Ange Jessurun

12 NOVEMBER 2022

Book presentations in CuraƧao

FAYA LOBI

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18 NOVEMBER 2022

faya lobi is out now!

Faya Lobi takes you on a journey to explore the 200-year history of the ancestors of the Curacaoan couple Anton and Angela Jessurun, with roots going back to Africa, China, Germany, Brazil, and Surinam.

PAPERBACK

The first edition of Faya Lobi is out now and is available at Mensing's Caminada in CuraƧao. In the Netherlands or Belgium?

Click here to order your copy.

E-Book

Stay tuned for the release of the electronic version of Faya Lobi and related digital publications. Follow Ange Jessurun on social media for updates.

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See when and where you can catch up with author Ange and get your signed copy of Faya Lobi Coming up next:

Netherlands, May June 2023

faya lobi HITS THE ROAD

Whether in CuraƧao, Aruba, Bonaire, Suriname or in Europe, check out where, how, and when you can get your Faya Lobi

Past presentations: 2022

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Coming up in 2023:

Faya Lobi goes to the NetherlandsMay/June 23, Surinam August 23

Aruba and Bonaire

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Curacao Map

12 november 2022

landhuis vredenberg

6PM-11PM

WINTERTUIN CURAƇAO FESTIVAL

Ft. official launch and a live book presentation by Ange Jessurun

18 november 2022

university of curaƧao

7PM-9PM

DOUBLE BOOK PRESENTATION

Meet & Greet authors

Ange Germaine

Jessurun & Jong Loy

Bloemhof March 17 2023

Bruna March 25 2023

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About Faya Lobi...

A Chinese immigrant's journey to Surinam in 1865 marks the beginning of a chain reaction of adventures that lead to a well-documented story of 200 years of fiery love.

Discover the history of one of CuraƧao's influential planter families as part 2 takes you through 9 generations.

In part 3, Anton candidly shares some intimate details of his almost impossible love in Curacao...

Synopsis

Atsjak (Hong Kong, 1842) leaves for Paramaribo as a contract worker. During the journey, he exchanges his last name with Jong Baw, out of fear of black people. In Surinam, the young Atsjak meets and falls in love with the previously enslaved black Emelia. Despite opposition from his father, their grandson Antonius leaves for CuraƧao where he meets Angela, the love of his life. This love seems almost impossible.


Angela is a descendant of the plantation owner Specht, who started the Koraal Specht plantation in 1660. The story follows several generations of descendants of the Specht family through two centuries and describes how Angela's strict father stands in the way of the love between Angela and Antonius for six years. Even after his consent, the couple still faces a serious ordeal. Decades later, when a school is named after Angela, one of the daughters sets out to discover the origins of both parents and the story behind their ardent love.


This book takes the reader on a dizzying voyage of discovery through a passionate Surinamese-CuraƧao family history.

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Meet Ange

Ange Jessurun (CuraƧao, 1954) has been making an active contribution for many years to the formation and development of cultural awareness and (mother tongue) language proficiency, with special attention to youth. These themes are a common thread throughout her life choices and career. She is co-author of the Papiamento-language teaching methods Salto, Mosaiko, and Fiesta di Idioma and the spiritual mother of Arte di Palabra, a successful Papiamento-language literary competition for secondary education. She has published four collections of PĆ²tpurĆ­ Arte di Palabra in 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019.


Since 2009 she has been coordinating the master's programs in teaching Papiamento, English, Spanish, and Dutch in CuraƧao and later also in Aruba, Bonaire, and Sint Maarten at the University of CuraƧao.


Faya Lobi is her first Dutch-language novel and is based on true stories, memories, and historical documents. The story of her Chinese great-grandfather, who traveled from Hong Kong to Paramaribo in 1865 in search of a better life, was the spark that led her to write down the life story of her parents and ancestors.

"It all started with 'tante Willy'..."

"My father's older sister Willy always told us about their Chinese grandfather who traveled from Hong Kong to Surinam and changed his name "out of fear of meeting black people". The fact that he fathered children with a black lady and married her, triggered me to find out more and inspired me to write this story."

