Kamsia che che. I learn more from your video. It is so informative. Thank you very much.

I suppose this is an account of Hokkiens in the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. My family is Hokkien and we are from the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. I am the tenth generation born here. My great great great great great great grandmother was also born here and is featured in Munshi Abdullah's book Kisah Pelayaran Abdullah ke Kelantan. There are graves of my ancestors from the 17th century in the east coast states as well.

I have read about Admiral Zheng He and his translator, Ma Huan journal aeeing Chinese of Tang Dynasty in 5 island ( Melaka) when Admiral Zheng He first came to the fishing village and saw Chinese of Tang already there. Back then Peninsular and Temasek are Siam controlled. Parameswara just rented a land from Siam Government for 40 tahil of Gold.

greatly appreciate your research. now i can understand which segment in time my ancestors arrived being a Peranakan.Once again Thank you.

My grandfather from Sabak Bernam went to be a developer in SG. The road in his development in Holland Kampong. Under the British there was freedom of movement

Thank you for your excellent work Mr. Tye. Would you be doing the same thing with the Chinese of Borneo ?

Talking about the settlers in the Straits who embraced the English language one can cited the family of the late LKY. The father of the late LKY was so Anglophile that all his children have English names. LKY is Hakka and was forced to dropped his English name Harry once he entered in the politics of SG.

The Hokkian that came from Xiamen were traders. It was the Hakka that left their footprint in Kuala Lumpur with Kapitan Yap Ah Loy and encouraged by the British to clear the jungle and forests. In JB there was Kapitan Wong Ah Fook another Hakka.

Actually it was the Hakka community who were leaving Xiamen for the Nanyang. One can find Hakka in many isolated islands in Nanyang. In Kalimantan Indonesia the Hakka are 5th generations . Hakka had settled in PNG and one Hakka was Julius Chan. Other islands are Philippines , Indonesia ,Fiji Mauritius Burma/ Myanma and India/ Madras. The Hokkian did settled in Indonesia Malaya Myanma. The Hakka in Indonesia were 6th generations. The Dutch rule was welcoming of the Hakka Putien in Surubaya and Sarawak Kuching . Mr Tye left out the Hakka migration.

I am a 4th generation in Penang. Mahathir is a 2nd generation but he claimed to be a Malay when his roots were from Karela India. If Mahathir is Malay then I am Malayan recognised by the British and I am able a BOC. The Baba and Nyonya are natives in Malacca. Yet Mahathir never recognised them but still used the word Migrants or Pengdatang (sic). Then the Malay recognised the Eurasian in Malacca as Bumiputera since their ancestors arrived 300 years ago. There is no such concept of Eurasian. The descendants of Portugal are still Portuguese in genetics.

"xie xie" Timonthy Tye for teaching us our lost overseas chinese history in Malaysia and Singapore. Could you please in future show the locations which you mentioned by showing the maps so that we could better grasp the places. With warmest regards from Singapore 🇸🇬 .

Mr Tye you have used the word Settlers instead of immigrants. This is the terminalogy uses by European historians. We are Settlers. The Malay refused to call us Malayan instead we are Chinese Indians and others for people in both Borneo countries . WE ARE SETTLERS.

Please use Malaya or West Malay as more than not, both Sarawak and Sabah are never consulted. Peninsula is Tanah Melayu and is the majority while both Sarawak and Sabah have their own agenda and uses the English language for official purposes. Malaya speak Malay and different from the language in both Borneo countries .

Borneo which include Kalimantan, Sarawak and Sabah have more Chinese than Peninsula, mostly Teo Chew and Hakka although there are Hokkien too. Those in Sarawak and Sabah were spillover from "mangkuk merah" incident around Singkawang and Samba.

😂 I don't know where you got the information, but you need to go to China itself to dig the real history. The first influx of China immigrants from diplomacy stance between Malacca and China's Ming Dynasty. That Dynasty was a muslim Dynasty headed by Emperor Hong Wu in the 14th (1300-1400c.e whilst China's introduction to Islam started way back around 600 c.e.). He built many Chinese mosque. Malacca was already a Muslim Sultanate during that time and its commercial hub was in danger of Siamese attack. Malacca was an important trade partner in Southeast Asia region and China was quick to assist in protection of its important commerce. Malacca's was a mmajor focal point for all traders from the rest of Malay Archipelago which includes Champa, Southern Thailand (Kra) up to the rest of what is now known as Indonesia. Becareful with your facts because you are vulnerably exposing yourself. The best way is to seek the mainland China archive and not the Orientalist versions of history. There are relics and proven artifacts still in existence in present day China and the mainland Chinese are made aware of their history especially the experience with the west; the western historians could easily got debunked. To the rest of your viewer, go to the real China and avoid swallowing all the western written history so-called facts. I am Malaysia 🇲🇾♥️🇨🇳 Chinese didn't spread from just Malaya Peninsula plus Singapore. China on the 19 century's influx spread rampantly through the colonial entities iin their invasion strategies for breaking up this regions.

