History Of Cantonese Chinese In Cuba (Inside A Chinese Clan) PCHC MoM (Fong Leun Tong)

History of Chinese People In Cuba. There were over 150,000 Chinese who immigrated to Cuba in 1800"s who worked in the plantations and later in building the railroads. Later on, they settled in Cuba and became part of Cuban society. The second part of this video shows documents and artifacts belonging this clan. The third part of the video shows the small room upstairs where workers stayed and lived. SEE OUR CHINESE COOKING ACCESSORY GUIDE: https://amzn.to/2EEym6I For woks, sauces, ingredients, gadgets, cookbooks and equipment to improve your Chinese cooking. Disclaimer: This description contains affiliate links, so I'll receive a small commission. It's at no cost to you. Thanks for your support. HISTORY OF CHINESE PEOPLE IN CUBA The Chinese who immigrated to Cuba in the 20th century were mostly merchants and businessmen. Today, there are less than 200 ethnic Chinese in Cuba. Over 90% of the Chinese who had immigrated to Cuba were from were from "Sai Yup", the Four Counties of Canton, now Guangdong province in southern China. The Sai Yup, Four Counties, were known as Toisan, Hoiping, Yinping and Sunwui. They all share the common Sai Yup dialect. Toisan and Hoiping are the most similar, with some small differences in pronunciation and phrases. The Four Counties, Siyi, is known in Mandarin as Taishan, Kaiping, Enping and Sunhui. There are 3 parts in this video. A guest speak, Professor Louie Kin Sheun, talks about his father and grandfather working in Cuba. In 2010, Professor Louie visited Cuba for the first time. Later he began recording the oral histories of the Chinese in Cuba. HIs book, titled "So Far Away In Cuba" was published in 2015. This guest speaker was arranged by Winnie Cheung, Presidient of PCHC MoM. The event was held at the Ing Clan Building, located just outside of Vancouver's chinatown. The event was organized by Winnie Cheung of PCHC- MoM. Since this event was held in the Ing Clan Building, I got a chance to check out some documents and papers on the second floor. These artifacts were part of an exhibition at the Chinese Cultural Centre in Vancouver. Part 3 of the video is at the attic of the I|ng Clan Building. This attic used to a bedroom for over 20 Chinese workers living in the Ing Clan Building. The room is only about 300 square feet. The Chinese workers paid about 1.75 a month during the 1920's. All in all, it was a great event and the attendees got a chance to view the physical layout of a Chinese clan building and get a glimpse of the inner workings of a Chinese clan that is over 100 years old. Our Chinese clan is called the Fong Leun Tong. It consists of members with the last name of Sit and Seto.