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Hakka Soul: Memories, Migrations, and Meals
Publication Date:Author: Chin Woon PingTranslator: Han Hsiang-chungPublication Date: First Edition, June 2024This book is a work of autobiographical literature, distinguished by its lyrical form of micro-essay narration. Told in a gentle, reflective tone, each vignette takes its title from a dish or flavor, using food as the narrative thread that binds together fragments of memory and emotion.The author’s story unfolds from the personal to the familial, tracing her migrant journey and cultural inheritance—born and raised in Malaysia, influenced by her “New Hakka” father, and later immigrating to the United States, where she achieved distinction in English and American literature. The narrative flows freely without strict chronological boundaries, blending lived experience with remembrance and imagination.Through its delicate language and sensory imagery, Hakka Soul captures how taste, memory, and migration intertwine to form the emotional landscape of identity. It is both a tribute to Hakka heritage and an intimate meditation on belonging, displacement, and the enduring warmth of home carried through food.
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Global Hakka: Hakka Identity in the Remaking (Complex Chinese Edition)
Publication Date:Author: Jessieca LeoTranslator: Hsieh Chang-yiPublication Date: First Edition, June 2024This book situates the question of Hakka identity within a global context, examining how globalization, migration, and ethnicity intersect to shape the contemporary Hakka experience. While traditional Hakka studies have often focused on localized communities and historical lineages, this work breaks new ground by adopting a transnational perspective, viewing Hakka identity as a dynamic and evolving construct.Against the backdrop of globalization, transnationalism, and deterritorialization, the author reconsiders earlier frameworks of Hakka migration and identity, identifying their limitations and proposing the concept of the “Global Hakka.” This concept captures how Hakka identity is continuously reconstructed amid frequent cross-border movements and cultural exchanges in the contemporary world.Focusing on the first decade of the 21st century, the study centers on the Beruas Global Hakka (BGH) of, Malaysia, tracing the global dispersal of its diaspora community. Drawing upon the author’s own personal experiences as a member of this community, the research merges autobiography with ethnography, embodying the fluidity and multiplicity of Hakka identity itself.Through its blend of theoretical insight and lived narrative, Global Hakka: Hakka Identity in the Remaking illuminates how memory, migration, and belonging intertwine to continually redefine what it means to be Hakka in a global age.
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Chinese Soul Food —The Hakka Cookbook from around the World (Complex Chinese Edition)
Publication Date:Author: Linda Lau AnusasanananTranslators: Huang Wan-ling and Liu Jung-kueiPreface by: Huang Shiun-wey and Tao Chen-weiPublication Date: First Edition, May 2024Originally published in English as The Hakka Cookbook: Chinese Soul Food from around the World, this book chronicles author Linda Lau Anusasananan’s journey to trace Hakka communities across the globe. Through her interviews, she depicted Hakka families in Taiwan, the United States, Peru, Malaysia, Singapore, Jamaica, Trinidad, India, and Canada, collecting their stories, recipes, and memories of home.The result is both a culinary travelogue and an ethnographic record, capturing how Hakka people have preserved and reinvented their food traditions in diverse cultural landscapes. Dedicated to those who, like the author, seek to understand Hakka history and food culture, this Chinese edition makes the stories and flavors of Hakka cuisine accessible to an even wider global readership—connecting Hakka communities around the world through the shared language of food.
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Chinese Soul Food The Global Distribution of Hakka Cuisine
Publication Date:Authors: Huang Shiun-wey, Tao Chen-wei, Huang Wan-ling, and Liu Jung-kueiPublication Date: First Edition, May 2024Building upon the Chinese translation of The Hakka Cookbook: Chinese Soul Food from around the World, this collaborative work Chinese Soul Food: The Global Distribution of Hakka Cuisine expands the inquiry into the global presence of Hakka food culture. Spanning regions from North and South America to Oceania, Africa, and Asia, and eventually returning its focus to Taiwan, the book offers a sweeping survey of how Hakka cuisine has adapted, transformed, and persisted across continents.Combining big data analysis of North American online culinary records with firsthand fieldwork and interviews in Taiwan, as well as extensive secondary literature, the authors trace the historical evolution, regional variations, and cultural flows of Hakka food traditions. Through this multidisciplinary approach, the work sheds light on the dynamic interplay between mobility and rootedness, offering a nuanced understanding of localization, re-localization, and globalization in Hakka foodways.This volume presents a significant contribution to studies of food, ethnicity, and identity, inviting readers to explore how culinary practices both shape and reflect the boundaries—and bridges—of Hakka culture around the world.
