15 other cities have moderate concentrations of Indonesians, as shown in Table #1 below.   Most of these cities are located in the San Gabriel Valley.

 

Table #1

Indonesian Population
County of Los Angeles
2000 Census
by Cities

Cities in Los Angeles County

Indonesian Population

City of Los Angeles 2,372
Alhambra 396
Arcadia 327
Diamond Bar 287
Monterey Park 254
West Covina 229
Pasadena 205
Walnut 176
Cerritos 157
Pomona 155
Temple City 155
Torrance 149
Covina 142
San Gabriel 133
Long Beach 122
Glendale 105

SOURCE:  http://www.laalmanac.com/population/po16a.htm

 

Within the City of Los Angeles, only three communities had more than 100 Indonesian residents in 2000:  Reseda (177), Canoga Park (126) and Palms (113), whereas 23 other communities had moderate concentations of Indonesians, as shown in Table #2 below.  Twelve of these communities are located in the San Fernando Valley.

 

Table #2

Indonesian Population
City of Los Angeles
2000 Census
by Communities

Community

Indonesian Population

Reseda 177
Canoga Park 126
Palms 113
Hollywood 81
Mid-Wilshire 73
Northridge 68
South LA 62
Van Nuys 60
Tarzana 57
Porter Ranch 48
Lake Balboa 46
Granada    Hills 45
Chatsworth 38
Mar Vista 37
Koreatown 35
Sun Valley 32
Central City 31
Mid-City West 29
San Pedro 29
Sawtelle 28
Boyle Heights 26
Highland Park 26
Echo Park 23
Encino 21
El Sereno 20
Panorama City 20

SOURCE:  http://www.laalmanac.com/population/po24laa.htm


Partial list of Indonesian Christian Churches in the Los Angeles area, 2007

Gergeja Bethel Indonesia of Los Angeles (Bethel Indonesian Church of Los Angeles)
6115 Fallbrook Ave, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Pastor:  Rev. B. G. Adinata
Phone:  818-758-9353   E-mail:  info@gbila.org
http://www.gbila.org/
Note:  serves the Indonesian community in the San Fernando Valley

Gereja Kristen Indonesia Monrovia (Indonesian Christian Church of Monrovia)
2154 S. Myrtle Ave, Monrovia, CA 91016
Phones: 
626-359-7131  626-359-7131
E-mail:   admin@gki.org
http://gki.org/index.php?option=com_contact&Itemid=3


Churches affiliated with
The International Full Gospel Fellowship (Gereja Injil Seutuh Internasional)

IFGF GISI Southern California

IFGF GISI Arcadia - Southern California Headquarters
Senior Pastor:  Rev. Daniel Hanafi
317 E. Foothill Blvd, Arcadia, CA 91006
Phones: (626) 358-7700; (866) 379-IFGF
Fax: 626-256-0707
Web: www.ifgfgisi-la.org

IFGF GISI Antelope Valley
Senior Pastor:  Rev. Danny Hanafi
Satelite Pastor:  Tony Pramono
Sunday Service:  3:30 - 5:30 pm
c/o Quartz Hill Christian Church
1754 West Avenue, L-12, Lancaster, CA 93534
Web: www.ifgfgisi-la.org

IFGF GISI Beverly Hills
Senior Pastor:  Rev. Danny Hanafi
Satellite Pastor:  Rev. Raymond Teguh
Sunday Service at 11 AM
1700 Chevy Chase Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Web: www.ifgfgisi-la.org

IFGF GISI Irvine - OC
Senior Pastor:  Rev. Danny Hanafi
Deputy Senior Pastor:  Rev. Arif Jaya Kusuma
Sunday Service at 11 AM
4001 Westerly Place St 100 (in Commerce Plaza)
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Web: www.ifgfgisi-oc.org

IFGF GISI San Fernando Valley
Senior Pastor:  Rev. Danny Hanafi
Associate Pastor:  Rev. Heintje Tjahja
Sunday Service:  4:00 - 6:00 pm
c/o Evangelical Free Church - San Fernando Valley
7702 Tampa Ave, Reseda, CA 91335
Web: www.ifgfsfv.org


