在移居国外的少数民族中,南洋(东南亚)华侨的行为和举止最容易被人们过于简单地加以概括。人们总是指责华侨是“东方犹太人”、对其母国以及居住国的政治漠不关心、或采取骑墙观望态度。然而,这样指责南洋华侨缺乏足够的、具有说服力的证据。L.E.威廉姆斯教授出版了一份关于印度尼西亚华侨民族主义的开拓性研究成果,他认为在荷印华侨,特别是在土生华人(Peranakns)当中,广泛传播着一种真正的民族主 Among the ethnic minorities emigrating to other countries, the behavior and demeanor of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia (Southeast Asia) are the most easily over-simplified. People have always accused the overseas Chinese of being “Oriental Jews,” indifferent to the politics of their home countries and their country of residence, or adopting a “wait-and-see” approach. However, it accused the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia of lacking enough and convincing evidence. Professor L.E. Williams published a pioneering work on the overseas Chinese nationalism in Indonesia. He believes that there is a widespread dissemination of a true national identity among overseas Chinese in India, especially Peranakns