History of The Chinese in Samoa
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- čas přidán 6. 06. 2018
- The first wave of Chinese immigrants arrived in Samoa in the late 19th Century.
As time stretched on and the more that came (be it as free settlers or indentured labourers), they integrated into the culture, learnt the fa'asamoa, married Samoans, had Samoan families and eventually died in Samoa as Samoans.
The legacy they left behind is powerful and can be seen in the culture and the people of Samoa today.
Credits
Directed & Edited by Tuki Laumea
Producer - Lisa Taouma
DOP Camera - Jack Tarrant
Sound Operator - Will Voigt
Photos courtesy of Tony Brunt via private collections, Turnbull Library and the Museum of Samoa.
Made with the support of NZ On Air
Watch the full documentary 'Dragons in Paradise' on the CoconetTV here: www.thecoconet.tv/know-your-ro... - Zábava
and this was the birth of sapasui
And egg fu yong, and keke saiga
So true
And kekepuaa
Hahaha ceki i me
and for that i am grateful
No wonder most of all the Samoans I’ve ever met all look Asian or look like they have Asian in their blood. Makes so much sense. I love Samoan people so this makes me happy to hear that we’re all brothers and sisters related in some way. 🙏🏻
Not all samoans look asain
Kelly B Kelly, if you read Polynesian history and its origins, it points to Philippines and Taipei. The Lapita people, ancestors of Polynesians were from South East Asia. This video only relates to the Chinese brought in by the Germans to work their farms. Those South East Asian features you see in Samoans and Tongans go back centuries. Fa'afetai lava.
God Bless you Kelly B Kelly 🤗🤗🤗
@@manuhamoa your ass lmao this aint about Tongan this all samoans
@@manuhamoa true, my great grandmother from dads side, dna known to be from south east Asia..
This is really sad how the Chinese were used then forced to go back to China..my story is very much the same here in Australia. My great grandfather was Chinese and they were taking him and others to Darwin to put them on a boat to send them back to China but they escaped and were walking back to Alice Springs and they got tired and went to sleep and they were found and captured but fortunately my great grandfather was asleep further away from everyone else and he saw the others being captured..he managed to come over to Queensland and worked on cattle stations (as cook and gardner) where he met my great grandmother who was full blood Aboriginal.
It's history make tears on my eyes,I am also South Asia man from nepalis gorkha i was marriage with samon girl but its very hard life in samoa without job but i am very happy with my wife.
are you from nepal or are you Indian?
much love for you guys their, God bless
@@directorlunchie2322 gurkha he said
Asian here and grew up with Samoans and Maoris in New Sealand my whole life. Watching this i feel their pain even though i cant relate. I love my Samoan and Maori brothers so much
THANK YOU! This is exactly what I've been tryna tell so many of my friends and family. The diaspora of Chinese to the South Pacific is so vast. I am 1st generation NZ born, my father is from Samoa and my mother from the Cook Islands, but I've been living in China for 2 years now. I feel more spiritually connected to the land and people of China than I do New Zealand. Next year I will be heading back to NZ to do more research, but this is the perfect video for those who need a visual. Thank you!!!
There is alot of samoan with chinese last names even German the way samoa should b lookn at is getting into business not only the chinese helpn samoa but future of its people there is alot of resources of samoa where they can make alot of money very simple all u have to look at is exports eg taro coconut sugar cane eg sugar coconut oil health medicines eg then look at food n veges samoa is a good place for plantation especially taro banana ufi coconut
Connected? There's no connection between Samoa and historically. That's more of a preference.
which province and city are you living in China right now? how's your mandarin?
@Sir Alfred Lawrence Rubbish, Samoan government are so corrupted, they steal money from churches and rugby, pin it on chinese! disgusting!
do u like Asian guys? just curious
My Grandpa was Chinese never met him but he lived in Poloa in American Samoa.
Same here, my grandpa was half chinese but he died when my mum was around 3 or 4 yrs old.
My husband is searching for his father’s grave in China. He went back in the 90s to seek medical help. He passed away a month later. His siblings sent letters to my MIL telling her of his passing and if she wants to move to China with all 5 of the kids they will pay for everything. Sadly, MIL decided not to leave but raised her kids in Samoa and take care of her elderly parents. Somewhere along the way she lost contact with my FIL’s family and till now she does not have any memory of where in China he is buried. My husband is willingly to go to China and visit his gravesite and family and make that connection with his siblings and his children, but mostly is to know where his father is buried because he passed away while he was only 4 years old. And it is my wish for him to one day be connected again with his Father’s family and actually see where he is buried. We don’t know where to begin but we have been asking questions and doing a lot of research and still we face a dead end to everything. We are not sure how accurate and safe DNA test is but, it is an option along this long period of researching. If there’s any help that is out there that we don’t know of, please let me know what it is. Thank you for sharing your story.