Jemaat Kristen Indonesia - Indonesian Christian Fellowship (Mennonite)

Pastors Church Name & Location
Pdt. Adi Sutanto
Assoc. Pastor Steve Jachin
Assoc. Pastor Tony Moniaga
JKI Imanuel - Downey
11821 Old River School Road
Downey, CA 90241

(909) 465-9211
Pdt. Haryono Petrus JKI Maranatha - Reseda
18425 Kittridge Street
Reseda, CA 91335
(818) 340 - 5577
7
Pdt. Sutanto Adi JKI Hosana - Upland
1120 W. 13th Street
Upland, CA 91786

(909) 465-9211
Pdt. Virgo Handojo JKI Anugerah - Sierra Madre
Pdt. F.J. Koutjie JKI Zion - Fullerton
2000 W. Valencia Drive
Fullerton, CA 92633

(714) 521-5742
Pdt. Sutanto Adi JKI Bethel - Orange
221 N. Waverly Street
Orange, CA 92666

(714) 938-0855

 

In 1997, the IDEA DATABASE for the Los Angeles 5-County Region contained the following 27 Indonesian churches, sorted by city:

TRADITION

CLASCODE DENCODE

CHURCH_NAME

ADDRESS

CITY

STATE ZIPCODE TELEPHONE
BAPTIST B2.201 BMISC BAPTIST INDONESIAN CHURCH 101 S ATLANTIC BLVD ALHAMBRA CA 91801-3256
BAPTIST B2.2313 SBC INDONESIAN BAPTIST CHURCH OF L A 201 N 1ST ST ALHAMBRA CA 91801-3543 818-282-2467
BAPTIST B2.23111 NABC TAMIL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF SO. CAL. 720 S MAGNOLIA AVE ANAHEIM CA 92804-3321
PROTESTANT-UNCLASSIFIED B5.0 PRXX INDONESIAN EVANGELICAL CHURCH 539 N SUNSET AVE (APU) AZUSA CA 91702-2916 818-963-2520
ADVENTIST B3.201 SDAGC INDONESIAN SDA CHURCH 831 W 1ST ST AZUSA CA 91702-4220 818-334-5571
HINDU D2.1 HINDU GUJARITI SOCIETY 8500 WILSHIRE BLVD BEVERLY HILLS CA 90211-3121
PROTESTANT-UNCLASSIFIED B5.0 PRXX INDONESIAN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 2472 WHITE DOVE LN CHINO CA 91709-1751
PROTESTANT-UNCLASSIFIED B5.0 PRXX GEREJA PEKABARAN INJIL INDONESIA 8841 E FLORENCE AVE DOWNEY CA 90240 818-796-0424
RESTORATION MOVEMENT B2.699 OCC IMMANUEL CHRISTIAN INDONESIAN CHURCH 11821 OLD RIVER SCHOOL RD DOWNEY CA 90241-4625 818-284-5951
REFORMED-PRESBYTERIAN B1.2400 ORPCC PRESB CHURCH, INDONESIAN CONGREGATION 838 N EUCLID ST FULLERTON CA 92632-1010 714-773-4896
HINDU D2.1 HINDU PARAMHANS ADVAIT SPIRITUAL SOCIETY 4610 W IMPERIAL HWY INGLEWOOD CA 90304-2614
PROTESTANT-UNCLASSIFIED B5.0 PRXX INDONESIAN FRIENDS FELLOWSHIP "EL SHADDAI" 11818 LA MIRADA BLVD LA MIRADA CA 90638-1202 714-523-3770
BRETHREN B2.1204 FGBC MASYARAKAT INDONESIA CHURCH 3601 LINDEN AVE LONG BEACH CA 90807-4001 310-868-9994
PROTESTANT-UNCLASSIFIED B5.0 PRXX INDONESIAN EVANGELICAL CHURCH IN LA 88 FREMONT PL LOS ANGELES CA 90005-3858 213-934-0502
HINDU D2.1 HINDU RAMGARHIA SABHA LOS ANGELES 8661 W PICO BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90035-2315
BAPTIST B2.201 BMISC FIRST INDONESIAN BAPTIST CHURCH 201 E LIME AVE MONROVIA CA 91016-2823 818-303-3076
