Hakkas in Mauritius [was Re: Hakkas in Australia & Timor]

["Nam c. Low" <nclow@ibm.net>]

At 10:14 AM 12/14/96, you wrote:
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>		   Shanghai Hua Tong Shih Fan Xue Yen(Shanghai East China Teacher
>		   college) has just started masters program on Hakkaology.  
>		   There are 8 students, 3 from LongYen Fujian, 2 from Taiwan, 
>		   1 from GanZhou JiangXi province, &Iforget where the other two
>		   from. The program started this fall. 
>		   ]
>I also came to know of that there were Hakka's in Mauritius. Anyone has any 
>information about how they go there, their lifestyle, and their culture ?
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There are many Hakka in Mauritius.  Almost all the Chinese there are Hakkas.
They usually speak French and Hakka maybe some English now.  On the 60th
Anniversary of Kheh Association celebration in Singapore in 1998.  There are
many representatives from Mauritius.

Rgds,
Nam Low