Okkie Tanupradja is a Senior Language Officer in the International Centre of Political Violence and Terrorism Research, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University. His research interests include Indonesian Straits Chinese heritage and social studies, inter-cultural studies, such as Dutch-Indonesian colonial artifacts during pre-war era, and Orientalism. Okkie graduated with a Master of Arts Degree in Communications from RMIT University in 2008. He also has a Master’s Degree in Digital Design from Griffith University.