REFORMED-PRESBYTERIAN B1.2400 ORPCC GEREJA KRISTEN REFORMED INDONESIA 2233 FINDLAY AVE MONTEREY PARK CA 91754-7011 213 262-7303
PROTESTANT-UNCLASSIFIED B5.0 PRXX INDONESIAN CHURCH OF SAN FERNANDO VALLEY 17645 SATICOY ST NORTHRIDGE CA 91325-4538 818-343-3158
REFORMED-PRESBYTERIAN B1.2302 CCCC LACC CHRISTIAN INDONESIAN MINISTRY 393 N LAKE AVE (LACC) PASADENA CA 91101-1213 818-446-5389
PROTESTANT-UNCLASSIFIED B5.0 PRXX GEREJA INDONESIA SAN GABRIEL VALLEY 1170 FREMONT ST POMONA CA 91766-4205 714-970-6376
PROTESTANT-UNCLASSIFIED B5.0 PRXX MARANATHA CHRISTIAN INDONESIAN CHURCH 18425 KITTRIDGE ST RESEDA CA 91335-6138 818-284-5951
PROTESTANT-UNCLASSIFIED B5.0 PRXX GEREJA INDONESIA SAN GABRIEL VALLEY 1409 WALNUT GROVE AVE STE D-3 ROSEMEAD CA 91770-3709
PROTESTANT-UNCLASSIFIED B5.0 PRXX INDONESIAN CHURCH SAN GABRIEL 7656 GRAVES AVE ROSEMEAD CA 91770-3414 213-260-4961
HOLINESS B2.505 CMA INDONESIAN CHRISTIAN CENTER 1422 YALE ST SANTA MONICA CA 90404-3108
BAPTIST B2.201 BMISC FIRST INDONESIAN BAPTIST CHURCH 10240 LIVE OAK AVE TEMPLE CITY CA 91780-2713
PENTECOSTAL-UNCLASSIFIED B4.1100 OPEN INDONESIAN FULL GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP 9642 LIVE OAK AVE TEMPLE CITY CA 91780-2522 818-573-4343
PROTESTANT-UNCLASSIFIED B5.0 PRXX GEREJA SAHABAT INDONESIA "NARWASTU" 1220 BREA CANYON RD WALNUT CA 91789-3909 818-964-6700
PROTESTANT-UNCLASSIFIED B5.0 PRXX GEREJA BETHEL INDONESIA OF LA 6115 FALLBROOK AVE WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367-3226 818-794-6141

 

Cultural Information

THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
3457 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone: (213) 383-5126  Fax: (213) 487-3971 email: kjri@kjri-la.net

http://www.kjri-la.net/


Indonesian Restaurants in the Los Angeles area

Duarte

Manja Resto Restaurant
1206 East Huntington Drive #A, Duarte, CA 91010
(626) 359-7564

Los Angeles

Batavia Cafe   Map
970 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-626-6738  

Indo Cafe   Map
10428 1/2 National Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90034
310-815-1290  

Little Java Indonesian Restaurant   Map
2099 S Atlantic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90040
323-266-0524  

Ramayani Westwood   Map
1777 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024
310-477-3315  

Manhattan Beach

The Banyan Indonesian Restaurant   Map
1140 Highland Avenue,  Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
310-545-9558  

West Covina

Surabaya Restaurant   Map
843 S Glendora Ave,  West Covina, CA 91790
626-337-0256  


Bibliography

The Indos in Southern California by Greta Kwik. New York: AMS Press, 1989  http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/top3mset/19352592