Ange Jessurun, 2022

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anton 'toni'jessurun and his sister willy dare-jessurun

Special contributors

  • Willy Dare-Jessurun and Georgine Pracht-Jessurun
  • Antonius 'Toni' Jessurun
  • Richard 'Dick' and Cynthia Simon-Arron
  • Roselyn Jobse-Jessurun and Ludwig Jessurun
  • Raymond, Carline, Lucille, and Gillian Jessurun
  • Nohraya and Yomini Godfried
  • Hsiao-YĆ¼ Chan
  • Gladys do Rego-Kuster
  • Barbara Olmtak
  • IdylliĆ«ne Corsen-Simon and IliĆ«ne Corsen
  • Monique Simon
  • Pytha Jessurun and MichĆØle van Velthoven (Tamarind Tree)
  • Roy and Ans Gietel-Kennis and Rosita Henraat-Gietel
  • Lajo de Palm
  • Laura Karimbaks
  • Frank Tazelaar and Joeri Oltheten
  • Puck Bossert, Germaine Jong Loy and the Writers Core group
  • Muriam Nelissen


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Events Faya Lobi

12 November 2022

6PM-11PM

Landhuis Vredenberg

WINTERTUIN CURAƇAO FESTIVAL

Ft. official launch and live book presentation by author Ange Jessurun

https://www.facebook.com/events/847567609939132

18 November 2022

7PM-9PM

Aula, University of CuraƧao

DOUBLE BOOK PRESENTATION

Ft. book signing and Meet & Greet with authors

Ange Jessurun and Germaine Jong Loy

http://artedipalabra.com/

Selective Focus Photography of Magazines

Faya Lobi in the Media

28 October 2022

Feature interview

Antilliaans Dagblad

12 November 2022

Feature interview

Ƒapa by Amigoe

19 November 2022

Article/picture A+G

Extra

8 November 2022

Article

Amigoe

24 November 2022

Article/picture A+G

Antilliaans Dagblad

3 december 2022

Article and pic

Amigoe

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Feature interview

Antilliaans Dagblad

28 October 2022

Feature interview

Antilliaans Dagblad

28 October 2022

Feature interview

Antilliaans Dagblad

Emelia Olmtak

Part 1 Gallery Surinam

Gerardus Jong Baw

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1859

Manumission of Emelia and family Olmtak

Petrus and Paulus cathedral

wedding Jessurun-Jong Baw

wedding 1912 Charles Jessurun and Wilhelmina Jong Baw

Juliette Jong Baw, sister of Wilhelmina

Emelia, Azetta's child: published in Surinam slave registry

July 1, 2018

Charles JESSURUN

brotherS anton 'Toni' (17) and alfons 'Fons' JESSURUN IN SURINAM 1936

Wilhelmina JESSURUN- JONG BAW

Christ: drawing by Anton, age 16 Paramaribo

Jessurun-Jong Baw family paramaribo1939

congee 1865

tjuk 2019 rice based food

Wedding Jessurun-Chan Hong Kong, 2000

Sedan chair, jiao

Opium pipe

Ange (Philo) and her father Anton 'TONI' jessurun, 2009

Book with questions answered by Anton

Part 2 Gallery CuraƧao

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based on 2 books by Richard Simon

Richard D. Simon and Cynthia Simon-Arron

all pictures in part 2 are from the books of Richard D. Simon

Koraal Specht 43 Simon-Blanken

family home

Johanita Simon-Blanken and Wilfrido SimoN,

Angela's parents

the Simon-Blanken family

Marvel, Edgar, Angela, Aura, Philip, Ida, Vilma Richard, Johanita, Wilfrido, William, Yvonne, Aloysius, Carmita

Mama Nita, Wilfrido's mother

Feeding the goats at

Koraal Specht 43

Houses from Fleur de Marie placed in Koraal Specht

Lele Toni, festivity dedicated to A catholic Saint thought to grant a wish when asked

Tantan Maria Carmen Marten-Blanken Johanita's sister

Jose Thomas Marten

Maria's husband

Wilfrido Simon

Modern Art Design Frame

Angela's study table, a rocking chair with a piece of triplex

Johanita Simon-Blanken

Alicia Blanken, Johanita's sister

Sinforozo Arraez

Alicia Blanken's husband

Part 3 Gallery


THE LOVE STORY OF ANGELA AND ANTON

Anton and Angela Jessurun-Simon at Koraal Specht 43

ANTON'S GIFT tO HIS CHILDREN

BASED ON A COLLECTION OF LOVE LETTERS BETWEEN HIM AND HIS BELOVED ANGELA

Angela jessurun-simon

angela and anton 'toni' jessurun

Angela jessurun-simon

Angela and Anton's wedding

June 6, 1949

25th wedding anniversary of

AnGELA AND ANton

ANGE, ROSELYN, GILLIAN, LUDWIG, CARLINE, LUCILLE, RAYMOND

IN THE CHURCH OF JANWE 1973

Anton SURROUNDED BY HIs DAUGHTERS LUCILLE, CARLINE, ROSELYN, ANGE

IN THE CHURCH OF JANWE 2008