Re: hakka: Hakka, Xiongnu and outlook

[Chanh Lu <chanh@nms.fnc.fujitsu.com>]

S. L. Lee wrote:

> Fellow Hakkas,
>
> I happened to have bought and read the book with  "theories"  on the
> Xiongnu origin of Hakka.  Its emphasis of Hakka-not-equal-to-Chinese
> is
> merely  to alienate Hakka from the rest of Chinese for a different
> political intention.

If this is the case then it's very unfortunate and unnecessary.  The
forefathers of the US sought and successfully gained their independence
from the British without having to deny their Anglo-Saxon roots.

Chanh Lu


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