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	Toisan. Who is Toisan? What is Toisan? Where is Toisan? Definition of Toisan. Meaning of Toisan.
		Not to be confused with the unrelated Mount Taishan
		Taishan (台山; local: Toisan ; pinyin : Táishān) is a coastal city in Guangdong Province, China.
		The city is located southwest of Jiangmen, 140 kilometers west of Hong Kong, in the Pearl River delta, and it is home to 1 million people.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Toisan (317 words)

	Welcome - Shaolin West Kung Fu Kwoon
		The trademarks of the Toisan Black Tiger system is of course its use of the Tiger Claw hand strike (Fu Jow), the Black Tiger fist, along with stable, strong stances and powerful 'bridge arms'.
		But, besides Toisan Hak Fu Pai's emphasis on direct applicability in using the art in self-defense and combat, there is also major emphasis on the system maintaining the strength and health of its proponents, for to be a good fighter, one must be strong and healthy.
		Toisan Hak Fu Pai forms or Kuen are generally long, requiring strength, endurance, agility and mental toughness and will develop these qualities in those practitioners who practice diligently.
	www.mts.net /~sillum/art1.htm (974 words)

	Chinese Emigration, the Sunning Railway and the Development of Toisan
		Based in Toisan (Taishan) county, the area from which most Chinese in America emigrated, the railway was built in three stages from 1906 to 1920.
		The Japanese army occupied Toisan several times, and except for the 23,782 rails that were shipped to Guangxi in 1942 to build the Qianguei Railway, the Sunning Railway assets, which were worth over three million yuan, were all carried off by the Japanese.
		Toisan therefore depended on other counties, provinces, and countries for staples, foodstuffs, textiles, sundries, and construction materials.
	www.plexusconsultants.com /~jgk/taishan/railroad.html (5101 words)

	history
		(Toisan was on of the counties of the area called Sze-Yup, Which was the origin of most of the early Chinese settlers in North America.) He began to work for David Mah in his café in Fort McMurray from about 1918 through the twenties.
		He told us he was born in Toisan in 1900, married and came to Canada at the end of the first World War by boat, leaving his wife behind in China.
		Ken married May, an American of Toisan origin in June 1981 and they are happy here with their 2 small sons.
	members.shaw.ca /chinese.society/his2.htm (5090 words)

	Favorite Asian Cuisines \| Asian American Poll \| GoldSea
		The Toisan people are probably the earliest group of Chinese to immigrate to the Americas.
		Toisan is a remote and resource deficient area of western Guangdong province.
		Toisan is also famous for providing many of China's national volleyball players.
	goldsea.com /Poll/Cuisine/cuisine_20219.html (851 words)

	Chinese Emigration, the Sunning Railway and the Development of Toisan
		The establishment of this railroad in Toisan, rather than other areas, is closely related to the emigration of Toisanese to the Americas and their economic returns to China in the form of family remittances, donations to philanthropic enterprises such as schools and hospitals; and capital investments in commercial, mining and industrial ventures.
		In addition to geographical reasons, massive social unrest and persistent natural diasters in Toisan and nearby counties such as Enping, Hoiping (Kaiping) and Sunwui (Xinhui) resulted in the devastation of farm land, famine and dire poverty.
		It was estimated that by 1876, the membership of the Ning Yeung Association (an association of Chinese in the U.S. from Toisan County) totalled 75,000, or almost half of the total Chinese population in America at that time.
	www.apex.net.au /~jgk/taishan/railroad.html (5101 words)

	AsiaFinest Discussion Board -> Toisan...??
		Toisan (or Taishan in pinyin) is a dialect of Yue, which is more commonly known as Cantonese.
		Toisan (台山) is a dialect spoken in the Toisan region, a rural area maybe 50 kilometers west of Guangzhou and maybe 20 kilometers north of Zhuhai.
		yeah toisan is a dialect in china..i dunno, but i heard it was spoken mostly in farm areas.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=3046 (1289 words)

