So what was the main motivation for Chinese to gather by dialect group during colonial times?

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The lack of government providing essential services for Chinese during colonial times.

 

[AhMeng]

Good evening Miss Christmas Fruit Cake.

 

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"If we use "organization" as a sign of clustering, then before analyzing the operation of the gang community, it is necessary to be clear about two points. One is the source of power for Chinese groups. In the experience of Singapore, the Chinese population is based on dialects. , the geographical, customs, habits and other heterogeneous cultural connotations of the "primary" classification of the identification needs, but when it comes to direct sources of power, it is undoubtedly derived from the British semi-autonomous government's "semi-autonomous" ruling policy. The so-called Chinese The "semi-autonomous" of society refers to the division of the functional rights between the government and the Chinese society. During the colonial period, the colonial government had a clear definition of the government and Chinese social functions in order to save the administrative costs of the diaspora society. Generally speaking, in addition to legislation, justice, taxation, finance, public security, municipal construction, opium and tobacco and alcohol monopoly decision rights, etc., the rest of the life, old, sick, dead and education, education, religion, faith, etc. The basic survival guarantee and spiritual and cultural needs are largely left to be resolved by the Chinese community. In order to solve the alien survival of the members of the genus The basic needs of the exhibition, Chinese society had "lasting and rule" in the ethnic imbalance in economic power and ethnic preferences dual role, the formation of each shape clustering patterns and ethnic structure interaction can be said, "semi-autonomous"

 

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Basically the British colonial government in Spore then profiteered and cut costs so did not provide essential services like medical, education, religion etc to Chinese under the guise of semi-autonomous government. Chinese were left to fend for themselves and so banded up strongly by dialect group.

 

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Basically the British colonial government in Spore then profiteered and cut costs so did not provide essential services like medical, education, religion etc to Chinese under the guise of semi-autonomous government. Chinese were left to fend for themselves and so banded up strongly by dialect group.

Guess which dialect group became the leader produced by this semi autonomous government policy? Mighty Hokkiens of course.

 

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On the surface, the super-interactive type seems to be reflected only in Teochews, Cantonese , Hakkas and Hainanese. In fact, Hokkien Fu Bang practices the essence of super-interaction in another more implicit way. As a strong group, how can Fu help to melt the prejudice from other ethnic groups and highlight its existence? Their strategy is to transcend the narrow "my group" border and to contribute to the charity and charity of the whole society. Since the opening of Singapore, the example of Fu Bang charity has been numerous, from the early establishment of Chen Yusheng Hospital (1844), Chen Jinsheng Waterworks Project (1857), Jinsheng Bridge, Jinsheng Road, Zhang Fanglin Park (1867), Zhang Fanglin Fire Brigade (1886) Yan Yongcheng Hua Yingyi (1886), Chongwenge (1849), Cuiying College (1854), Leshan Society (1881) 2, etc., to a later period Nanyang Huaqiao Middle School (1919), Nanyang University (1956) In the start-up and in almost all charitable activities involving the public interest, Fujian people have taken the lead in dedication, dedication and great efforts. The generosity and generosity of the ethnic group, which largely offset the uneasiness and pressure of other groups, reduced the tension and opposition between the groups. Fu Gang’s type of indirect participation in group activities is a special form of “super-interaction”.

 

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Basically the smaller and less powerful dialect groups in Spore aka Teochews Cantonese Hakkas Hainanese sometimes banded together for strength while the largest and strong group Hokkiens transcended beyond Hokkiens to do charity and provided essential services to all groups aka whole society.

 

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In the start-up and in almost all charitable activities involving the public interest, Fujian people have taken the lead in dedication, dedication and great efforts. The generosity and generosity of the ethnic group, which largely offset the uneasiness and pressure of other groups, reduced the tension and opposition between the groups.

Charitable Hokkiens are always so mighty, kind and generous to others since time immemorial and everywhere we go indeed.

 

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The lack of government providing essential services for Chinese during colonial times.

No wonder nowadays Spore Chinese do not band up by dialect group anymore.

 

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Sending and recieving letters to and from China, send money to family in China, get news and ibfornation about situations in homeland in each clan State.

Group together in dialect is to provide services above. Cannot be get a Teochew clan in Swatou to send money to family in Xiamen....

 

[eatshitndie]

because clans prefer inbreeding and don't trust each other. when i was young, my grannies gave edicts to all children in the clan that they must not see gf's and bf's from other dialect groups and clans. they were treated like enemies. no wonder chinks so divided.

 

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because clans prefer inbreeding and don't trust each other. when i was young, my grannies gave edicts to all children in the clan that they must not see gf's and bf's from other dialect groups and clans. they were treated like enemies. no wonder chinks so divided.

That’s right. According to this article, most Spore Chinese married the same dialect group up till 1950s.

 

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Sending and recieving letters to and from China, send money to family in China, get news and ibfornation about situations in homeland in each clan State.

Group together in dialect is to provide services above. Cannot be get a Teochew clan in Swatou to send money to family in Xiamen....

Even religious processions also by dialect group.