Why do so many black Jamaicans have Chinese last names?

Answer: Because their paternal ancestors were Chinese coolies (indentured labo.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You Why do so many black Jamaicans have Chinese last names? Collin Spears, Lived in China for 2.5 years in two different provinces. Updated Dec 14 Because their paternal ancestors were Chinese coolies (indentured labor) brought to Jamaica after slavery ended, by the British to work in jobs fewer blacks were interested in. ... Read More » Was Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as bad as fans suggest? Mike Prinke, The Force is moderately okay with this one Written Jan 19 Probably worse. This is the one Star Wars movie I can think of with no redeeming qualities. Unimaginative set pieces, choppy, haphazard editing, minimum viable execution in ... Read More » What is the Filipino word for "husband"? Dayang C Marikit, Philippine History Professor Written Jan 19 The closest Filipino word would be (Asawa) and it more accurately translates to (Spouse), most Filipino terms are gender neutral, but if you want it to be specifically male... Read More » Why were Vietnam veterans treated so poorly when they returned to the United States? Christopher Charles Hodgson, B.A. History, Hillsdale College (2020) Written Jan 19 How young are you, eleven? Vietnam soldiers were viewed as monsters because they were fighting a counter-insugergency war live on TV before the military moderated rules of ... Read More » Which movie star isn't very mentally stable? Joan Wall, lives in New York City Written Jan 22 Lady Gaga has spoken openly about her struggles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The Lady admitted in interviews in 2014 + 2016 that she is the victim of repeated rape b... Read More » Why didn't Europe completely colonize China instead of taking over small areas? Was there any resistance to the areas being taken over? Patrick Koh, Knows Asia, China and USA Updated Apr 20, 2019 European powers, armed with great ships and modern weaponry colonised 90% of the planet, but did not completely colonize China. Only parts. A summary of Facts and Reasons: To... Read More » Are the Philippines safe for tourists? William Temple, lives in The Philippines (2017-present) Written Jan 16 I have lived here and traveled around the Philippines for over 3 years now and first came here for an R&R from Vietnam in 1969, I have been coming here for visits ever sinc... Read More » How were "bad" movies distributed before VHS? Steven Haddock, Frequent movie goer and movie collector Written 1h ago In ancient times, we had movie theatres known as "rep houses" that played second run films Here in Toronto, we had…., The Cinecity at Yonge & Charles. It regularly showed "Gi... Read More » Did America lose in the Vietnam War? Please provide a valid argument (including how and why) for your claim. Ke'Aun Charles, African-American Cosmopolitan Written Sat Yes, America lost. America accomplished none of their war aims while North Vietnam accomplished all of their war aims. There is no other way to look at it but as a loss. Wars... Read More » How do Brazilians feel about Portugal? Vanessa Marcos, lives in Portugal Written Mar 11, 2018 I'm Portuguese, but I've met a few Brazilian folks living here in Portugal. From what I could gather, they mostly: Think we have no idea how lucky we are to live in a sunny ... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Never miss a story. Designed for readers on the go. This email was sent by Quora (605 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe.http://www.quora.com/