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From Sangley to Tsinoy: A 400-Year Story of Belonging

Before the firecrackers shatter the January calm, the air in Manila seems suspended, as though containing four centuries of waiting, and echoes of Tsinoy identity and Lunar New Year Philippines traditions. Long before the lanterns and lion dances, before the malls began hanging red banners in January, Chinese traders were already here. They arrived in wooden junks from Fujian province,…
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