IAF in Atlanta, Georgia

By Aditya Nugraha.

Indonesian Cultural Heritage Foundation (ICHF) and Ikatan Keluarga Muslim Indonesia Atlanta (IKMIA) invited IAF to Atlanta, Georgia to celebrate two events. Indonesian Night Market on October 18th & 19th, 2025, and Indonesian Culinary and Cultural Festival on November 9th, 2025.

Indonesian Community Heritage Foundation (ICHF) was founded in 1998 and is currently led by Ms. Mariana Mayer, with Tan Wei Siong as the organization's chairman. Both are working together, along with their volunteers, to preserve Indonesian culture in the US. ICHF has been doing the Indonesian Night Market for several years. Both Ms. Mayer and Mr. Tan hope to introduce Indonesian culture to the American people and to Indonesian children born outside Indonesia. There were so many vendors selling Indonesian food, traditional crafts, and entertainment. IAF Director of Art and Entertainment, Mrs. Rey Graham, also sang several songs to celebrate the two nights.

ICHF staff and VIP guests at the Indonesian Night Market

Rey Wowor Graham and Maria Lloyd with some of the Indonesian Night Market visitors

Another Indonesian religious organization, Ikatan Keluarga Muslim in Atlanta (IKMIA), also helped ICHF run the event smoothly. IKMIA also invited IAF to their event next month after this Indonesian Night Market.

IKMIA celebrated Indonesian culture by hosting the Indonesian Culinary and Cultural Festival, a night to remember. IAF and Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia (KJRI) staff from Houston are among the many VIP guests that night. The new Consulate General, Ms. Ourina Ritonga, was so happy to see several Indonesian organizations supporting one another in promoting Indonesian culture across different states. IKMIA leader Mr. Agus Etika mentioned that IKMIA was founded in 2004 and officially recognized as a religious organization in 2011. Mr. Etika and his organization would like to spread Indonesian culture in a traditional Indonesian Muslim style.

Maria Lloyd (IAF Executive Director), Rey Wowor Graham (IAF Director of Art & Entertainment), Indonesian Consul General Houston Ourina Ritonga, and Mariana Mayer (ICHF President)

Both events were extraordinary and magnificent. IAF was proud to be invited and to be part of the other Indonesian organizations that celebrate Indonesian culture in the USA.