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There was also a Chinese Jamaican community school, the Chinese Public School. It was set up first by the Chinese Freemasons in 1920 (under the Chinese name 華僑公立學校), and operated until 1922; a Chinese drama club revived the school in 1924 (and gave it a new Chinese name 新民學校, literally "New People's School"), charging ...
Chinese Caribbean people (sometimes Sino-Caribbean people ) are people who are predominantly of Han Chinese ethnic origin living in the Caribbean. There are small but significant populations of Chinese and their descendants in all countries of the Greater Antilles. They are all part of the large Chinese diaspora known as Overseas Chinese.
Jamaicans are the citizens of Jamaica and their descendants in the Jamaican diaspora. The vast majority of Jamaicans are of Sub-Saharan African descent, with minorities of Europeans , Indians , Chinese , Middle Eastern , and others of mixed ancestry.
In the 1920s, an additional 30,000 Chinese arrived; the immigrants were exclusively male. In 1980, 4000 Chinese lived there, but by 2002, only 300 pure Chinese were left. [12] 1.6% of Cuban population have direct East Asian male paternal ancestor. [13] One of Cuba's most known Afro-Asians is the artist Wifredo Lam.
The Overseas Chinese population, in this case Chinese Caribbeans, have been resident in the Caribbean region for centuries [2] [3] [4] and have helped to make importaint contributions with cultural, trade, and political links in the region.
Many commenters used a Chinese saying that means “If you want to accuse someone, there's always a way." Associated Press Business Writer Kelvin Chan in London contributed to this report. Show ...
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When black and Indian women had children with Chinese men the children were called chaina raial in Jamaican English. [6] The Chinese community in Jamaica was able to consolidate because an openness to marrying Indian women was present in the Chinese since Chinese women were in short supply. [7]