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| Kiaopoi Bhungmuetguang Website |
Found this link from fellow Gaginangers Vinh and Michelle. "Qiao Pi Teochew Letters" is a project, based out of Sua:tao, dedicated to bringing back to life the stories of Teochew people living abroad who wrote back to their family members in China. The project is actually part of an entire museum (Kiaopoi Bhungmuetguang) that covers all about this time period. Apparently there are those who are fanatics about preserving the original letters of overseas Teochew. Interesting stuff!
Check out their website here
What a great find, especially for me who is a little "written Chinese" challenged . Thanks a lot. The letters bring back childhood memories, those envelops and the Chinese calligraphy. My dad corresponded frequently with relatives in Jieyang. Even the content of the letters were relatively similar. Always reporting conditions at home and inquiring on health of loved ones back in the hometown, financials matters too. Hints of financial needs from hometown and that pressure on the shoulders of those like my dad who migrated was common.
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