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	Defended Dissertations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Taishanese migrant experience offers an example of an entrenched and established diasporic condition that has adapted itself to changing political policies in China and abroad, and has shown itself to be singularly successful over the long term.
		On one level, it is an ethnography of a specific village ritual ensemble (Yangming Yinyue She), the village of Yangming, and the transnational significance of ritual activities occurring within a 40 kilometer radius of Yangming.
		The multi-site strategy of this ethnography, with its multiple points of entry, aims at an ethnographically rich understanding of what it means to be Taishanese, and the significance of Taishanese migration in the new millennium.
	www.music.columbia.edu /dissertations/dissdef/Wilson2004.html (262 words)

	Taishan dialect - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		Taishanese (台山話 Taishanese: Hoi4 saan6 wa1, Cantonese: toi4 saan1 wa6), or Seiyap, is a Chinese dialect (or group of very similar dialects) spoken in and around Taishan, in Guangdong province.
		Taishanese is grouped within Yue, one of the major branches of spoken Chinese.
		Taishanese is one of the major languages of the Chinese diaspora.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Taishanese (527 words)

	Taishan dialect - Chinese linguistics and dialect - Chinese
		Taishanese (台山話 Taishanese: Hoi4 saan6 wa1, Cantonese: toi4 saan1 wa6), or Seiyap, is a List of Chinese dialectsChinese dialect (or group of very similar dialects) spoken in and around Taishan, in Guangdong province.
		Taishanese is grouped within Yue, one of the major branches of Spoken Chinese languagespoken Chinese.
		Taishanese is spoken by older generations of Chinese people, as well as Chinese of Taishan descent, but often, usage of Taishanese is giving way to Cantonese, due the popularity, standardization, prestige, and usage in education of standard Cantonese.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Taishan_dialect (595 words)

	Discover Taishan
		The city has a population of about one million; however, there are 1.3 million Taishanese living outside of Taishan scattered around the world in 91 countries.
		Taishanese began emigrating overseas during the Qing Dynasty in 1774, about 228 years ago.
		Its decision to raise the quality of education will provide the necessary skills for its managers and workers to support the growth.
	www.chineseoneglobal.com /taishan (540 words)

	Chinatowns in North America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Taishanese was the de facto official dialect of many Chinatowns, although there were also many Zhongshanese who dominated many businesses as well.
		Today, the old Chinatowns are still heavily populated by Taishanese and Cantonese people (the former is slowly being overshadowed by other Chinese dialects), although as part of the American rightist "melting pot" ideology, most of the "assimilated" or Americanized second-generation and other descendants of the early immigrants have merged into the general non-Chinese population.
		Since the 1970s, the old guard Taishanese in several old Chinatowns have seen some of their political power and influence somewhat wane with the arrival of Fujianese immigrants in Manhattan's Chinatown and to the ethnic Chinese Vietnamese in Los Angeles's Chinatown.
	www.info-pedia.net /about/chinatowns_in_north_america (11355 words)

	AsiaFinest Discussion Forum > Who Are The Catonese?
		Xiao Rong Ji Mar 27 2004, 10:51 PM As a Taishanese (which I guess, is also classified as a Cantonese) I can tell you who we are exactly.
		As a Taishanese (which I guess, is also classified as a Cantonese) I can tell you who we are exactly.
		Not only is Taishanese descendants of a Chinese Jihad Fighter, but they are also the originally from Siberia.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t5397-0.html (3167 words)

	Chinatown, San Francisco (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		San Francisco's Chinatown was the port of entry for early Taishanese and Zhongshanese Chinese immigrants from the southern Guangdong province of China from the 1850s to the 1900s.
		The majority of shopkeepers and restaurant owners in San Francisco were predominantly Taishanese and male.
		While the neighborhood continues to receive newer immigrants and maintains a lively and active character, the affromentioned suburbanization and the upward mobility of the Chinese leave the neighborhood relatively poor, decrepit (in some parts), and largely elderly.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/C/Chinatown,-San-Francisco.htm (1133 words)

