Perhaps, it may be time to the younger generations regardless of any race, language and religion, to know and realize the joys and difficulties their forefathers had to go and grow thru in their journeys of life......
After horrific WW2, S.E.Asians realize how BRUTAL life can be, saw, heard and experienced for themselves such realities....
After WW2, the populations were small, but in a time of peace and hope, as well as to avoid mistakes and complacencies made, they built a better World TOGETHER, as per their new grown perceptions of how precious each life is...
As populations were small, most were living in KAMPONGS, in a paradise of fertile valleys, shelters, plentiful rivers, etc and more are just a step away....where all races lived together and worked together, Muslims, Chinese, Hindus and Christians....
There were no such thing as individual misconceptions of race, language or religion. During festivals, such as Human traditions of celebrations of New Years, Weddings, etc, all were invited to share in their joy, and NO such thing as racial or religious exclusivities - food, utensils, etc, were shared and washed together....Those whom due to religious observances, would simply not partake in certain foods that was on the fest tables offered in sharing joys, but would heartily partake in foods that they can fill their stomachs.....
And ALLAH, a name of our common CREATOR, known by many names across time, space and cultures, who loves us, saw their peaceful efforts, BLESSED them and HELPED them to prosper and evolve....
No man made TWISTED and ABUSE of religion separated them.....with Independence given after WW2 by colonial masters, but sadly till race and religious supremacies in politics such as insane peculiarities in Arab Islam, power lusting but proven FAILED Communism principles, caused frictions in the social fabric of such societies living in a Paradise.....
Perhaps it may be nostalgia that is invoked here, but ultimately, nostalgia has its roots on social compacts that had proven to be successful and peaceful so that all may live life and love, in opportunities to progress and evolve.....