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23rd August
Well time has flown and lots has happened with my life.
I am now a
proud father and as such site updates have been impacted I'm afraid!
CantoDict is still going strong though and I hope to find time for some useful updates soon.
On a less positive note, we are currently undergoing a spam attack, so please bear with us while we
try and deal with this.
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Last 10 posts in our forums:
Re: Lo Mein Loophole: How U.S. Immigration Law Fueled A Chinese Restaurant Boom 05:24 by ♭♫
[+-]The Chinese-American restaurant network across America was established by the Taishanese-Americans thanks to the Lo Mein Loophole and as they start retiring, America should be thanking the Fuzhouese-American community for keeping this Taishanes legacy alive. This video failed to give the Taishan districts credit for establishing the entire foundation of the Chinese-American restaurant network because unskilled workers from Fuzhou
did not start arriving on American soil until the 1980's at the same time Taishanese were exiting from the Chinese-American restaurant business which their children no longer wanted to operate.
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There are over 45,000 Chinese restaurants in the United States. That is more than McDonald’s, Burger King, and KFC—combined.
In almost every small American town, through the quietest main streets and loneliest highway stops, you will find a glowing red sign: "Chinese Food." But here is the mystery: most of these towns have almost no Chinese residents. There is no corporate headquarters. There is no franchise model. And yet, the system is perfectly synchronized.
In this episode of The Human Map, we uncover the invisible infrastructure behind one of the most widespread restaurant networks on Earth. We trace the map from the coastal villages of Fujian, China, to the kitchens of rural America.
We explore how the Chinese Exclusion Act—a law designed to keep immigrants out—accidentally created a loophole that built a billion-dollar empire. This isn't just a story about food; it’s a story of survival, community-funded banking, and a "Handshake Economy" that outpaced the world’s biggest corporations. 04/03/2026 by ♭♫
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Soup is a must in Cantonese food culture. There’s even a saying: Cantonese would rather drink soup than eat meat, “寧可食無肉，不可飯無湯.” 04/03/2026 by ♭♫
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Is Brooklyn’s Chinatown Worth Visiting with Kids?
Sunset Park's Chinatown is a vibrant neighborhood to visit with kids. It's a great place to take in the sights and sounds, as well as some unique smells (if you've never smelled stinky tofu before, it's quite an experience). This stretch of Chinatown in Brooklyn is a completely different experience from Manhattan's Chinatown.
Sunset Park is less touristy, more local, and surprisingly kid-friendly. You won't find any peddlers trying to sell you knockoffs or souvenir shops with "I survived NYC" T-shirts here. If you enjoy exploring the different cultures that make NYC the melting pot it is, and especially if you love trying new foods, Sunset Park's Chinatown is worth a visit. 04/01/2026 by ♭♫
[+-]I think the US should test the NATO alliance by annexing Saint-Pierre and Miquelon from France and Diego Garcia from the UK. If nothing happens, then Greenland will be an easy steal.
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04/01/2026 by ♭♫
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When thousands flocked to California during the gold rush era, many mining camps and towns sprang up but none were more unique in how they were named than Fiddletown. This town has an intriguing history and as a semi-ghost town today, is a remarkable little hamlet nestled in the lush green hills of Amador County that is well worth visiting to enjoy a trip back in time to learn about forgotten stories that shaped our past. 03/29/2026 by ♭♫
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“One of our biggest challenges, as we grew up, was: how do we divert time from our schooling? And as we (got) jobs outside the store, how do we divert the time from that to come back to the store and help out?” he explained. 03/29/2026 by ♭♫
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If people keep asking whether you speak Mandarin or Cantonese, the confusion isn’t theirs alone.
It’s how we talk about language in China.
In this video, I explain the difference between languages and “dialects,” and why China’s real language map is far more complex than most people think.
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This explains the origins of how Chinese languages are historically connected:
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What other tonal languages are there in the world, im talking strictly tonal ie. thai, canto, not some theory that every language uses tones blah blah. And what if any connection that language has to Cantonese.
03/29/2026 by ♭♫
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Re: overseas-Chinese who refuse to go back to China b/c of their political views against CCP corruption should qualify for political asylum...this is now your only chance b/c once you step back inside China...you will never be able to step back out again. 03/29/2026 by ♭♫
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Recently, a video titled "Tragic! Former Prime Minister Li Keqiang's only daughter became a U.S. citizen and declared 'I will never return to China again!'" went viral on TikTok.
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Chinese students in the West who speak out against China's poor human rights record should be granted political asylum. Chinese students in the West who actively try to censor their peers on the behalf of the CCP should have their student-visas revoked and be deported.
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Even on U.S. Campuses, China Cracks Down on Students Who Speak OutQuote
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“The police here are very bad,” Wang said. “Today, they suddenly brought me on the plane. They didn’t even give me back my clothes or shoes, and they gave me these flip flops to wear. They didn’t give me anything, just a passport and a phone. They’re really too awful. Too awful.”
They “pressured him to sign a document allowing him to be deported back to China, where he is wanted for what can only be described as frëedom of speech crimes,” the letter added.
03/28/2026 by ♭♫
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This was honestly the most Cantonese I have heard my dad speak, like ever 