	Chinese in N. America
		Taishanese was the de facto official dialect of many Chinatowns.
		Today, the old Chinatowns are still heavily populated by Taishanese and Cantonese people (the former is slowly being overshadowed by other Chinese dialects), although as part of the American "melting pot" ideology, most of the "assimilated" second-generation and other descendants of the early immigrants have merged into the general non-Chinese population.
		In addition, many Vietnamese and other Southeast Asians, especially those who speak Chinese and are ethnic Chinese and also those of non-Chinese descent, have also settled and established businesses in or nearby Chinatowns thus creating a unique mix of pan-Asian culture and heritage.
	www.chinaphile.com /chinese_in_north_america.htm (5797 words)

	Chinatown, San Francisco - Chinese Restaurant - Chinese Restaurant and Chinese Food
		The population is predominantly male because U.S. policies at the time made it difficult for Chinese women to enter the country.
		The Chinatown in particular was a stronghold for the Taishanese community.
		The majority of shopkeepers and restaurant owners in San Francisco were predominantly Taishanese.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Chinatown,_San_Francisco (524 words)

	Dreaming of Gold, Dreaming of Home: Transnationalism and Migration Between the United States and South China, 1882-1943 ...
		It demonstrates how a transnational approach can print a balance sheet showing how the Taishanese measured the long periods of hardship they endured in the Gold Mountain against the opportunities to actualize their committments to their families in Taishan and to thd Taishan community.
		This book is a highly original study of transnationalism among immigrants from Taishan, a populous coastal county in south China from which, until 1965, the majority of Chinese in the United States originated.
		Long after the gold in California ran out and prejudice confined them to dismal Chinatowns, generations of Chinese—mostly men from rural areas of southern China—continued to migrate to the United States in hopes of bettering the family’s lot by remitting much of the meager sums they earned as laundrymen, cooks, domestic workers, and Chinatown merchants.
	www.sup.org /book.cgi?book_id=3814 (865 words)

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		I find that many Chinese and Chinese-American can be very aggressive, in comparison to the general American entity, but fortunately less violent than their counter-parts.
		I am of Taishanese origin, a small region in the Guangdong Province of South China.
		Until the relaxation of Chinese immigration law in 1965, majority of Chinese-American are of Taishanese stock.
	www.arthurhu.com /99/08/chinpass.txt (957 words)

	Taishan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Magazine publisher Jack Yan of New Zealand (central Chinese heritage, but Taishanese from c.
		The locals natively speak Taishanese, or sei yap (four counties), a dialect of the Yue usually considered to be similar to Standard Cantonese.
		Prior to the 1970s, Taishanese was the predominant dialect spoken throughout North America's Chinatowns.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Taishan (379 words)

	:: View topic - Speak taishanese, but not Cantonese (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		When she says our language, I think taishanese, she would be thinking cantonese.
		Even Taishanese amongst each other consider speaking Cantonese and Mandarin to be of higher class since most taishan words are unintelligable and do not exist in the writing form.
		Even Taishanese amongst each other consider speaking Cantonese and Mandarin to be of higher class since most taishan words are unintelligable and do not exist in the writing form.[/quote]
	bbs.taishan.com /viewtopic.php?t=394 (1701 words)

	Who were the Cantonese (Guandong Ren/Tang Ren)? - China History Forum, online chinese history forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Majority Dialect in the states were Taishanese til 1970s.
		Taishanese is closely related to Cantonese in tone but sometimes not in phrases.
		Taishanese is only spoke in Taishan County of 1 Million in the GuangDong Prov.
	www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=211&st=15 (3240 words)

	Taishanese and Cantonese differences - Chinese-forums.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Of, course I know that Taishanese is a kind of Cantonese, but I was wondering about the difference in vocabulary between Guangzhou Cantonese and Taishan or Kaiping Cantonese.
		Do Taishanese usually stick an "ah" on the end of their questions?
		I don't know Taishanese, but I think Taishanese and Guangzhou Cantonese share very similar vocabulary and grammar.
	www.chinese-forums.com /showthread.php?t=5343 (153 words)

	Taishan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The locals natively speak Taishanese, or sei yap (four counties), usually considered to be similar to Cantonese Chinese.
		Most locals can speak the nearby Hong Kong Cantonese as well.
		For many years, Taishanese was the dialect spoken North America's Chinatowns.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Taishan (570 words)