It's so said how ppl was treated back in the day....so much racism in every culture and so much evil in this world .....I'm so sorry for any human who has suffered from Any abuse or separation from their families ....its just shameful that ppl can do this to other ppl and for what.....
My great grandfather was taken back to China and left behind my great grandmother who was pregnant with their child (my grandfather). She never saw him again.
Thanks for this short documentary. My grandfather was from China, but that's all we know. My mother was youngest of 5 girls and her parents died when she was a baby. All the girls were separated and brought up by various family members in Samoa, so it's a shame we don't knew anything about our Chinese grandfather, not his name or where in China he was born etc. I did recently did a DNA test and found out that I have Chinese and Vietnamese blood and region of China was South, so it fit the story of Chinese from Southern China near the Vietnamese border.
i am chinese ,my hometown is near the border between china and vietnam.i already have permission to work in samoa,i will go to samoa at soon
@@andyxie7422 if I was to give you a name would you be able to find out any details? I’m also looking for more details regarding my great grandfather who was Chinese
Yeah I did a DNA test too. My great grandfather brought up my father. They had their Samoan slang they called him but as for his actual name in Chinese characters, we do not know, I guess makes it hard to find his origin, although the DNA test says the ethnic group is from China/Vietnam. Hopefully we can find something soon.
Love this, thank you. My great grandfather is full chinese. He arrived in the 2nd wave and remained in Sāmoa, where he is buried in Apia. Been trying to trace our chinese family line.
how do you know he was on the 2nd wave?
Thank you I needed this.
My nana, shes 93 now, she had a full samoan mother and full chinese father, her father left my nana and her family at the age of 3, the reason he left is because the government of Samoa didnt want chinese in samoa.
Glad you speak up, I find samoan nationalism repulsive! the CHinese built their samoan descendents everything, and they don't honer chinese culture, they are racist, white washing! they praise those samoan and other polynesian who are part european!
Same thing happened to my great grandfather.
So sad to hear that uso,but there was from the old days back then.But the generations to generations are in good ways now...God bless Samoa
Thats exactly like my fams uce
Good read a book smh. The Samoan government didn’t exist until 1962. It was NZ government that was I charge of Samoa 90 years ago. So don’t blame Samoans for sending your ancestors back
😭Where could i find information about this Chinese people, our family n generations wasn't able to see him in real life because he was one of Chinese man that force to leave 😭😟❤. This video gives me motivation to look for him ❤ I'm half Samoa n Chinese..
This was good!! For me, my bio father is Chinese New Zealander born in American Samoa so people would see me as a half cast going by what they believe. I don't see myself as a half of any of these ethnicities but a whole and complete version in the gene in all three.
Samoan already a mix of asians you aint a half breed lmfao
Me and my siblings and cousins spent our younger summer days at my Chinese grandfather's farm. Great memories.
After the 2nd world war my grandfather was sent back to China and with him he took his small boy my uncle and left behind my father and his sister I have heard of other people looking for their grandfathers. I was told that if we new the the german ship who took them back we may be able to locate them both. Has anyone tried searching their grandfathers?
My husband is searching for his father’s grave in China. He went back in the 90s to seek medical help. He passed away a month later. His siblings sent letters to my MIL telling her of his passing and if she wants to move to China with all 5 of the kids they will pay for everything. Sadly, MIL decided not to leave but raised her kids in Samoa and take care of her elderly parents. Somewhere along the way she lost contact with my FIL’s family and till now she does not have any memory of where in China he is buried. My husband is willingly to go to China and visit his gravesite and family and make that connection with his siblings and his children, but mostly is to know where his father is buried because he passed away while he was only 4 years old. And it is my wish for him to one day be connected again with his Father’s family and actually see where he is buried. We don’t know where to begin but we have been asking questions and doing a lot of research and still we face a dead end to everything. We are not sure how accurate and safe DNA test is but, it is an option along this long period of researching. If there’s any help that is out there that we don’t know of, please let me know what it is. Thank you for sharing your story.
