Re: Deng Xiaoping as Hakka?

["Nam c. Low" <nclow@vtc.edu.hk>]

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sllee (sllee@asiawind.com)
Fri, 10 Jan 1997 09:22:35 -0500 (EST) 

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Yuanlan,

I was kind of busy when I first replied to you. Deng is Sichuan hakka, 
moved from Guangdong during the Qian Dynasty. This is the last major 
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Hakka migration within China. The migration was encouraged by Qing 
government to fill the void of Sichuan, when many people died during an 
uprising.

Deng does not speak Hakka, but has a lot of Hakka supports like through 
the Hakka network of Ye Jian Ying. His mandarin has strong Sichuan 
accent.
However, the Sichuan mandarin sound closer to Hakka than other mandarin.
Sichuan was the last stronghold of Han dynasty (Zhuge Liang led the Hans 
into Sichuan).

Please join us at the Hakka forum and maillist for discussion. See the 
address in header.

SL Lee
========================================================================The first (there are several toa come)documentary TV series 
about Deng Xiaoping was on the air last week.  In the program, Deng 
Xiaoping family's genealogy was shown.
It traces several generations back to a Hakka Village in JiangXi.
I will give the details when I have the chance to see the tape 
again.

Rgds,
Nam Low