	Chinatown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		They immigrated to the US in the 19th century to lay railroad tracks, work in gold mines, and do laundry for the miners.
		Today, the old Chinatowns are still heavily populated by Taishanese and Cantonese people, although most of the "assimilated" second-generation and other descendants of the early immigrants have merged into the general non-Chinese population.
		In addition, many Vietnamese and other Southeast Asians, especially those of Chinese heritage, have also settled and established businesses in Chinatowns.
	www.gotmo.net /info/chinatown.htm (1842 words)

	KIDPROJ Virtual China - Bikers Group #1 Descriptions
		More messages from this group as well as other groups who are currently traveling will be posted soon.
		Dan Fischer, Group Leader Bikers Group 1 Date: March 18, 1996 Location: Taishan, China Activity: Background information Taishanese people, the people whose town we are staying in tonight, know a lot about America.
		More Taishanese call live in America than in Taishan.
	www.kidlink.org /KIDPROJ/VChina/vcd196.html (654 words)

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		Mission: To promote friendship and kinship between TaiShanese in Malaysia.
		The Selangor and Kuala Lumpur Thoy San Association was established in 1953 to promote close friendship among the members of the Thoy San clan.
		Its membership is therefore open to all Thoy San (TaiShanese) community residing in the state of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur of either sex and attaining the age of 18 years.
	toisan.homestead.com (139 words)

	Chinese in Nevada
		It is hilly, difficult to farm, and during the 1840s and 1850s a seat of politically motivated gang type activity.
		Taishanese were among the first Chinese to sail to California.
		Some of the men fled Taishan to escape war and persecution.
	www.nevoldwest.com /History/chinese/chinese.htm (2720 words)

	Session 72: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Because overseas wages played such vital roles locally, I argue that culture and society in Taishan adapted to nurture relationships with men who were physically absent from the county and their families for extended and often indefinite periods of time.
		As changing realities of war, economic opportunity, and institutional racism altered the allegiances of emigrant Taishanese in pursuit of the best ways of making a living, establishing families, and supporting them well, so too did Taishanese definitions of community and loyalty to home.
		These transformations in the relationship between Taishan County and overseas Taishanese provide new insights into the discourses on transnationalism and the potential of ethnicity to unify Chinese overseas.
	www.aasianst.org /absts/1998abst/inter/i72.htm (932 words)

	Amazon.com: Love As Strong As Ginger: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Inspired by Look's memories of her Chinese immigrant grandmother, this nostalgic book is liberally sprinkled with Taishanese, and the feelings conveyed are just as authentic as the language.
		Though they seem casual and loose, the illustrations are carefully composed, with gesture and expression contributing to the psychological depth of the poetic text.
		This account of a girl's loving relationship with her grandmother is dramatized with details as specific as the Taishanese dialect that they speak.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0689812485?v=glance (1680 words)

	ipedia.com: Chinese American Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		During the mid-19th century many Chinese emigrated from Guangdong province to the United States in order to work on the railroads and several Western states had large populations of Chinese.
		These Chinese, who mostly spoke Cantonese and its variant Toisanese (or Taishanese) clustered in Chinatowns, the largest population was in San Francisco.
		This immigration (encouraged by the Burlingame Treaty of 1868) was stopped by the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1883 which made Chinese immigration illegal until 1946.
	www.ipedia.com /chinese_american.html (1684 words)

	AsiaFinest Discussion Forum > Who Are The Catonese?
		Thus, the Taishanese are people from Taishan, so on and so forth.
		It is not that I'm trying to separate us, or create some rift between the Guang Zhou-ers and the natives of other parts of Guang Dong, but I think it would be much easier for us to differentiate between the two if we said it that way.
		I decided to just say Taishanese for that, and Cantonese for the Guang Zhou/Hong Kong variety.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t5397-50.html (1205 words)

	The Peking Duck - Comment on Dialects disappearing in China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Taishanese is still strong for the locals and even more interesting is that many of the small villages in the Taishan city area have their own individual dialects.
		They are so, I will call it localized, that people from different parts of the Taishan area can't understand the individual village dialects.
		Some of the people from that area use three or four means of verbalization, putonhua, cantonese, taishanese and their village dialect.
	pekingduck.org /mt/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=1635 (2262 words)

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