A new chapter is coming

The stories they carried, live in us.

TPS — The Indo Experience is a place to remember where we came from, honor the people who carried us here, and find belonging in the stories we share.

Join the story

Christanto Martheze with his daughters Melissa and Kim at their Placentia home, circa 1981 — Placentia, CaliforniaThe life he built, c. 1981

Christanto Martheze standing inside his family home while it was under construction in March 1973 — March 1973Another milestone in achieving the “American Dream”

A multigenerational Martheze family portrait with Oma Bonnet seated at its center — Before the journeyThe roots

Archival photograph of the SS Ryndam, the vessel aboard which Christanto arrived in New York in 1961 — Rotterdam → New York, 1961The journey

The March 1961 Rijndam passenger list showing Christanto Martheze, Netherlands passport K 198092, in cabin K-13 — New York, March 20, 1961His name on the manifest

Why TPS exists

One search opened a much larger story.

TPS began with a daughter searching for her father’s story. In the photographs, documents, names, and memories he left behind, she discovered something larger: too many Indo stories survive only in fragments, carried quietly from one generation to the next.

TPS is being created to gather those pieces, honor the lives behind them, and make room for our community to remember, discover, and belong.

In honor of Christanto “Chris” Martheze, 1937–2005

What you’ll find here

A place for what we carried forward.

Family Stories

Photographs, memories, migrations, and ordinary moments preserved with care.

Indo History

Thoughtfully researched stories that help us understand where we came from and how we arrived here.

Living Culture

Food, language, traditions, creativity, and the everyday ways our heritage continues.

Shared Belonging

A place to recognize pieces of your own story—and connect with others who understand.

TPS Heritage Merch

Thoughtful apparel and goods rooted in Indo heritage—created to be worn with pride, shared with intention, and carried forward.

Heritage collection coming soon

Be here when the next chapter begins

Your story belongs here, too.

Join us as TPS gathers the photographs, memories, history, and living culture that connect the Indo community across generations.

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