Thanks for shedding more info and lights for us, descendants of sin kheak,,,,,

How had the opium factor influenced the southern Chinese (Cantonese, the Hokkien, the Hakka, the Hainanese and the teochews) in the economic migration in the 19th and early 20th century. Why this opium factor did not result in the northern dialects in SEA?

Thank you. Very interesting. Would be even better if you included a few maps and photos in your post. 😊

🧐 You may have left out another group which many said to have arrived and settled at Kelantan Tanah Merah that is older or before the existence of Malaka, 👉🏽 The Kelantan 福建暹/Hokkian Siam group is a group come and settle much earlier than the Melaka. 😅 May be you should revise you titles to West coast West Malaysia and Singapore ? 👌🏽 just kidding 🤣, 👍🏾 Thank you for the video, keep it up 💪🏻 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYWpYWmioJZghtksi=9J02S-88YkteJMhH

I would appreciate if you could shed light into the common dialects spoken by these Chinese diaspora in not only SEA but also in the West. The most common ones are Hokkien, Hockchiew, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Hainanese but hardly any Shanghainese, Hunanese, Beijing, Hebei and and Shantung. What is the history that led to this dichotomy and perculiarity of Chinese migration to these regions?

What are the similarities and differences between the Hokkien migration & the waves of migration from Guangdong, Hainan & other Southern provinces & districts. For instance in Ipoh & KL there were many Guangdong & Hakka ppl. I understand Guangxi ppl also moved to distinct parts of the peninsula such as Bentong & Temerloh.

Thank you for such important part of Chinese history

Thank you for the wonderful history, Sir. Learn a lot.

That is how OCBC come about. Orang Cina Bukan Cina....LOL

How about lau hokkien?

Now it's clear why yhe laukek and babas don't get along

Very thorough though brief👍🙂

My hokkien ex-colleague who's 82 yo now (5 Oct 2024) tells me she can't understand the hokkien spoken in KL or Malacca. Why? She is wholly English educated and totally illiterate in hokkien and mandarin.

There is a thread that you have missed - the East Coast Peranakan.

Admiral Zheng He first arrived in Malacca in the early 1400. Shouldn't it be that Chinese literacy would have reach Malacca soon after his arrival with his merchants to form the Peranakan. From what I hear here, Peranakan has not gain Chinese literacy until the lau33kheak arrivals. It's hard to imagine that Zheng He was accompanied by illiterate merchants whom he left behind in Malacca. Maybe some more research needs to be conducted to bring the more probably events in the timeline. Ming dynasty historical records may throw in some light.

Fascinating and educational talk..! Puts many of us in context of our early history . I am a 3rd generation Singapore hokkien.. Kum sia! Chia

Would love to learn penang kokkien but you speak too fast? If you can slow down a bit that would be great. Thanks

Thank you for an enriching history of Chinese in West Malaya

Thank You so much> Now I know how my grand dad who married a Peranakan and speak Hokkien while he is a Teochew

Tim, can you produce diagrams to clarify what you are trying to present. 😇

Thank you Timothh Tye

Thank you very much for sharing with us so much of history concerning us.

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Hi Timothy... in your video u mentioned u are part Sinning/Toishan .... so am I. Perhaps you could do a video about Sinning people in Malaysia/Penang for our knowledge & understanding.. 😊thanks. Vincent Fong

We very much appreciate your efforts, Mr Timothy Tye. There is so much that we do not know about our history. You have opened our eyes to our rich story. Thank you

Thank you so much to do this and share with us. I have learned so much about my history as I am the second generation born in this peninsula. That puts my grandfather in the last group of migrant that came here.

There is a small discrepancy here, when did "Halal" come into local cuisine when the locals are all mixed religions.

Thank youfor yor imformation .lm 81 yrs old, born in Penang. My mother is Nonya and my father a Tan( Hokkien) from Bukit Tambun , P W. He claimed hisfather came from the same village in China as the Entrepreneur Tan Ka Kieh. Im keen to know the na.e of that place in southern China. Tks

Thank you for this. Very informative.

Good historical timeline of the chinese in west msia. If only the peranakans and baba nyonya knew how to read and write. But less is also known about sabahan chinese. Any info on them?

Great work Timothy. Since you're a Xinning (Taishanese) like me, and born in Penang state, can you do research on tour Xinning people from Taishan in Penang (including Province Wellesley). Can you comment on the Taishanese Clan Association at King Street, Georgetown?

Bravo. Love your information

Great job, very informative! Please put these in writing and publish for wider circulation, and for reference by the future generation.

Thanks for this history ❤

Good work. This gives an all round coverage of this history of Chinese in Malaysia and Singapore particularly. It also laid a good framework for the understanding of Chinese history in Southeast Asia in general. Thank you. I learned a lot. Much appreciated.