2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
About the Program
The first images of Hakka people began appearing in Western texts during the Era of Exploration in the 17th century. The population in China increased dramatically in the 18th century, and so Hakka people began to migrate overseas, settling in various corners of the world and cultivating new businesses from the ground up.
Did you know—
You can find Hakka people on Mauritius bills?|
That soldiers of Hakka descent served in the Cuban War of Independence?
Or how there is a Hakka Republic in Malaysia?
What is the secret that allows the Hakka people to make a name for themselves around the world?!
Historian and proud Hakka descendant Fabio Lee lays down a trail of historical clues to reveal the crazy and daring tales of the Hakka that we can't imagine in the 21st century!
Fabio Yu-chung Lee holds a PhD from the Institute of American History at the University of Seville and is an associate professor at the Institute of History at Tsinghua University.
Specializing in North American history, Southeast Asian history, maritime history, Taiwan history, and the history of Sino-Western exchanges, he pays attention to the multicultural exchanges and customs of the Monsoon Trade System and East Asian waters in the 17th century. He hopes to become a researcher who can vividly tell the story of the monsoon trade history of Asia.
Lee’s research mainly focuses on the establishment of the Spanish overseas colonial system and the discussion of issues such as trans-Pacific trade in the Americas and Asia. He explores the history of the Spanish in East Asia, the Philippines, and Taiwan from the perspective of the Spanish "empire". He formed the team Hokkien Spanish Historical Document Research Group; the team won the first prize from Spain’s I Certamen de Seminarios Duques de Soria de Hispanismo Internacional. His works include the translation of Formosa、Geografica e Historicamente Considerada, the 3-volume series Recopilación de las fuentes sobre las relaciones entre Taiwán y España, and the 10-volume series Hokkien Spanish Historical Document Series, and more.
From the Curating Team
2024 Hope Talks explore how people absorb, transform, and recreate culture between the migration process. Speak of the past in order to move forward!
About the Program
The first images of Hakka people began appearing in Western texts during the Era of Exploration in the 17th century. The population in China increased dramatically in the 18th century, and so Hakka people began to migrate overseas, settling in various corners of the world and cultivating new businesses from the ground up.
Did you know—
You can find Hakka people on Mauritius bills?|
That soldiers of Hakka descent served in the Cuban War of Independence?
Or how there is a Hakka Republic in Malaysia?
What is the secret that allows the Hakka people to make a name for themselves around the world?!
Historian and proud Hakka descendant Fabio Lee lays down a trail of historical clues to reveal the crazy and daring tales of the Hakka that we can't imagine in the 21st century!
Fabio Yu-chung Lee holds a PhD from the Institute of American History at the University of Seville and is an associate professor at the Institute of History at Tsinghua University.
Specializing in North American history, Southeast Asian history, maritime history, Taiwan history, and the history of Sino-Western exchanges, he pays attention to the multicultural exchanges and customs of the Monsoon Trade System and East Asian waters in the 17th century. He hopes to become a researcher who can vividly tell the story of the monsoon trade history of Asia.
Lee’s research mainly focuses on the establishment of the Spanish overseas colonial system and the discussion of issues such as trans-Pacific trade in the Americas and Asia. He explores the history of the Spanish in East Asia, the Philippines, and Taiwan from the perspective of the Spanish "empire". He formed the team Hokkien Spanish Historical Document Research Group; the team won the first prize from Spain’s I Certamen de Seminarios Duques de Soria de Hispanismo Internacional. His works include the translation of Formosa、Geografica e Historicamente Considerada, the 3-volume series Recopilación de las fuentes sobre las relaciones entre Taiwán y España, and the 10-volume series Hokkien Spanish Historical Document Series, and more.
From the Curating Team
2024 Hope Talks explore how people absorb, transform, and recreate culture between the migration process. Speak of the past in order to move forward!
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TAIWANfest Vancouver is grateful to be held on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). We acknowledge our privilege to be gathered here, and commit to work with and be respectful to the Indigenous peoples of this land while we engage in meaningful conversations of culture and reconciliation.