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This chapter examines the historical roles of the Cantonese migrants in Yokohama Chinatown. The Cantonese migrants arrived in Yokohama in the 1860s. They organized the early overseas Chinese community in Yokohama, which later became the Yokohama Chinatown. With their efforts in maintaining the local Cantonese culture in Japan, the Cantonese migrants have established hometown organizations, organized local folk cultural activities, and educational services, which allowed them to become the most dynamic hometown group in the Chinatown. This chapter lists the developmental process of the Cantonese migrants in overseas Chinese history. |
