Re: Re: hakka: An abstract of the five Migrations of hakka

["Dixie" <Dixie@singnet.com.sg>]

Re: Re: hakka: An abstract of the five Migrations of hakka

> This is Mr. Chung's original posting that I referred to.

> "For the next twenty years under the rules of Zheng Cheng Gong, his
> son Zheng Jing and grandson Zheng Ke Shao many Chinese emigrated
> to the Taiwan Island and most of them were Hakkas."
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

When I read this the first time, I knew this was not accurate. 
I miss out on the word, 'immigrants' in your entry. Thought you were
referring to Cheng's troops only.

> The most reliable "estimated Hakka" in Taiwan is 10 -15%. Those high
percentage ones are 
> generally "over" estimated and quoted without references. 

Does this estimate include the Mainlander Hakkas who came with the KMT
after 1949?
I'm just asking for curiosity.
For your information, I don't think many people in this part of the region
know that there are so many Hakkas in Taiwan.
I always have the impression that it is a basically Hoklo-country.


> PS: Dr. Lee, Yuan-che, the Nobel Prize winner chemist, is not
> Hakka. I saw you posted that information in Taiwanese Culture BBS too. 
> We graduated from same high school and University. His cousin is my
> physics teacher and his father is classmate of my uncle. People live in
> Hsin-chu city is primarily Hoklo and in Hsin-chu county is primarily
Hakka. 
> The authour of the book you quoted probably don't know and made the
> mistake.

I immediately posted another entry when someone pointed this out.
I always seek verification when I am not sure of the reliability of the
sources.
Thanks for the confirmation.

I am only very sure on the information posted about Hakkas in Singapore.
Other information were extracted elsewhere.
I guess Chung Yoon-Ngan know about the Hakkas in Malaysia very well.
For Hakkas in Taiwan, we need to rely on you and other Hakka friends.

- Dixie