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Transmigration is concept of inter-island migration in Indonesia, have started in Old Order era. The aim of this program is to distribute population along with encourage development across the country. This study aim to describe an in-depth construction of shifting views of Javanese trans-migrants community in Olak-Olak Village. The method of this study was qualitative research with case study strategy. Human was the prior instruments of collecting data. The main techniques are in-depth interviews, direct observation and document review. The village of Olak-Olak is one of self-supporting transmigration destinations organized by the Government of President Soekarno in 1959. Transmigration in the village was a successful program, although in the early days were the hardest time for transmigrants. The former group that came first in this village faced severe conditions to build settlements for the first time. The transmigrants open up peat forests and must adapt to river transportation which is very different from what they used to see in their home lands. The first generation of Transmigrants in Olak-Olak has broken the general view of the Javanese community of " eating or not, stay together ". They have a strong belief to " mati urip neng Kalimantan " (stay in Kalimantan, die or life). However, It is interesting that these migrants community still hold and preserve their original culture. Some tradition had change to adapt with local conditions, some another are lost in time as disappearance of old generation, also physically the lost connection with Java.

Pontianak is one of middle town in Indonesia. Based on geographical location, Pontianak in a region close to neighboring countries such as Malaysia and Singapore. This condition causes the Pontianak often visited by travelers from neighboring countries either intentionally been to Pontianak and those who simply stopped to proceed to the main destinations in Indonesia other region. If traced far back on the history, basically Pontianak was designed to be a commercial city. Pontianak experiencing rapid development when VOC entrance and made an agreement with the ruler of Pontianak sultanate. As a follow up of the agreement, they established government offices and also the castle to support the political activities in Pontianak. Along with the rapid growth of the Pontianak city, various ethnic groups from within and outside the island of Borneo began to arrive. The arrival of the various ethnic groups making Pontianak as one of the cities where the population is heterogeneous. Today, Pontianak is much visited various ethnic groups from various regions in Indonesia. Ethnic groups who live in Pontianak, among others are Malay, Dayak, Chinese, Javanese, Batak, Bugis, Madurese, Banjar, Sunda, Bali, etc. Various ethnic coexistence between ethnic group and mingle with one another. Conditions heterogeneous society in Pontianak do not necessarily give birth to plurality. Sometimes it appears regionalist sentiment either of those claiming to be local residents as well as those who are considered immigrants even though it is not exposed directly but has the potential to become a problem in the future.