Because the Anglos love to make everyone believe they did everything first. The Spanish Empire didn't last 300 years in vain. The US hasn't even reached 100 year of being a superpower.
My wife’s grandfather was from Tijuana. The family always said he was Chinese but had to change his name to a Spanish name to hide his Chinese origins. The family was never sure if the story was true until my wife did a DNA test and the result said she was 25% Cantonese.
Thank you for educating an Asian-Indian now living in NYC (for almost 50 years). I am astounded to have not known this fascinating and important part of our global culture.
This video’s content will never be outdated - because these important historical events have been well documented throughout history! The problem has always been that what is taught to children in school is nothing but a particular point of view - that the ruling class wants to highlight - not what really happened! This professor is awesome - her students are lucky!!
I'm a mixed race Mexican, spaniard with Chinese heritage (from Mexico). My mother's family is from Spain . My father is from Mexico (Navajoa Sonora). His mother was half Mexican and half Chinese. Her father, my great grandfather was originally from Guangzouh China and went to Mexico where he met my Mexican Great Grandmother. I'm so glad to see this history being told and taught.❤️ My grandma (their daughter) had to hide her Chinese heritage because of the racist laws in Mexico. The laws are online for anyone to read for those who don't believe racism existed in Mexico against the Chinese. You can also read about the Torreon Massacre. The president of Mexico apologized to the Chinese people a few years ago, but my grandma passed before he made that apology. She died in the late 80's.
Chinese people have been living everywhere in this world . Not just in Mexico but also in Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean islands they left their mark everywhere. Great people.
Here Mexico played a pivotal historical part for the Spanish Empire and world history. The Spanish used New Spain or Mexico as a springboard to explore and claim Alaska, to conquer the Phillipines, and explore and attempt to conquer other Asia-Pacific lands including Japan, Taiwanese Formosa, etc. The Japanese unwelcomed them when they realized what they were there for--conquest. It's likely these Mexico-Spaniards also introduced Japan and China to western style foods just like the Portuguese did. It's known the Portuguese introduced tempura style cooking to Japan, but the Mexico-Spaniards probably introduced things like bread since the Japanese use the Spanish word for bread, "pan" rather than the Portuguese word "pao". Mexico played a pivotal role in trade with Asia for the Spanish Empire because after the 1500s, the primary production of silver in the Americas happened in Mexico rather than Peru/Bolivia, and the Spanish currency the real de a ocho or piece of eight, was made with than silver. The Spanish currency therefore became the first truly global reserve currency, and much of it was minted in Mexico City and used for trade with China, Japan, Africa, Europe and even the British colonies. The sigil of the piece of eight was $$ with the double strikes or columns. When the U.S. gained independence they adopted it from the Spanish currency for the dollar. Even as recently as the 1980s there were securities measured in eighths due to the use of the piece of eight.
This lady historian explains Mexico’s 400 years of trade with Asia in a very clear and succinct fashion. Everyone knows about Marco Polo but not many know this history! Since many men serving onboard these galleons were Filipinos and were brought to Mexico where they intermarried with Mexican women and became part of the population but they also brought their own foods and ingredients, that have been incorporated into the local cuisine!
Absolutely, this magnanimous part of history has been overlooked on purpose by the later dominant anglo Saxon WASP world to denigrate any Spanish feats.
Mexico was only established 200 years ago.. before thar were the barbaric Spaniards.. this lady has 50 percent of her facts wrong.. that what wrong with foreigners attempt to tell our history.. in that century the inhabitants were by ancestors.. the mexica aka Azteca.. this is laughable
México didn't have a 400 year trade. Spain had a 300 year history. The Spanish Empire was the first global empire. They were on every continent. This is Hispanic history. Anglo history doesn't teach Hispanic history because it happened centuries before them. They want to be the first and only Europeans in Continental America and in what is the USA today.
