| Summary: | Indonesia is a country with ethnic diversity. On the one hand, ethnic diversity is
the pride, but on the other side also has the potential for conflict that could threaten
national integration. Inter-ethnic conflicts which most frequently occur in Indonesia is a
conflict between indigenous with ethnic Tionghoa. To prevent a wider conflict, the
government imposed a policy of assimilation against ethnic Tionghoa in order to achieve
national integration. Integration requires the unification of the national territory, while the
assimilation requires unifying the joint inter-ethnic residing in the territory.
This research was done to the ethnic Tionghoa Tanjungbalai City of North
Sumatera Province, to know the implications of assimilation carried out against national
integration. In conducting research use descriptive method to know about the historical
background, ways of assimilation, and matters relating to the "Tionghoa problem". To
gather the data needed, use the method of observation, interviews, documentation, and
library research. Meanwhile, to analyze the data obtained is used qualitative methods
with the approach of inductive and deductive thinking.
The results showed that in the conduct of assimilation, ethnic Tionghoa have a
centrifugal tendency. They want to keep the traditions, value systems, language, and
religion that characterized its ethnic groups. Therefore they are doing by way of
acculturation assimilation, amalgamation, structural, identification, and citizenship, while
the assimilation of the attitudes and behaviors can be said is never done. In doing
assimilation, they are faced with several obstacles, namely the persistence of superior
sense, ethnic Tionghoa are the ethnic majority, ethnic diversity in the City of
Tanjungbalai, and teething problems at the Vihara Buddha Statue Amitbha Tri Ratna.
In general, it can be said that the assimilation of ethnic Tionghoa in the city of
Tanjungbalai quite successful. Assimilation success is not measured by statistics, but can
be seen from its implications for national integration. Assimilation of ethnic Tionghoa
Tanjungbalai City has positive implications for national integration, including: the
implications of the integration of ideology, political, economic, socio-cultural, and
security integration.
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