	Chinese American Contributions to the Educational Development of Toisan 1910-1940
		According to rough estimates of local Toisan historians, yearly remittances from America to Toisan from the turn of the century to 1949 (exclusive of the war years, 1937-1944), exceeded the annual value of the county's agriculture output.
		For example, when the Toisan County Middle School was expanding its campus in 1924, it obtained the supported of the Sunning Railway Company in the form of 20 percent discounts for one year on the transportation of building materials.
		The money was drawn and remitted to Toisan only after the committee for the building of the middle school's senior high section mailed its budget to the general committee in San Francisco and after the signature of two-thirds or more members of the general committee had been obtained.
	www.plexusconsultants.com /~jgk/taishan/education.html (7507 words)

	Asian American Attitudes toward Height \| Asian American Poll \| GoldSea
		For example, in Toisan language, there is a "schl" added to any word that begins in "s." This is one of the differences between Sam Yip and Si Yip speech.
		Toisan peoples who live near the coast look more Malay (Hong Kong and Macau people near the coasts have this same features), while the Toisan people living in isolated mountain areas have quite typical Han features.
		Most Toisan who were not born in the US whom I've come across are much shorter than the Hakkas.
	goldsea.com /Poll/Height/height_11118.html (1884 words)

	DECOIN: The Struggle to Save Intag's Forests And Communities from Mitsubishi
		This powerful need was the main force that led to the series of events that culminated in the expulsion of the giant corporation from the stunning Toisan Range, situated in north-western Ecuador, and the total halt to mining exploration since May 1997.
		The mining project in question goes (went) by the name of "Junin", which is also the name of a tiny community tucked away in astonishingly beautiful corner of Northwest Ecuador.
		Back in 1991, the Intag area around the Toisan Range had several advantages from the miner’s and the government’s perspective.
	www.decoin.org /currentwork/mitsubishi_021200.html (2742 words)

	"THE STRUGGLE TO SAVE INTAG'S FORESTS AND COMMUNITIES FROM MITSUBISHI" -Mtn-Forum On-Line Library Document
		The mining project in question goes by the name of "Junin", which is also the name of a tiny community tucked away in astonishingly beautiful corner of Northwest Ecuador.
		Second, it solidified the communitie's opposition, and strengthened the committee for the defense of Junin and the Toisan Range.
		Third, it scared the government and Mitsubishi officials, leading to the temporary suspension of the government to government agreement to explore for minerals in the Toisan Range.
	www.mtnforum.org /resources/library/zorrc99a.htm (2793 words)

	AsiaFinest Discussion Board > Toisan...??
		Dec 18 2004, 08:07 PM Toisan (or Taishan in pinyin) is a dialect of Yue, which is more commonly known as Cantonese.
		Dec 19 2004, 02:23 PM Toisan is Taishan..
		Jan 4 2005, 12:52 AM yeah toisan is a dialect in china..i dunno, but i heard it was spoken mostly in farm areas.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t3046.html (1827 words)

	eG Forums -> Food Histories of the Toysan People
		I asked my mom where in Toisan she was from and she's like South of Guangzhou, southern part, Toisan.
		Toisan is somewhere to the south of GuangZhou.
		First generation ABC of Toisanese parents and proud of it! When I was a teenager in high school I was embarrased to speak Toisan because most kids spoke Cantonese, even the ones from Toisan households.
	forums.egullet.org /index.php?showtopic=61268 (3064 words)

	Shaolin West Kung Fu Kwoon
		**Toisan Black Tiger sets (including the opening to empty hand/weapon sets) are taught an initial way and at a certain point in the students training, the set would be taught the advanced way which can result in dramatic changes to the set.
		We performed a Lion Dance for the Canadian National Toisan Association who had their annual banquet in Winnipeg this year.
		Although quarters were tight with over 500 members in attendance, the Team efficiently retrieved the Choy Chiang to the delight of the members who gave volumous yells of victory.
	www.mts.net /~sillum/events.htm (2480 words)