@@xhorxheetxeberria-td1hu I know that Mexico was then a colony. It was then known as New Spain! The galleons or the Nao China departed from Acapulco to the Philippines where they used New World silver, gold and emeralds to buy Chinese porcelain, silk, also Japanese silk, and other goods plus Filipino goods and spices from the East! The return trip was back to New Spain utilizing the Japanese current to return here, then overland to Veracruz then to Spain! There they brought the silks and spices plus they introduced into Europe cacao or Chocolate, tomatoes, corn, Vanilla, beans, and potatoes and squash, all products of the Americas! The first Japanese embassy was founded in Mexico City then Madrid! Also many native men were conscripted to serve on these galleons and like Filipinos getting brought here many native men were sent there and they too mixed with the Filipinas and were assimilated into the population. New Spain is now Mexico but the history is the same! Also the Filipinas as another colony were placed under the administration of the viceroyalty of New Spain! This was because of the direct contact between the two colonies.
What are u talking about Filipinos are a culture mix of certain folks from Latin america. You forget that u name ur country “king Phillip of spain” of your own volition. Filipinos are mix of negritos, Malaysians, europeans, Latin american, and other south East Asian folk. Of present navy men from all races marry your women.
Brilliant, Charasmatic Historian!!🇲🇽 Thank you from a Alta Californian of Mestiza extract who has often connected the importance of the Chinese to Mexico and the greater U.S. connecting the west to the east in this modern day narrative. You have uncovered many of my queries of Asia to the Americas, both North and South. Gracias Profesorora Hu!
I was surprised the first time I visited Mexicali and discovered its fabulous Mexican-Chinese fusion cuisine. Thanks for telling the whole story. You are a good story teller.
The food in Mexicali is not Mexican-Chinese fusion. The food is prepared by Chinese people in their Chinese restaurants. Chinese restaurants do not have access to authentic Chinese ingredients, and they do not use Chinese spices, except for Soy Sauce, not even the USA Chinese food tastes like the Chinese food eaten in China, it does not mean that is a fusion of hamburgers and hot dogs. Mexico does not have Chinese-Mexican fusion food. Stop making false assumptions. The Chinese food sold in Mexico in Chinese restaurants prepared by Chinese immigrants is not remotely authentic, they cannot import the spices and ingredients from China they only add soy sauce to the Chinese food they sell in Mexico. Where did you come up with the idea of Chinese-Mexican fusion food? you are out of your mind, there is absolutely no such thing.
@@terroralabrujaQuerida Tere, puedes muy bien educar a otros sin burlarte de ellos, si sabes mucho comparte tus conocimientos para mejorar. De otra manera puedes solo ser otra sabionda del montón.
In 45 years of travel throughout all of Mexico I've had "Chinese" food many times, and often in Mexicali. Without exception these meals have a taste that has almost no resemblance to meals I've had in the Asian districts of San Francisco and Seattle where proper ingredients are more available.
Thank you so much for the history, Ms. Everything Hu-Dehart. I have Chinese ancestors. The reason why the Chinese are prosperous because they work very hard and frugal. The bad point is that they work so hard that they are not aware of surrounding situation which bring them down.
They were cursed when their own country and people forced them out of their homeland their government treated them horribly. How many precious Chinese Babies are still thrown out on the streets of China to die without a chance for life.
Sad. This is basic history. The Mexicans after 1821 didn't want you to know anything about the Spanish Empire. Your history starts in 1821 according to them.
@@xhorxheetxeberria-td1huNonsense man. We know the basic history which includes the fact Spain sent men to rape and plunder as well as commit genocide. All that commerce and trade didnt improve peoples standard of living .Only The elites and the nobility benefitted from that deal
That's bc NOT all have china in them, they arrived in the 1800s, and Japanese in 1890s for cheap labor, go read about your people. The true indians were and still black. The Chinese was not part of the 'Casta System' go to your private local museums bc they change the narrative, and say they were African, or chinese.
@@xhorxheetxeberria-td1hu Ignorant, you are describing yourself. Global history is taught in Mexico, the problem is that some people are not able to retain anything they learned in school, even in the US there are people who know nothing about geography and world history because they have retention and learning problems. I'm a citizen of Mexico who graduated from the Mexican education system. This Chinese woman is a Historian who only knows what she reads in books herself, She is not a citizen of Mexico, she is speculating just like you are. the marriage between Chinese and Mexicans was no more than Blacks and Chinese in the US. it does not mean that the Chinese are now part of the Afro-American population admixture or that the Black men who went to China and married a selective number of Chinese women are now part of the racial population of China, that is what this Chinese historian woman is saying. You know nothing about Mexico.
