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Re: Cantonese Lion Dance - 10 Fun Easy Steps for Children 02/08/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]

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Liao, whose family has been in Calcutta for three generations now and owns a business, has had this studio for over 20 years. He had learnt the dance from his father and uncles. He says, “The dance they did was in the Hakka style. It did not appeal to me. I wanted to learn from the masters who knew the other form. So I went to Malaysia, and there I learnt the Cantonese style of lion dance from my master Siao.”

Was Fermented Sour Dough Bread invented in China? 02/08/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]

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For thousands of years, bread was a survival food that built bodies, powered labor, and sustained entire civilizations. This documentary reveals why ancient Chinese bread was a nutritional superfood and how modern industrial bread broke a 4,000-year biological contract, turning the staff of life into a source of inflammation, blood-sugar crashes, and chronic illness.

Illegal Scammer speaking Mandarin 02/08/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]

If you are commiting illegal acts in America and you only speak Mandarin, then you are endangering your entire Mandarin-speaking community in America who are here for political asylum. There is a lesson to be learned from the Russian, Somalis, Venezuelan, and Armenian etc... criminal networks operating illegally in the US.

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Re: Tang People = Cantonese, Teochew, Hokkien, & Hakka 02/08/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]

Historically. Chinatowns across the world was a vast trading network connecting all the Chinatowns on a global scale

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“There is a Chinatown in almost every part of the world. And here in Binondo, Manila stands the world’s oldest Chinatown. It is from this historic crossroads of culture that Mr. and Miss Chinatown Global was born, with the vision of becoming the world’s leading cultural pageant for Chinese individuals and the mission to build bridges between Chinatowns across the globe,” she said.

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This is glimpse of the sophisticated historical international trade ecosystem breakdown of the self-sufficient Tang People in a nutshell with British Hong Kong as THE command center and broker:

Cantonese: Middleman merchants who anchored and developed infrastructure in Chinatown communities all over the world.

Taishanese: Manual Laborers, Agriculture, Cooks and Manufacturing

Teochew: Monopoly Wholesale Distributors

Hokkien: Ocean Cargo Logistics & Deck Hands

Hakkas: Manufacturing, Manual Labor, Agriculture and Goods Production

Hainanese: Fishing

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Re: What it Meant to Be Cantonese in China and America, 1850–1900 02/08/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]

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"In this video, we’re uncovering the 25 forgotten dishes that sustained Chinese immigrants in America's toughest boomtowns. These weren't the "sweet and sour" dishes you find in modern takeout—this was survival food. Born from necessity, crafted from scraps, and seasoned with memories of home, these meals are the true taste of the American frontier."

How the CCP exploits American birth-right citizenship 02/08/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]

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Re: CHINESE IDENTITY 02/06/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]

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Veronica Bennett was born in New York in 1943 to an Irish father and a mother who was part black and part Cherokee; Ronnie’s great-grandfather was Chinese. She was raised in Spanish Harlem, where, she says, her different looks — light skin and long lush hair — got her beat up regularly. Petite and not much of a fighter, she spent much of her time in the safety of her grandmother’s apartment, in the company of her sister Estelle and her cousin Nedra — both future Ronettes.

Samantha Lam - 因我愛你 02/05/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]

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Re: Brilliant Ideas to Bring Tourists Back to Chinatown 02/04/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]

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SF’s Chinatown to host a Super Bowl block party

“Now Chinatown can lead the revitalization. Chinatown can lead the city’s renaissance, but with that comes the responsibility of leading from the front,” he said.

Re: Cantonese cuisine's influence on Peruvian tables 02/04/2026 by ♭♫ [+-]

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Join us as we explore the vibrant Chinatown Lima Peru! Sampling amazing Peruvian Chifa and experiencing the bustling barrio chino de lima. This Lima walking tour shows off the best of asian peruvian culture.

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