	[12-08-98] Dorothy Chin, A Lesson in Community for the Holidays
		After another two years the new building was finished, and the group traveled triumphantly to Toisan for the ribbon-cutting.
		When my parents returned from Toisan -- a trip that marked the first time they had returned to their birthplace -- they brought back pictures of their old and new schools.
		When they told me about their journey, remarkably, they didn't seem proud (though I knew they were), or overwhelmed by their complete success -- all the emotions I think I might have felt.
	www.pacificnews.org /jinn/stories/4.25/981208-holiday.html (775 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Our Father was born in Toisan County, in Guangdong Province, China on August 28, 1923.
		Following his retirement he became intensely interested in his family genealogy and was eventually able to trace his lineage back some 5000 years.
		We all miss him greatly, in part because with miss the warmth of his company, but probably more so in the long run because we appreciate the legacy of family that he built around himself and which I know he wants us all to continue.
	jan.ucc.nau.edu /~alew/personal/other/toisan/eulogy.html (626 words)

	phorum - Hakka Chinese Forum at Asiawind - To Martin, Oversea Chinatowns
		Toisan is called Sze Yap Cantonese or Siyi Cantonese.
		Toisan is rare, and is spoken mostly in US and in some Canadian Chinatowns.
		I have heard Hokkien and Teochiu being spoken in France, and parts of the Netherlands, where there is a large overseas Indonesian Chinese population.
	www.asiawind.com /forums/read.php?f=1&i=4361&t=3144 (258 words)

	DECOIN: Accomplishments
		The mineralized areas are found in three of Intag’s 7 parish townships, and the concessions adjoin the Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve- arguably one of the world’s most biodiverse protected areas.
		In addition, the Toisan Range, exceptionally rich in water resources and primary forests, is extremely biodiverse, and in the confluence of two of the world’s 25 biological hotspots (Tropical Andes, and the Chocó-Western Ecuadorian).
		Therefore, all the copper in the biodiverse Toisan Range would be insufficient to meet the needs for even one year’s worth of copper use in either of these countries (total pure copper in the Toisan: 2.26 Million tons).
	www.decoin.org /history.html (1502 words)

	Study on Toisan Region (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		I am looking for research in the social, historical, economical study on Toisan region and people.
		What is the historic significants of the relationship of the Toisan people in terms of North American history, and their affects on racial policy in North America.
		What are the achievements of the Toisan people in North America and Canton from 1853 to 2003
	www.ziplink.net /~rey/ch/queries/messages/6998.html (178 words)

	Fay Hing Lee Wong
		Fay Wong or Lee Fay Hing was born in Wan Hong, Qau Hung Li, Toisan, Guangdong, China on September 5, 1917.
		Upon Voy's return, Fay became pregnant in 1948 and the two planned their return to the U.S. Fay intended that they both work hard in the U.S., amass as much money as they could and then return to China to live the life of wealthy peasants.
		The house was also home to many Toisan villagers who came to work for the restaurant.
	home.pacbell.net /mmyamada/fay_hing_lee_wong.html (1399 words)

	VOY WONG
		Voy Wong was born Wong Gan Voy in Gom Benn Village, Toisan County, Guangdong Province, China August 8, 1913 to Sam Wong (Wong Chun Yee) and See Yung Lee Wong.
		Before he left, as was the custom, his mother arranged his marriage to Fay Hing Lee (Lee Fay Hing) from a neighboring village in Toisan.
		Uncle Poy was the cashier, Voy and Fay the cooks, and the children served as servers, food preparers, dishwashers and bussers.
	home.pacbell.net /mmyamada/voy_wong.html (1018 words)

	Hung Kuen Net - Hung Gar Masters
		At the request of the Toisan City government in China, he is currently the President of the Toisan Kung Fu Association, overseeing martial arts activities for the city of Toisan.
		It was during this period of intensive self-evaluation that he raised his consciousness of what Hung Ga kung fu can be and elevated his skill level to new heights.
		It was also from this self-clarity that his goals were established; he created the Toisan City Toi Sing Kung Fu Association where he teaches traditional Southern kung fu and lion dance.
	www.hungkuen.net /masters-frankyee.htm (631 words)