I'm an amateur historian, this is great! I'm a White guy in Detroit. My dad came here for college from Bogota, Colombia in the 1960s and met my mama, got married, and became a permanent citizen. He always tells me about the Chinese who came to Panama to work on the canal, and settled & expanded into South America. I knew some of them settled into Mexico, but there was a LOT of racism there, both personal and state sanctioned! Just proves how racism is a bad look on anyone!
Sure, but you need to understand the class perspective, 80% of Mexicans were malnourished peasants, and mexico was under a revolution that had a racial basis (remnant of the caste system). Sadly, the Chinese population in Northern Mexico was labor Aristocrats and indebted the locals.
@@MalitoSC Haters going to hate and never forget the massacre of Torreon. Today we are thriving over surviving and still creating jobs for the local indegenous community. 😎
i am filipino, learned about the galleon trade between manila, mexico, and spain in my highschool philippine history but never comprehended the global impact of that trading until i heard from this very educational clear simple and easy to understand presentation by Miss Hu-Duhart . Very informative. Greatly appreciate it. Sharing it with relatives and friends
Thank you for putting such historical facts on the channel. Even it was happened long time ago, this has a huge value in present. The humanity can't wait so long.
They look Asian because they have purity of Indigenous, and Amerindian, not because they are Chinese. The Chinese intermarriage in Mexico was very minimal. indigenous people in America have almond-shaped eyes and may look Asian but they are not Chinese and absolutely do not look Chinese Asian, with nothing to do with the Amerindian features. Chinese features without a doubt. are Asian. I'm Zapotec and Tarahumara and because I have a high proportion of indigenous I have almond-slanty eyes, not like the Chinese that is very different. My DNA absolutely does not show any traces of Asian DNA. The people in Mexico did not like to intermarry with the Chinese, very few Mexican women, mainly poor indigenous agreed to marry the Chinese because they were wealthy and wanted someone to provide for them. Chinese is not part of the Mexican population just in extremely isolated cases where Chinese married poor women.
@@jesuismieux0136 so sad you do not know anything about your race. Your maternal relatives look Asian because of purity of indigenous blood not because of the Chinese, indigenous Amerindian have almond slanted eyes you must have strong Amerindian festured the Chinese in Mexico bribed poor indigenous with their welth to marry them Chinese were not appreciated in marriage because of their exotic looks nothing that Mexicans like but of course very few isolated unions of Chinese took place. The Chinese were wealthy and they sent their children to private schools the did not inter act with the general population the children of Chinese unions either Chinese woman and the very isolated Mexican marriages got very good educations and continue to prosper Chinese kept to themselves in Mexico
@@terroralabruja Thats bs how youre pushing hate and painting the Chinese as undesirable. Its true, many Chinese men married the local Mexican women due to their industrious nature and sexual prowess. 💪😎
@@byylch There are other Asian features besides the eyes. There are people who had eye surgery to change their appearance to a Westernized appearance, but you absolutely can tell they still look Asian, exactly like this Chinese historian she herself has had eye surgery to remove the fat flaps over her to diminish her Asian Appearance bur you can tell she is Chinese, Chinese, Asian phenotype is a particular appearance, it does not just entails the eye, it includes facial bones and body structure, hair skin tone.
You won't find galleons powered by rowers (as in a Greek Trireme) but large crews would be needed to man the sails, and auxiliary small craft, and Asian sailors would have been highly skilled. In some nineteenth century illustrations I have seen Philippine crews described as "Luzon Indios".
Spaniards used Indios, meaning Native to their land. Indigenous, Indian, or Aboriginals are other terms used to name people original to their motherland.
Thank you! So much history to learn. Fascinating to know how the Chinese were the major manufacturers of prime goods hundreds of years ago. I knew of the Silk Road, but I had never heard of the Pacific connection. Now all is being re-built again in early 21st century.
Absolutely awesome presentation. Thank you. It was interesting bc your a great story teller, it was balanced with many clear vivid examples and the breath and scope of your knowlege brought it full circle. What a pro. BAVURA👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I grew up in the mining district just East of Silver City, NM, USA there we a couple of families that had some Chinese ancestry. Also one of my taking points is that Native Americans were the first wave of Chinese to enter the Western Hemisphere. Beautiful information that makes us all a little bit closer and today we need that!
