. ▁ ▁South ▁Africa ▁ ▁South ▁Korea ▁ ▁Sur in ame ▁▁ ▁People ▁of ▁Indones ian ▁descent , ▁mainly ▁J avan ese , ▁make ▁up ▁ 1 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Sur in ame . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁sent ▁the ▁J avan ese ▁to ▁Sur in ame ▁as ▁contract ▁workers ▁in ▁plant ations . ▁The ▁most ▁famous ▁person ▁of ▁Indones ian ▁descent ▁is ▁Paul ▁Som oh ard jo ▁as ▁the ▁speaker ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Sur in ame . ▁ ▁Taiwan ▁ ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁many ▁Indones ian ▁students ▁and ▁profession als . ▁In ▁the ▁Sil icon ▁Valley ▁region ▁of ▁Northern ▁California , ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁professional ▁Indones ian - American ▁engine ers ▁in ▁the ▁technology ▁industry ▁who ▁are ▁employed ▁in ▁companies ▁like ▁C is co ▁Systems , ▁K LA ▁Ten cor , ▁Google , ▁Y ahoo , ▁Sun ▁Mic ros ystem s , ▁and ▁IBM . ▁Se hat ▁S ut ard ja , ▁the ▁CE O ▁of ▁Mar v ell ▁Technology ▁Group , ▁is ▁a ▁prominent ▁Indones ian ▁professional ▁in ▁the ▁USA . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Special ▁English ▁service ▁of ▁Vo ice ▁of ▁America ▁reported ▁on ▁a ▁push ▁for ▁American ▁univers ities ▁to ▁attract ▁more ▁Indones ians ▁to ▁study ▁in ▁America ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁students ' ▁preferred ▁univers ities ▁in ▁Australia , ▁Singapore , ▁and ▁Malays ia