What year did your grandfather return? In the Nancy Tom book it mentions a man who had taken his son with him to China...if you know the year then that will help as in the book it states the ships
Mum has Chinese blood and I’m proud of my Asian heritage dad has German heritage but I will Always be Samoan ❤️🇼🇸
I love the story of the first Chinese people. They went through so much.
So true ❤
Thank you for posting this
my dad is Chinese Samoan and English but my mum is English Samoan. And I will never forget what my ancestors suffocated for so their bloodlines could continue on their history....This part of our history still hurts tbh.....
Amazing history lesson. We weren't taught any of this in school, mainly lessons on British and European rule and how great they were 😢
alot of outside people ask this question alot why some Samoans look Asian this is why thank you Air NZ for making this documentary....💝
Tianna Teuila No it's because Samoans ancestry came from Asia.
Samoan came from ancient East, techniqually they are Asian and melanesian = pacific islander, Amis people are southern mongoloid, where your gene came from.
some 100% Samoa is also look asia but not East Asia but south east Asia
This is amazing!!❤️
On my father side my grandfather is Samoan German, my Grandmother is Samoan Chinese. My mother side my grandmother is Welsh Māori and my grandfather is Irish Māori. Blessed to be apart of my cultural heritage.
My Grandmother came to nz in the 1930s,her family members came in the 1950s,part German,her half sister who was married to George Lee a lovely Chinese man with a great family
Is there a library in Samoa that has an archive of all the indentured labourers names?
My great grandfather would have been an indentured labourer, and most likely shipped back to China. Finding info on my great grandfather is like finding a needle in a haystack. So frustrating!
same, I know your pain.
Honestly feels impossible to get any traction or history on it sadly
Yes, Samoan people are actually mix. I’ve seen one girl on CZcams who was 100% Samoan, and that’s rare.
No it's not. They're are lots of full blooded Samoans still. In Western Samoa you'll find them. My mother is full blooded Samoan. No Chinese in her ancestry or our family.
Im full blooded what you talking about.
Rare Polynesians are not rare. Most of the Chinese invaded American Samoa.
@@johnwilliams8768 alot of korean people there
🇼🇸🇨🇳🇩🇪❤❤samoan german Chinese
Litterally me
So cool to watch and take in👍🏽
If only this was longer - I would've loved to know more about our history
I know this is late but here goes...This vid is an excerpt of the doco Dragons in Paradise. Look for it on CZcams.
Thank you for putting this outI always wanted to know about my chinese roots as my Dad's father is half chinese.
My ancestors are Chinese too
My mum is always mistaken to be Filipino but she’s full Samoan, or so I thought👀😳😂😂
Alicia S cuz orginiaply yeats ago polys Lived there
Alicia S ask your nana, your mommas mum hahaha. Only her knows your mums real dad lol. J/K
Wow! Thanks so much. This is how my grandmother and grandfather met
Great watch love knowing of our Polynesian history..❤
Beautiful my cousinz!
Good History 😎
This is good my father from Africa an my mom from India but I was born in Canada so that’s why I was raised in Samoa
but i thought you are tongan?
wtf
thats makes you koelau lol
Well done
Samoan athletes with names like Pat Lam, Uale Mai, Lolo Lio, Sanele Mao and so on... have Chinese ancestry?
depends I believe coolies came from CANTON, are Cantonese and Hakka two ethnic subgroups of YUE粵. they settled in 1800s so it would be great grand parents or great great grandparents, not neccesary the surname to tell, many polynesian atheles have chinese feature I can tell but their last name is Samoan. probably their great grandmother was part chinese. maternal line.
Uale Ma'i?
without a doubt. all chinese clan names.
It depends on certain factors. You will find that some Samoans whether full blood or half blood will have roots to both Europe and Asia meaning some of them will carry on the surname or family name on the fathers side. It may not necessarily have to be Chinese surname. The reason I say that is because most of the Samoans sometimes earlier or later in life choose to take on Matai names - Chief title names replacing the surname altogether. And when they have children of their own that name is carried on and so forth. This makes it extremely difficult for future descendants to trace back family names and their true family roots within Samoa. Especially in earlier times when matai names were not exactly kept on birth and death records except memorial headstones.
@@casualb3at534 exactly
That is also why my Nana's dad is a Solomon Islander and her mum was a Chinese , But they were both from SAMOA!!!!😁😁😕😁😁😕😁💗❤️💗
I got nothing against, to Chinese and their occupy in Samoa at the past, I can only say thank you, for your contributor toward our country at the past to all sorts of activities you have done for us, again and once again, thank you.