Long story short: After the US trans-continental railroad was built them Amerikanos didn't want nutin to do with the Chinese that helped, or mainly did all the work on the railroad. So the Chinese had no choice but to travel south to Mexico. But they were also not wanted there. So they had to go to an abandoned/desert area and build dwelling places under the ground because of how hot it was there. Now present day Mexicali where there's more chinese restaurant in every corner than mexican restaurants. This is a very not well known fact and have only recently come into the limelight. I just found out about it literally this month because there were a couple of videos about it on my recommendation page. Adios!
I love this comment. So basically the Chinese became the native American Indians. None of her video, does she ever speak on a native tribe residing anywhere in the Americas. Which is why native Indian have mongoloid DNA. Also we now know Asian and white man invaded the Aztec and they murdered killed and enslaved and made a trade economy. And they wanna call themselves a victim of xenophobia and racism. But they came uninvited. Same with the white man and the black afro slaves they brought to conquer Mexico and central and south America.
The Chinese were not wanted in Northern Mexico because most of the locals were already indepted landless malnourished peasants punished by the state. As foreigners, the Chinese were able to negate the class dynamics and become labor Aristocrats.
Can you provide historical sources about Asians invading and murdering the Aztecs? If there were indeed any interactions, Asian merchants wouldn't have stood a chance against the fierce and bloody Aztecs famous for brutal human sacrifice. In the end, it was conquistador Cortez who ushered the fall of the Aztec civilization in retaliation for cannibalizing the Spanish envoy.
7:58 Thank you for recognizing that those Spaniards were Novohispanos/Mexicans. As a Mexican I can trace many many lines on all sides to Spaniards. People like to falsely claim Mexicans are not European or part European nowadays. That erases our actual history as a people from two main branches: Indigenous and European.
Thank you professor; this is the most thorough explanation of history. Myself is Cantonese born in Vietnam, children to my parents which also born in Vietnam to their parents came directly from the state of Canton in the late 1890’s escaping the brutal rules from the late Qing Dynasty. Growing up, I’ve learned many Chinese descendent living in Mexico for many years but never knew the full history. Many comments in here spoke of racism against Chinese immigrants happened all over the world, that’s the fact and still happening today. I just wanted to share me thoughts since we’re here. Immigrant Chinese are just simply, immigrants; we’re not China communists. We have been immigrating for hundreds of years to other place on earth just to look for a better life, but sadly, have always been looked down and or racist against. Most Chinese immigrants know they come empty handed to the new lands thus they work very very hard, they adapt the new lives and abide local laws, so they become successful. All these successes come with a cost, they don’t come free, though the immigrant Chinese never complain nor go on streets demonstration. Immigrant Chinese are hard workers and peaceful populations; they welcome and befriended with everyone everywhere. There’s a passing down teaching from Chinese culture, “treat every passer-by and even strangers at the doorsteps with respect and friendships”. We deserve the same respects and not hatred.
In Monrerey CA, a 16th century Chinese merchants compound (said to be a modern replica) sits next to the San Carlos church, a remnant of the missionary period, in much the same way as the Chinese and Spanish squared off against each other in Asian trading centers. The iconic lone cypress that typifies Monterey gives the area an Asian look.
I love learning this! I have lived my life in southern Arizona and New Mexico in mining towns. My great grandfather worked for years in Cananea Mexico. I know a lot of Southwestern history but did not know this. I always wondered why the mine in our town was called Chino. I couldn’t connect those dots despite asking those who might know.
She keeps saying Mexico/Mexican when referring to The Manila Galleon Trade Route, which lasted from 1565 to 1815. Mexico became independent from Spain in 1821. One can easily Google that the trade route was run by the Spanish crown, not Mexico.
The crown that ruled Mexico, yes. Mexico isnt an invented 19th century term. The Kingdom of Mexico existed. Just like the Kingdom of New Galicia, etc. All of them formed the Kingdom of New Spain (same as in the peninsula where smaller kingdoms were joined to form a bigger kingdom of Castilla (which was formed when Castilla and Aragon were joined). That is the Hispanic political tradition. You include and build upon it, not destroy and make it disappear. The Kingdom of Mexico itaelf was built upon the territories the Mexica empire ruled. Same in Peru which was built upon the Inka realm. Native nobilities were recognized and many held feudal domains and fielded armies.
