The Hakka have been called guests, gypsies, nomads, barbarians, outsiders, even Mongolians. Among their progeny they claim the likes of Sun Yat Sen, Deng Xiaoping, Singapore’s Lee Kwan Yew and ...
Ngai hei Hakka ngin. These words, which translate to “I am a Hakka person” in English, are the essence of my cultural heritage and ancestry, yet until now I have always had mixed feelings ...
Nestled on a hill in Hong Kong’s border town of Sha Tau Kok is a once-forsaken Hakka village with almost 400 years of history that is only starting to emerge from a decades-long slumber.