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The Bulletin of Taiwan Hakka Culture Development Center (Issue No. 5)
Publication Date:Chief Editor: Lin Pen-hsuanPublication Date: May 2024｜Research Articles｜• The Water Conservancy Construction and Flood Prevention of Hakka Villages in the Ailiao River BasinBy Lin Cheng-hui• Changes in the Irrigation Systems of the Meinong Plain: A Study Centered on the Shihzitou CanalBy Lee Yu-chih• A Cultural Constructionist Perspective: The Hakka Metaverse within the MultiverseBy Chen Chi-hsiung & Chung Hsiung-hsiu｜Research / Field Reports｜• Water Resources and Settlement Symbiosis: The Transformation of the Sacred Forest Organization in Hakka Villages along the Linbian RiverBy Dai Cheng-lun, Chiu Hsiu-ying & Lee Ping｜Reviews｜• New Horizons in the Study of the 1895 Resistance War: A Review of The 1895 Yiwei War: Defending Taiwan in MiaoliBy Lee Wen-liang • Food, Culture, and the Recontextualization of Ethnic Hybridity: A Review of Transnational Experiences of Hakka Culinary Culture.By Hung Hsin-lan｜Hakka Forum｜• Seeking Voices Beyond the Frame: Self-Reflections on Filming the Documentary Incense FireBy Dai Cheng-lun• • Observations on the 2023 Romantic Route 3 Arts FestivalBy Chang Jung-chia
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The Annual Report of Hakka Cultural Development Center, 2022 (Chinese–English Bilingual Edition)
Publication Date:Publication Date: January 2024The Hakka Cultural Development Center has completed its first decade since opening to the public. Over the past year, amid the continuing challenges of the global pandemic and the evolving trends in contemporary museology, the Center has pursued innovation and collaboration through diverse, multi-faceted partnerships. While building a new generation of professional museum teams, it has also strengthened connections and exchanges with related museums and cultural institutions both in Taiwan and abroad—actively advancing the mission and goals of a modern museum. The 2022 Annual Report compiles the Center’s major achievements across its northern and southern cultural parks, covering research and publications, heritage preservation, exhibitions and performing arts, cultural outreach, and public service initiatives. Presented in both Chinese and English, this bilingual edition reflects the Center’s commitment to openness, dialogue, and international exchange in the preservation and promotion of Hakka culture.
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Grandma’s Time Treasure Box (Picture Book)
Publication Date:Story: Yang Hao and Tung Hsin-yiIllustrations: Hung Chia-yiPublication Date: October 2023Inside Grandma’s “Time Treasure Box” lie countless precious memories—but one day, the mischievous Memory Sprites escape! Where will Grandma go to find them again?Grandma’s Time Treasure Box is a cultural picture book inspired by the ritual traditions of Taiwan’s Hakka communities. Through the story of Grandma and her grandchild An-an as they journey to recover each lost Memory Sprite, readers are introduced to the rich symbolism of Hakka ancestral rites and the deep cultural meanings embedded within them. The book also highlights the evolving nature of these traditions, reflecting the ongoing efforts of Hakka families and communities to promote gender equality within the framework of ancestral worship and ritual culture.
