A proving ground, while many others failed.
This year is the first experience of Yandi, 34, sat as a member of Parliament in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, after forward as candidates in the 2014 election.
Yandi, the fourth child of four siblings, is indeed committed to a career in the political world since ten years ago.
He was ever changing party from the Republican Party, Golkar, and the last Gerindra.
Choice of a career in politics is not the recognition of a common choice for Chinese youth in Pontianak. Family and his three brothers were busy doing business decision ever against 'outside the box' it.
But he had made up the intention: "Because I wanted to contribute ideas and thoughts. If only submitted to the government, its implementation is not necessarily the road. Therefore better work directly."
Yandy quite high ambitions: to become president in 2030 was long-term goals.
partying
He was not alone, candidates from ethnic Chinese politicians in this election has been good in many emerging regional and national level.
Democratic party which eventually became luxury Chinese residents perceived the decades curbed political activities.
Media tycoon Hary Tanoesoedibyo example in this election did not hesitate to plunge into practical politics by declaring himself as a candidate for first vice president of Chinese descent through Hanura.
Hary and 'defected' support Prabowo, after Hanura expressed support to Joko Widodo.
Another example is the boss of Lion Air Rusdi Kirana - Chinese businessman - also publicly expressed support for the Islamic party, the National Awakening Party.
The decision - which is cited by some media - was made because Rusdi feel "inspired by the figure of Gus Dur who fight for the rights of Chinese citizens".
Antidiscrimination post-New Order
President Abdurrahman Wahid began by removing the restraints of culture by depriving Presidential Instruction No. 14/1967 which prohibits the staging of Chinese culture and raised economist Kwik Kian Gie as Coordinating Minister for the Economy.
President Megawati - replaced Wahid after being asked to resign by the Assembly - also shows the Lunar political discrimination by setting a national holiday in 2012.
In the era of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Marie Elka Pangestu made history as the first woman minister in the cabinet of Chinese descent. In 2004 he was entrusted with the trade ministerial posts before finally asked to become minister of tourism and creative economy in 2011.
President also issued a regulation to replace all of the terms ethnic Chinese into Chinese and Chinese into the Chinese state title.
Regardless of the controversy-supporting capacity of political parties, the rise of ethnic Chinese residents in politics reflects the freedom and democracy.
Executing tasks Jakarta Governor Basuki Purnama Tjahja for example, proved to be well received by people in Jakarta and became the center of media attention because its performance is considered good and firm.
For personal yandy is a proving ground: "It answers to the assessment of the public that we (the Chinese) there is wrong.
"The proof is when we are given the opportunity in the political sector turns out we qualified."
He claimed to be inspired figure politicians and reformers China, Deng Xiaoping, who after the death of Mao Zedong was able to lead the country towards economic glory.
"He said it did not matter black cat or white cat that important cat catches mice."
"It means whatever the name, when it comes down to people's welfare and development are good, it should be done. Because we are often focused on his name (identity), we forget how to prosper our society."
There was no resistance
Since the era of kepeminpinan Abdurrahman Wahid, discrimination on the boundary wall of the Chinese people was slowly eroded layer by layer.
Sofyan Wanandi - former activists Chinese blood in 1966 - recognizes that the Chinese are now sitting on politics and government is no longer considered 'magic' to the average person.
"Desire (Chinese people) to do well in politics and business, it's already happening. And I think well, there is also a social responsibility to the nation, it should not be used."
"I've not seen a lot of resistance," he said.
Benny Setiono, co-founder and activist Chinese Indonesian Association (INTI) also agree.
"Examples of two years ago, Ahok nominated for vice governor. There are efforts of certain parties who says he is Chinese and he Christian, it turns people in Jakarta ignored and even backfire."
"Hary Tanoe, regardless we agree or disagree - when he was running for vice president, though not likely to succeed because of the small party, but it was no resistance that leads to him. Though there are, the issue was not successful and the numbers are very small."
"It is encouraging, ethnic Chinese have started to be accepted and recognized its existence as a integral part of the Indonesian nation." BBC
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