Hakka people

2021-02-12 Hakka people are a Han Chinese ethnic group found in parts of Southeastern China, Taiwan, and overseas Chinese communities. "The Hakka are able to mould outstanding military men, their hardworking conduct having been developed through years of arduous livelihood in the mountainous regions. Praises of the Guangdong spirit by the Japanese actually refer to the Hakka spirit. A big majority of the officers and soldiers in the Guangdong army are Hakkas, the distinguished successes of Hakka military men have been attested by the modern history of China." – Zhang Fakui, Commander-in-Chief, Republic of China Army (1980) 张发奎口述 http://book.dajianet.com/print/1545287/5742815/ "Fortunately for me, I have a very high threshold for pain. I am a Hakka. Hakkas can take a lot of pain. So, I survived." – Lee Kuan Yew, founding father of modern Singapore (1997) Insights http://news.pap.org.sg/print/news-and-commentaries/commentaries/insights 2016-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20170211133100/http://news.pap.org.sg/print/news-and-commentaries/commentaries/insights 2017-02-11 dead "All of you should know that I, Lee Teng-hui, am a Hakka. Many of mainland China's leaders are also Hakkas. Hakka people are brilliant, isn't it?" – Lee Teng-hui, President of Taiwan (2000) 李登辉助选新招 客家人厉害 连战很客气 http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Issue/lhzb20000312-1.aspx "My grandfather is Hakka. The origin of Hakka is at the Central Plains. A Hakka cultural centre is opening in Zhengdong economic centre. I will be unveiling a statue of my grandfather in the cultural centre, to promote the Hakka spirit." – Sun Huifang, granddaughter of Sun Yat-sen, founding father of modern China (2003) 浓浓乡情系中原—访孙中山先生孙女孙穗芳博士 http://www.chinanews.com/n/2003-12-04/26/376869.html "There is a piece of important experience not found in books, that is the Hakka people fine moral qualities in doing business based on integrity. This is the most precious legacy left behind by my Hakka forefathers." – Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand (2005) 泰国总理塔信：华裔客家人 国际政坛的一颗新星 http://www.chinanews.com/news/2005/2005-07-01/26/593551.shtml "The Hakka spirit in my blood has been calling me to take the challenge and shoulder the responsibility of being president like numerous Hakka women have done for the past hundreds of years." – Tsai Ing-wen, President of Taiwan (2011) Tsai touting her Hakka credentials on campaign tour http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/11/08/2003517778 "And I nearly broke down, but I won't break down. I am a Hakka woman. So farewell, Papa. I will miss you. Rest in peace. And...be as tough as Hakkas come." – Lee Wei Ling, daughter of Lee Kuan Yew (2015) Pa's security staff went beyond call of duty http://mypaper.sg/opinion/pas-security-staff-went-beyond-call-duty-20150331 2016-02-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20160406225151/http://mypaper.sg/opinion/pas-security-staff-went-beyond-call-duty-20150331 2016-04-06 dead References Category:China Category:Singapore Category:Ethnic groups in Asia