A Canadian writer in Indonesia

Four decades of living in and writing about Indonesia has given Canadian author Jeremy Allan a rare perspective on his adoptive homeland. Through producing written content for books, magazine articles, videos, and promotional literature, Jeremy has sought to portray Indonesia in a fair and positive manner and to promote the interests of Indonesian businesses, cultural and social organizations, and the nation itself.

In his 2001 book Jakarta Jive Jeremy depicted the tumultuous events surrounding the end of Indonesian President Soeharto's three-decade authoritarian rule through the eyes of the people who were affected most: the residents of Jakarta. Three years later, Bali Blues chronicled the heart-rending, harrowing, and ultimately inspiring events during the year following the 2002 terrorist bombing in the tourist resort of Kuta, Bali.