Guang'an, the town he was born, was and is Hakka speaking, after the Hakka-Punti wars were lost by the Hakka.
> Chinese identity politics are more attuned to region than ethnicity
I can agree with that with the post 1970 generation. Deng Xiaoping and his ilk were from before that era, during the Long March.
> It is definitely Hokkien
Yes, Hokkien is prominent in TW but so is Hakka. Around 10% Hakka speaking based on the last census.
> Is that some kind of Asian American thing
Taiwanese (and HK) American specifically. Iykyk I guess. Hence why I equally smell shit from your response.
Guang'an, the town he was born, was and is Hakka speaking, after the Hakka-Punti wars were lost by the Hakka.
> Chinese identity politics are more attuned to region than ethnicity
I can agree with that with the post 1970 generation. Deng Xiaoping and his ilk were from before that era, during the Long March.
> It is definitely Hokkien
Yes, Hokkien is prominent in TW but so is Hakka. Around 10% Hakka speaking based on the last census.
> Is that some kind of Asian American thing
Taiwanese (and HK) American specifically. Iykyk I guess. Hence why I equally smell shit from your response.