	Lew Siew Hung (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Lew Siew Hung lead one of the 97 families in the migration to Toisan in 1165.
		Lew Siew Hung had a foot problem and could not walk well during the migration (he may have been quite old?).
		Lingnam means 'south of the mountains' and refers to the lasd south of the mountains that form the noerthern border area of Guangdong Province.
	jan.ucc.nau.edu /~alew/personal/other/toisan/lingnamlew.html (280 words)

	Kung Fu Magazine Forums - View Single Post - Lam Ga Kuen and Gee Sins Yong Chun Hung Kuen/Hwaquan
		I have a form of the same name from my late Sigung who would have learnt it in Toisan, between 1915 and 1940 perhaps.
		I do not know about Leung Tien Chu of Toisan, but he might be one of the masters from the lineage of Hoong Hei Khoon, or one of his classmates like Foong Sai Yoke and Wu Wai Thien.
		In the early twentieth century kungfu masters from Toisan (a district capital in south China) and other parts of Guangdong spread Hoong Khuen to South-East Asia and North America.
	ezine.kungfumagazine.com /forum/showpost.php?p=574058&postcount=6 (496 words)

	Five Animal Article - Shaolin West Kung Fu and Martial Arts Training Center
		The Toisan System of Five Animals has the essence of each of the animals of the Old Hung system of the five animals incorporated into one set along with elements of the Hung Gar five animals.
		In the Toisan Five Animal System, the set is practiced in a logical sequence progressing from the external to the internal.
		Thus the sequence of the sets starts with the Tiger which develops the Lik or Ging, which can best be translated as the strength of the tendons, bones and muscles.
	www.mts.net /~sillum/art2.htm (1666 words)

	phorum - Overseas Chinese Forum at Asiawind - Are Toisan and Zhongsan considered Cantonese languages?
		InTechTra and Asiawind are indemnified for any damage or loss on use of information from the forums.
		My family is Toisan but I also have some Zhongsan relatives.
		Re: Are Toisan and Zhongsan considered Cantonese languages?
	www.asiawind.com /forums/read.php?f=4&i=3050&t=3050 (160 words)

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		Born in 1910 in Gum Foon, a small village in Toisan County, Mr.
		The Toisan people constitutes the largest Chinese immigrants in America in the early years.
		Consuquently, most 3rd 4th and even 5th generation Chinese in America are of Toisan ancestry.
	www.artspiral.org /uncleng/uncleng.html (529 words)

	Global Response Email Campaigns - Environmental Action & Education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Project threatens forced relocation of hundreds of families, primary cloud forests, dozens of mammals and birds facing extinction, and contaminating streams with heavy metals.
		The Junín mining concession, situated in the biodiverse Toisan Range of northwest Ecuador, contains hundreds of millions of tons of copper ore lying beneath some of the most biodiverse and endangered forests on Earth.
		Ascendant also recently created a new mining company in Canada (Ascendant Copper Corporation), whose main purpose is to exploit Junín’s copper, and has recently obtained thousands of hectares in new mining concessions in the Toisan Range.
	www.globalresponse.org /emailcampaigns.php?record=2025 (1244 words)

	Corporate Rap Sheet The 10 Worst Corporations of 1992
		In Ecuador, the Mitsubishi subsidiary Bishi Metals is preparing to open a huge mine in the Cordillera de Toisan, a coastal area of Andean tropical forest.
		The Cordillera de Toisan - the last large area of Ecuadorian coastal rainforest - is the home of the Awa Indian nation and the Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve, which is identified as EcuadorÆs highest area of priority for biodiversity conservation by the U.S. Agency for International Development.
		The Ecuador goverment awarded Mitsubishi its concession for the Cordillera de Toisan as part of a bilateral agreement with the Japanese government.
	multinationalmonitor.org /hyper/issues/1992/12/mm1292_06.html (6063 words)

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