Polynesian lineage of early Ancestors called the "Lapita People" traces back to ancient Taiwan. (Asia)
Indentured Labourers were also brought into Jamaica (Mainly East Indian and Chinese)
Asian Samoan is a beautiful mix
What's the name of the group & song at the end pls??
Leaan Eleele czcams.com/video/OuiQGWprK9Q/video.html
Chan Mow is the only Chinese l heard when l was young.
I'm from the villiage seinga does that count?
What is the name of the song and artist at 6.22?
booyah2u 2 czcams.com/video/OuiQGWprK9Q/video.html
Samoans without any chinese are already asian by dna from migration. Dating waaay waaay waay back before 1900. Asians migrated to samoa thousands of years ago. Samoans are islander asians.
That’s definitely true. They were the Taiwanese Aboriginals/Lapita peoples who left Taiwan thousands of years ago. Taiwanese Aborigines are different from the Chinese today; probably why Polynesians look different. Most of the Chinese today are of Han Chinese stock. So if anything, the relatives of the Polynesians are probably not the Chinese today in Taiwan or China, but more like the Island Southeast Asians who comprise more of this Aboriginal Taiwanese ancestry (Austronesian). Another reason Polynesians look different is also because of the founder effect - which essentially narrowed down their gene pool and made them somewhat unique in genotype and phenotype (how they look). I believe the Asians that are most related to Polynesians are the hill tribes of the Philippines and the Ami aboriginals of Taiwan.
For the larger Asian groups, it’s definitely Filipinos who are most related to the Polynesians, although Filipinos themselves are not a singular grouping. The larger Tagalog group for example would be a little less related since they have a smaller amount of Austronesian ancestry around 35 percent, while the Ilocanos would be more related to the Polynesians at around 55 percent Austronesian ancestry. The Indonesians and Malays would be next since they have around 25 percent Austronesian ancestry - the reason why they would still be considered Austronesian is because of the fact that most of their cultural and linguistic origins share common grounds with all the other Austronesian groups (Madagascar, Polynesians, Micronesians, Filipinos). Why the maritime Southeast Asians have less Austronesian ancestry is mainly because of Austroasiatic migrations from the North (Mainland Southeast Asian ancestry that most Thais and Khmer people have, the Burmese are different in this regard). If we talk about genetic distances, mainland Southeast Asians are much closer to the Chinese Han than to the Austronesians. A smaller reason to why they have less Austronesian ancestry is also because of Northeast Asian (mainly Chinese) migration.
Polynesians today are of majority Austronesian stock, but almost all of them are not purely Austronesian either, with varying levels of admixture in different groups. This is because of the second backward migration from Melanesians and the Papuans back into Remote Oceania. Because of this, almost every Polynesian has a least some degree of Papuan genes. The whole region on average would have around 25 to 30 percent Papuan DNA but it differs among different groups, just like how Southeast Asians had varying levels of Austronesian DNA. The Eastern Polynesians and Southern Polynesians have the least Melanesian DNA (Hawaii, Tahiti, Māori) at around 10 to 20 percent. They also have significant amounts of other foreign admixture like British, Irish, French, and Japanese mainly as a result of European settlement. A separate study was done on Samoans to see their Papuan admixture and the population consistently had an average of around 25 percent. Samoans also have around 5 to 15 percent of Han Chinese and Western Eurasian (German) ancestry on average - the Chinese part could be explained here in this video. The Tongans, Uveans, and the Polynesian outliers in Solomon Islands have the most Melanesian ancestry among Polynesians, at around 40 percent. This makes sense because they are geographically much closer to Papuans. Some people seem to have pointed out how some Tongans in particular had traits that somewhat resembled Africans, which likely comes from their Melanesian ancestry. (Melanesians may look unambiguously “black”, but they are genetically very distant from Sub Saharan Africans)
So to sum it up, there is at least to some extent shared ancestry between Polynesians and certain Taiwanese aboriginals and maritime Southeast Asians for sure, but with varying degrees of course. (I.e. a Tahitian is much closer to an Ilocanos than a Tongan genetically). However, despite genetic differences, the culture that made up all these groups share a common origin, as well as the linguistics, so it should be noted that all these people are all a big family we can name the Austronesians a.k.a the group that covers the most geographic area. Hope you learned something new!