@@chrisr6142más bien los reinos,provincias y capitanías, formaron el virreinato de la Nueva España que este a su vez formaron las tierras firmes de ultra mar de la Corona de España
@@chrisr6142 After the conquest over the Mexica or Aztecs by Cortez, the Spanish renamed the entire land, from California through the Southwestern U. S. and down into Central America as the Viceroyalty of New Spain! The name México is derived from the kingdom of the Mexica! Also since the trade route to the far East started in Acapulco to Manila then returned to Acapulco the Spanish crown gave the viceroy of New Spain ( now Mexico) administrative rights to govern and select the governors in the Philippines! This was because of the direct link between these two colonies of Spain! After the independence of Mexico from Spain, the Spanish crown assumed direct rule of the Philippines, until the Spanish American war when the U.S. took control of this strategically important country! New Spain became Mexico and the history of Mexico is ingrained in this history. Much the same as the history of the pilgrims and the English settlers and the English Crown are part of the U.S. history! Also the entire new world was already named America long before the first English settlers came here! Guadalajara was already 100 years old as a city and part of New Spain when the first English settlers arrived!
The black indians invented a lot of things racist scientists give the china people credit, it's best to read the books from 1500s -1600s they have it online Pdf. There's a dude from C.R. that teaches real History with ancient books, not half-assed Chinese tales.
I am so happy that Evelyn Hu is giving this much-needed of the many stories in America, not only just about Chinese but also to many more other ethnic groups of Americans -- Be that the Mexicans, the Native Americans --- We need to tell more of these stories :)
Thank you for this story . I have Chinese, Japanese, and other asian , Eurasian, European and American ( peruvian, mexican ,colombian ,purtorican ,ect), pure Indigenous of the Americas, and many more in my DNA. I have always looked somewhat asian but didn't know I was until I did my DNA test. I remember reading of how Asian peruvians and/or Asian Mexicans had to pretend to be pure Native indiand of the Americas in order to survive. 😢 which is why many of us didn't know we had asian ancestry.
Omg hi my name is rose and I appreciate your video wow I knew that most of the USA belonged to us we are native American of Mexico and i did my DNA i came out to be mostly maya quite alot and some Asian and i knew it because people always think my daughter is Asian when we smile our eyes are pulled I'm so thankful to you for this program which proves to people that all the native people were here first and were not gone were still here😂😂😂❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
What is so strange about the Spainards naming what you refer to as NEW Spain actually Nueva Espana, when the Dutch named NEW Amsterdam and the British NEW York, NEW Jersey?
I appreciate that this story is being told and should be told. I'm Mexican and from a small town in the valley of Mexicali, most of the towns here were train stations and some kept their names. My town "Estacion Cuervos" now Ciudad Morelos, had many Chinese residents, they were responsible for all of the business and created the local economy here. I married a Chinese descendant, her Grandfather didn't even speak Spanish only Chinese, there's still a couple of descendants in my town with Chinese last names. I was very sad when I learned for the first time how they were treated and overthrown. They lost all and yes, some were killed, in school in Mexico we were never told this story, they only tell us about how Lazaro Cardenas got Mexican's back their land, they didn't even say from who. Chinese did great things for our border cities, Los Algodones a town that even has the main street named after a Chinese businessman Mariano Ma Lee. The culture that they brought can be seen in Mexicali BC and the food they created is the best Chinese food that I've ever tasted! You can look that up.
Good job on how you present the history of our people. I’m from Mexico we are in the united state taking back our land from the people who took it away from us 👍🏼🇲🇽 🇨🇳 .
That is why Mexico expelled foreigners who came to Mexico, we fought and gained our independence from Spain, and we fought the French which included the Chinese who were expelled from the US and went to Mexico looking for an alternative home The Mexican Revolution that Mexicans fought to gain the land back recruited unwilling citizens, but even women took arms to defend our land. I lost 3 of my great-grandparents in the prime of their lives who left both of my parents orphans at a very young age, All 3 of my grandparents were buried in common pits. Mexico suffered famine and poverty. Today Asians in the USA are the first ones who march on the streets opposing Mexicans from immigrating into the USA, the land taken from Mexico. I feel sad for all the lives lost in wars, especially for the Children.
