Re: hakka: Other Hakka Websites

["Tim Chang" <timchang650@hotmail.com>]

As another fellow Jamaican-Hakka, I know the original publisher who now 
lives in Toronto, Canada. I've seen this book myself, and the curious thing 
was that a good portion of it was in Chinese. I assume a lot of our previous 
generation still could read it? It was almost a catalog of every major 
CHinese family in Jamaica in the 50s/60s. A lot of the kids in those 
pictures are now parents in their 40s, 50s.

I agree we should have a special web site just for us -- Jamaican/Hakka. I 
frankly cannot take up this project even though I'm in the technology field. 
Note I remember that another group of Hakka from Guyana/Trinidad, and travel 
was common between these islands.

Hilary, how's the teaching so far?

Tim Chang

----Original Message Follows----
From: "Hilary Chance" <hil_chance@hotmail.com>
To: clyn@ucsd.edu
CC: fhakka@asiawind.com, hakka@brooklaw.edu, tchang@cris.com
Subject: Re: hakka: Other Hakka Websites
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 08:00:13 PST

Hi Craig,

Sorry it's taken so long to reply to your inquiry!  I've been away from my
mail for a while.

My parents are also from Jamaica.  I took some Chinese History courses in
university and was doing some research on the the large overseas Chinese
migration during the nineteenth century.  In terms of academic sources about
the Chinese (Hakka) who migrated to Jamaica, there is really very little out
there.  I've checked for websites myself to no avail!  There is a book,
however, that was put out (partly in English and partly in Chinese) by a
fellow named Lee Tom Yin in the 1950s (or 60s).  Quite appropriately, it is
called "The Chinese in Jamaica." If you inquire within your family/extended
family, perhaps someone might have a copy of it.  Since the Chinese
community on the island was (and still is) small and one of the older
members of your family is bound to have hear of the author.

The "Chinese in Jamaica" is a topic that fascinates me immensely.  I have
been thinking that I would like to do some graduate work in this area but I
have been sidetracked recently.  I'm in China right now (Huizhou, Guangdong)
teaching English at a private kindergarten and primary school.  Huizhou is
about two hours from the area that my grandparents (on both sides) are from.
  I am hoping to go and visit the ancestral "stomping ground" one day soon,
when I have a bit of free time.

Anyway, I hope I have been some help.

Hilary Chance :)

P.S.:  Just to let you other "Hakka Netters" know, I'm fine and I'm having a
great time out here.  At the school, there are several members of the staff
who are Hakka in origin.  In terms of speaking the language, my Hakka is
still rather limited (I'm sorry to say!) but my Putonghua has improved
immensely.  I will have to be more diligent about learning the "home
dialect" in the future.


From: "Dylan W.H. Sung" <mabr12@dial.pipex.com>
Reply-To: "Dylan W.H. Sung" <mabr12@dial.pipex.com>
To: "Craig Lyn" <clyn@ucsd.edu>
CC: <hakka@mini.brooklaw.edu>, "Hakka Forum" <fhakka@asiawind.com>
Subject: hakka: Other Hakka Websites
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 08:39:39 -0000

Craig, Hakka Netters,

This message is being forwarded to the Hakka network, and hopefully,
more folks can help to answer your request.

The Hakka Forum resides at

http://www.asiawind.com/pub/forum/fhakka/mhonarc/maillist.html

maintained by Dr. S.L. Lee.

Cheers,
Dylan.

-----Original Message-----
From: Craig Lyn <clyn@ucsd.edu>
To: mabr12@dial.pipex.com <mabr12@dial.pipex.com>
Date: 30 November 1999 04:31
Subject: Other Hakka Websites


Hi Mr. Dylan,
     I was wondering if you know of any Hakka websites regarding the
Hakka migration from China to the Carribean Islands.  My parents are
Chinese born in Jamaica.  Many of my relatives were born there and all
were Hakka.  Do you know of any website regarding Chinese (Hakka)
Jamaican websites?   I have searched many times, but have yet to come up
with anything. Thanks.

Craig Lyn




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