@@ooslegaming2957 Are you joking with no ideas lol 'Ata Easter Island 🗿 Ahu o Tongaliki Moai tiki Gods not Asian but S American Tongan Empire History Langi o Tuitonga Stone mound people Haamonga a Maui Stonehenge in Tongatapu Actually Vaihi in Tonga means big Land America named after Savaihi Savaii big Island and Havaihi Hawaii names by Tongan navigators 🤫 Siaheulupe
This makes me want to get an DNA test, I swear everyone mistakes me and my siblings as Filipinos (Asian) especially my mother. Just never know 😂🤞🏾 thanks for this video.
Do it. Samoans always use soy sauce in food.
well, let me break this down for you, Samoan ancestors came from Amis tribe Taiwan and Northern Phillipines IGOROT. Fillipino is not just Asian, Asian is not an ethnic group, japanese Han chinese korean are different genetics from Indian (south Asiana). you Samoan are bigger, but if you go and check out your ancestors pic from 18th century, they were skinny and petite, cos Samoan are southern Mongoloid(East Asian) and part melanesian from Fiji, solomon island. distant Melanesian can be traced back to 50,000 yrs ago. I'm from this gene pool, so I'm aware of when your ancestors settled in western polynesian, 700BCE-200BCE, while micronesians fanned out from PHILLIPINEs islands as well, 2000BCE and they reached PALAU, GUAM more than a thousand yrs before your ancestors did, your ancestor didn't invent single outtriger canoe either, that came from Borneo and Northern Phillipines,FILLIPINO is spanish term, mixed race people from today's Phillipines, there are over 300 ethnic groups living in SouthEast Asia. culturall Samoan is austronesian, pacific islander gene pool, but according to DNA research, POLY gene pool is found in Phillipijes and eastern Indonesia. you are Not related to malay or javanese though. cloest tribes are igorot and Amis, Amis tribe is the MUSCLE tribe produces the most atheles in Taiwan, so it's gotta be their fine atheletic warrior gene :) GMO food from the West mutated your genetic, your people became bigger taller stronger, but also prompt to obesity when they eat more than their body needs, being pacific islander they eat one meal a day, they survive with minimum food consumption and coconut water, western produce make your people stronger but they also become FAT and gain diabetes. your genetic will shows Polynesian and part melanesian, if you are part Cantonese coolie descent it will show you part chinese. as far as I know, only Cantonese and HAKKA people were coolies brought to SAMOA in 1800s.
Lol..i agree with you DNA..I'm very offended here in Hawaii I got questioned so many times by our own people n some other akuguu bout what is my mix I said wtf I'm Samoan but they said no sister straight up you got Asian on you it's shows on your face..lmao..I hated n love it the same times I laughed at myself when I'm alone... how the hell we cannot deny the f Asian in our blood.. eehhhhhhh
😂 me too, they think I’m Filipino.
@@RamBam84 not always
SAMOA MO SAMOA 🇼🇸 Thank you Chinese for keke puaa sapasui koko and keke saiga...
This is a very interesting history of slavery called by a different name...It shows the resiliency of humans to survive, love and travail over inequities.
we have Chinese blood in our family
Tianna Teuila dang your pretty
Tianna Teuila: Would've never guessed!...
Was there Chinese in American Samoa too? My Parents are from Tutuila and Manu’a....just wondering
migration occured before independence I guess, they could move around. there are 30,000 samoan part chinese ethnic, but under SAMOAN NATIONALISM PRIDE, they are ashamed to admit! and they don't honer their partial chinese culture and heritage
I feel like I need a blood test now🤣🤣🤣
Interesting!
Much love to my Chinese Samoa aiga
Never knew
My great grandmother was half Chinese/Samoan. I wish I could've learned more about her chinese side. I dislike the afakasi double standard where they praise half casts with palagi blood but scrutinize asian afakasis and moreover if Chinese and samoans married more it would've been preferable to European as Chinese and samoans both have distant connections.
Long Live Western Samoa 🇼🇸 and The People's Republic of China 🇨🇳... Respect's to the Greatest PM Tuilaepa Malielegaoi ... Malo soifua 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Thank u guys for this video. I always wanted to know how my grandma was half chinese. Nobody would know or they didnt want to talk about it.
My dad was Asian he’s name was chan Jackie chan
Not surprised...
Is this in american or western samoa ?
In western Samoa brother
I'm more proud of my Chinese roots than my English roots
my great grandma was full chinese, speaking samoan. Imagine a small chinese woman walking around speaking fluent samoan 😂 interesting to learn the history eh
Chinese deserves better
❤️❤️🔥oxo
my dad was the king of Samoa and the Rock is my uncle my lil brother is Roman Reigns and my step brother is bruce lee 😐👍🏼
Is this why Samoans in western Samoa are smaller compared to those in Tutuila and Manu'a?
