Synopsis

The question of integration or separation underlies the political discourse surrounding minorities. But how does this national political clamor in The Hague relate to the stark reality in places like Leerdam? Despite its quintessential Dutch setting, complete with cheese and glass factories, Leerdam has been a remarkably multicultural community for forty years, home to people from the Moluccas, Turkey, Morocco, and Somalia. Recently, unrest erupted there. It is, therefore, a fitting location to