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Transnational Experiences of Hakka Culinary Culture
Publication Date:Editors: Hsiao Hsin-huang, Chou Chin-hung, and Chang Wei-anAuthors: Hsiao Hsin-huang, Chou Chin-hung, Chang Wei-an, Lai Shou-cheng, Yu Lung-tung, Hung Hsiu-ya, Hsieh Shih-yuan, Tao Chen-wei, Huang Wan-ling, Huang Shiun-wey, Cheung Sidney C.H., Kawai Hironao, Onn Huann Jan, Yokota Koichi, Lim Khay-Thoing, Chung Yi-yen, Lo Hsiu-mei, and Chen Shu-hua (listed in order of appearance)Publication Date: First Edition, September 2023Food plays a crucial role in shaping the image and cultural identity of the Hakka people. Examining Hakka cuisine across regions and nations provides valuable insights into the diverse manifestations of Hakka cultural life. In recognition of this significance, the Hakka Cultural Development Center of the Hakka Affairs Council organized the International Conference on Hakka Culinary Culture: Ethnicity, History, and Comparison on September 17–18, 2022.The event featured keynote speeches by Professors Wu Yen-ho and Hsiao Hsin-huang, along with Linda Lau Anusasananan, author of The Hakka Cookbook. Scholars from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, and the United States also presented papers on various aspects of Hakka food culture.This volume, Transnational Experiences of Hakka Culinary Culture, collects 14 selected papers from the conference, along with three appendices introducing classic Hakka dishes, a state banquet menu, and a recommended bibliography on Hakka culinary culture.The book is organized into two main sections:1. Transnational Studies of Hakka Food Culture — featuring comparative and regional research on Hakka cuisine across Taiwan, China, Malaysia, and the United States.2. Literary Representations of Hakka Food — exploring depictions of Hakka culinary traditions and meanings in literary works.Through these contributions, the volume presents a rich and multi-layered exploration of how Hakka foodways reflect migration, memory, and cultural transformation within a global context.
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The Bulletin of Taiwan Hakka Culture Development Center (Issue No. 4)
Publication Date:Chief Editor: Lin Pen-hsuanPublication Date: August 2023｜Research Articles｜• Online Reviews of Hakka Restaurants in the U.S.: Application of Text MiningBy Tao Chen-Wei (Willie), Huang Wan-Ling, and Huang Shiun-Wey • The Works and Lives of Hakka Employees of the Taiwan Railways AdministrationBy Feng Chien-chang• The Hakka People’s Right to Political Participation under International Human Rights Law: Lessons from Indigenous Peoples’ ExperienceBy Wang Pao-chien｜Research / Field Reports｜• Living Traditions in the Present: Music, Architecture, and Community Landscapes in Taiwan’s Hakka RegionsBy Kawai Hironao, Minori Tai, Taisuke Watanabe, and Asuka Tamura• Fieldnotes on the Tsung Tsin Association, Hong KongBy Chang Jung-chia｜Hakka Forum｜• Reviving the Textile and Dyeing Crafts of Eastern Taiwan: Hakka Cultural Consciousness and Heritage RenewalBy Tsai Nien-ju
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Chinese and Hakka in Latin America during the 19th–20th Centuries With Reflections on Postwar Taiwanese Hakka
Publication Date:Author: Tang Shi-yeoungPublication Date: First Edition, June 2023The Age of Discovery ushered in an era of globalization, as Spain, the Netherlands, and Portugal rapidly extended their colonial reach. To sustain the growth and development of Latin America, these colonial powers recruited large numbers of Chinese laborers from across Asia—among them, many Hakka migrants.Focusing on this historical backdrop, the author conducts an in-depth study of Chinese and Hakka migration to Latin America from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Through extensive archival research, oral interviews, and field investigations, the book reconstructs the migration history of Hakka settlers and depicts their lives and communities in their new homelands. It also analyzes the intricate social networks formed through interactions with their home governments, local authorities, and other overseas Chinese communities.Bringing together years of research, this volume offers a detailed and systematic account of Hakka migration to Latin America, describing not only the migration processes but also the everyday realities of life abroad. The inclusion of comprehensive charts and data visualizations provides readers with a clear understanding of the empirical foundation underpinning the study and the author’s interpretations.As the Hakka people spread across the world through waves of global migration, their histories became intertwined with broader patterns of Chinese diaspora. This work, with its rich data and meticulous analysis, stands as a valuable resource for both Chinese diaspora studies and Hakka cultural research—shedding new light on a lesser-known yet significant chapter in transnational Hakka history.