Big Uce - nah uce , what about the sth Koreans/filipino's living there in kukuila , fagakogo, Leone etc..I'm sure they got small hamo's there ! .... Malo !
I noticed that. Majority of eastern Samoans are tall and darker in complexion. Must be that tui manu'a blood lmao
Big Uce I Think that’s because the food in Tutuila and Manu’a are all American food, hence why they’re bigger...
I don't have Chinese in my family,only German from my grandpa he got German blood
My nana looked very Chinese, but my family has always claimed us as pure Samoans
I also want to hear about our melanesians brother that were in our island
They ancestors are from taiwan i did bit a research about them they are more closer to south east Asian than Melenesian the dna test that Polynesian have 79 percent asian origin and 21 percent melenesian they migrated out of asia 3000 thousands years ago then settle in paupa new guinea mixing with the paupans then they surf around the Pacific where they found home
Andre Mensah bruh
Long live 🌴🇼🇸 Samoa i Sisifo 🇼🇸🌴 , 🌴🇦🇸 Samoa Amerika 🇦🇸🌴 and 🇨🇳 People's Republic of China 🇨🇳 , Malo. 🤗
I have some Chinese blood in me from my grandmas side and some German from my grandpas
Makes me sad 😭 love chines❤️
my auntie married a Chinese and i call him uncle lol but he's very old man anyone watch this video 2021 Jan 19 2021
No wonder why chinese is helping us .
Antonina Kose wrong! I have power over those I lend money to
Antonina Kose IKR😕😂
How are they helping Samoa?
Samoa is in debt to China, they're not helping us, you think what they build on Samoan land is beneficial to Samoas economy?? China is destroying samoa inside out and the people don't even know, even that fat shit prime minister can't do the math and is now drowning in millions worth of debt. Other Pacific countries such as Fiji for example has fallen into China's trap, watch what's happening in Vanuatu wharf on 60 minutes.
China have corporations that have interest in Samoa. So they send people looking all nice and friendly offering Samoa loan to pay for their services which they know Samoa can't afford. Then they build Samoa waterworks, roads, cars and other stuff. And when Samoa can't repay the debt back to China......BOOM SHAKALAKA.....China owns Samoa
German plantations?
Yes...my mom's GGFather (German) brought my Dad's GGFather (Chinese) to work on his fields. 😲😲😲😲 How F'up is that? Just crazy...but here I am. 🤯🤯🤯
I think samoa people got same dna with Malay people in malaysia
Yeah lol. Hence why the Chinese wanted to marry Samoan women.
Yu tuoi i think thats the last name.. searching of my asian side.
But were they Chinese or Japanese?!
My partners great grandfather got deported back to china 😢
Samoans are mixed
Chang Kum Loi = Fua' Uli Toelupe'
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My Great Grand Parents
Im sorry to ask but why??? do you have my last name Toelupe if you dont mind me asking
Buzzy coz my mums last name is CHAN, pretty cool knowing my mums side is Chinese maybe I could be related to Jackie chan hmmmm love my lolesaigas and my Chinese food haha win win. HAMO hard and Saiga hard
Desmond Petelo my grandfather settled in Fiji. Moved from Canton, China to Taveuni, Fiji around 1940. His surname is Chan. He married my biological grandmother whom I thought was full Fijian (and turns out from my DNA test I’m 9% Samoan 8% Tongan and 8% Melanesian) so that blows the full Fijian theory out the window!
You might be right uso but u must take DNA test to find out,you never know Jackie Chan is one ur uncles..Good Luck on ur searching..fa uso
Im here for school 💀
This is sad
😭😭😭😭
Solomon Islanders✌✌✌
Repatriated because they intermarried with Samoans?
no, because they were COOLIES, the commodity of blackbirding. Coolies were basically SLAVE TRADE just paid peanuts to make it legal. many died of abuse and overworked in Peru. half million Cantonese and Hakka men were traded during the time. some went to Madagascar, Caribbean.
True!!!! No wonder why me and everyone in my mom's family looks like Chinese..🤔🤔🤔🤔🤧😁😁😁😁😂
the fact that you call them "chinese" not samoan chinese. just like Malay and Javanese sinophobic austronesian batch
They created a hierarchy?
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China😘👍👍
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