@@terroralabrujaEuropeans are not exactly foreigners in Mexico, as most of us have ancestors who immigrated from Europe. I agree that Asian and Anglos in the “Southwest” or rather in actuality Northern Mexico should not be here.
fascinating story, I knew most of it, sadly not many people do. Is it true, that San Francisco was named the golden gate, because, that was the first port of arrival of the Acapulco galleon, and therefore the foundation of Chinatown? Could you make another video about the foundation of Mexicali by the Chinese, and it's undergrown city? Also about the English pirates, lead by Francis drake, plundering the Acapulco galleon? There is so much unknown history in this part of the world.
Distinguidisima e ilustre Senora: Buenos dias. Su soliloquio/explicacion es genial. Por favor explique la coneccion de la china🇲🇽poblana con la nao de Manila-Acapulco. Siempre me ha llamado la atencion que fueron 333 agnos que duro el contacto/intercambio entre las Islas del Poniente 🇵🇭Filipinas🇵🇭 y 🇪🇸Espana.🇪🇸
Thank you for including the Chinese massacres in northern Mexico . Yes it’s something the Mexico doesn’t like to take accountability . I enjoyed this video . I hope you make one on the Chinese males , who intermarriages with Irish women in New York .
Don't lie! México apologized in May 2021. Thanks to Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. It was during the Mexican revolution. Chinese were at the wrong place and wrong time. They should have hidden in the mountains. Waiting for Noboa, the child president from Ecuador, to apologize for busting in the Mexican embassy.
AMLO the recent former president apologized for the massacres of Chinese during the social upheavals in Mexico. He also apologized to the yaquis and other native tribes. He uplifted the native ancestry of Mexico as a profound and necessary difference to maintain what makes Mexico unique
Just a correction, the fist Chinese to reach Mexico were a group of Buddhist monks in the 5th Century a.C. led by the monk Hui Shang. He called Mexico "Fusang". The Chinese recorded this voyage in the book of Liang.
Thank you! Both my father and my mother (who unfortunately divorced, and left no mapped genomes before their death) left me distant Chinese heritage. I now see my mother's was the Chinese from the Malaysian peninsula, the Lahu who traded along the Mekong in Thailand......fainter traces of Philippino....and fainter traces of Ainu (Japan). Without the Y chromosome genome specifically mapped along make lines in my mother's family, we go ahead and go with the age old flow of the idea these Oriental ladies followed their husbands or slave masters over to Argentina, Peru, and the Yucatan area of Mexico. My grandmother in particular was a violin and lace crochet artist while alive ;I reading her letters during WW2 she whimsically refers to herself as "Wind Horse" to my uncle (she must have investigated Buddhism in her casual reading) and her face was as round as the full moon (very Yucatan and very Chinese shaped.) she was also very long-lived despite endocrine problems (d. Age 92), and so was my mother (d. Age 91), and so is predicted for me also 😊 Traces in my face are a very flat side profile, and now getting older, hooded eyelids that prevent any kind of "sunken eyes", and very youthful skin ((20 years younger). From me to you: let's eat a peach, and celebrate 😅
Thank you, learnt a lot there; did not know about the trans Pacific route(from Europe). You said the galleons used oars but surely, they relied predominantly on their sails ?
This is an excellent overview of the history and connection of Asian populations, mostly Chinese with that of of the Spanish and then with Mexico in the 19th and 20th centuries.🙏
I have been watching a channel called Answers in Genesis. He is saying that Native Americans that were in the current day US at time of Columbus were Asian immigrants that had arrived around AD 200.
I read that also, somewhere years ago that some Amer Indians (Anthropoligists) dug up in the swamp bogs in Florida coast line (USA) were DNA'd as Japanese ADO people. Hum?
They have identified at least 6 waves of Asian immigrants from north east Asia before Columbus. The first waves through Alaska was probably14000 years ago. The latest could be like you said 200 AD. If you look at the reserves tents in Mongolia and those in Montana, you see many similarities. Even eskimos said some of their grandmothers travelled from north Russia to Alaska when stopped when Russia took over their land. They have the same shamanism same meat and same attitude towards life. Unfortunately the First Nations used to kill each other a lot between tribes and records weren’t traced that well.
