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- ↑ Hendry Wijaya | Rider University
- ↑ Our Faculty - Rider University
- ↑ New Jersey Music Teachers Association - Our History
- ↑ Officers - NYSMTA
- ↑ Dr. Hendry Wijaya, Pianist and Teacher: Biography