Wim Manuhutu

was born in 1959 in the Moluccan camp Lunetten near Vught and raised in the Moluccan neighbourhood in Leerdam. He studied history at the University of Utrecht, specializing in the history of the Moluccans. Since 1987 Manuhutu has been a member of the management of the Moluccan Museum in Utrecht. He has published various articles on Moluccan history and culture and co-edited a number of anthologies: Tijdelijk verblijf. De opvang van Molukkers in 1951 (1991) (Temporary Stay. The Reception of Moluccans in 1951) and Sedjarah Maluku. Molukse geschiedenis in Nederlandse bronnen (1992) (Sedjarah Maluku. Moluccan History in Dutch Sources).