So many mexican mestizos nowadays throughout mexico have traces of indian/ sri lankan , filipino , thai and chinese / japanese due to the thousands of slaves brought to the ports of mexico and from the ports they spread to agricultural settlements, mining sites , ranch slaves etc. and were almost evenly distributed thoughout all of mexico in the 1550s - 1700s .. but they werent as numerous as the african slaves that were around 250,000 and it is estimated only between 60,000 and 120,000 asian slaves arrived . so the genetic ancestry experienced a “ diluting effect “ where the ancestry is there but is too dispersed and distant and drowned out by different genetic influences in the mexican gene pool ( spanish/portuguese , indigenous, african , jewish/ semitic ) so it is only found in trace amounts 0.1 % - 2% percent at most in cosmopolitan ( average ) mexicans but is found in higher levels and concentrations in guerrero , colima and michoacan still albeit in small percantages but higher than the average mexican of different regions..
Do any scholars think the other northern route to America via Greenland had any influence on Columbus or exploration at the time? They should porb b mentioned?
I’m Mexican American and look Northern Chinese/Korean and my parents don’t look Asian, Chinese, Korean at all. My ancestors lived in Guerrero state that recieved all the Asian Immigrants from Asian. I’m so happy and proud to look Northern Chinese/Korean because now there are so many Chinese, Koreans in the USA.
Why weren’t we taught like this in school. Two years with this lady and we would all be much wiser
cuz many Hispanics and native Americans are actually descendants of those Asians that came during that time period (and later).
Because the Anglos love to make everyone believe they did everything first. The Spanish Empire didn't last 300 years in vain. The US hasn't even reached 100 year of being a superpower.
She can't even pronounce archipelago correctly and she's a professor?
Tomato ketchup has its origins in the USA, China made fish and mushroom catsup but that is where the word came from.
500 years and one lifetime . . . Get busy ! 😂
My wife’s grandfather was from Tijuana. The family always said he was Chinese but had to change his name to a Spanish name to hide his Chinese origins. The family was never sure if the story was true until my wife did a DNA test and the result said she was 25% Cantonese.
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Welcome to China, anytime
Thank you for educating an Asian-Indian now living in NYC (for almost 50 years). I am astounded to have not known this fascinating and important part of our global culture.
That's sad. The Spanish Empire lasted 300 years bro. It wasn't in vain.
Appreciate your 'sadness' over my ignorance. Smile, its not the end of the world!@@xhorxheetxeberria-td1hu
@@pakiconoclast amen! Paz be with us all 🙏. "Isa"
@@FemiNelson-sb1emIsa, a very special name for me! Thank you, yes 'paz'!
As a Texan whose family came here under Spanish Rule, I can't believe i have never heard of this before! Thanks!
This video’s content will never be outdated - because these important historical events have been well documented throughout history! The problem has always been that what is taught to children in school is nothing but a particular point of view - that the ruling class wants to highlight - not what really happened! This professor is awesome - her students are lucky!!
I'm a mixed race Mexican, spaniard with Chinese heritage (from Mexico). My mother's family is from Spain . My father is from Mexico (Navajoa Sonora). His mother was half Mexican and half Chinese. Her father, my great grandfather was originally from Guangzouh China and went to Mexico where he met my Mexican Great Grandmother. I'm so glad to see this history being told and taught.❤️ My grandma (their daughter) had to hide her Chinese heritage because of the racist laws in Mexico. The laws are online for anyone to read for those who don't believe racism existed in Mexico against the Chinese. You can also read about the Torreon Massacre. The president of Mexico apologized to the Chinese people a few years ago, but my grandma passed before he made that apology. She died in the late 80's.
As an Chinese Canadian from Guangzhou I have to give my respects 🙏
china too rich and powerful now...
Racist laws in mexico?? You mean new spain?? At that time Spaniards still had dominance in thr culture
@@ishrendon6435in Mexico there was a genocide in the XX century it does not have anything to do with it.
Saludos mi amigo chino mexicano.
Would love and need to see your channel grow! Regardless it's amazing already!
Woooooow!! What a Master class!!! Thank You Professor Hu-Dehart for such astonishing knowledge!! ❤. Greetings from Cancún in Mexico!
In Acapulco, Mexico there's a nice Museum at the Fort of Acapulco. It is dedicated to the Maritime history of Chinese merchants that traded In Mexico.
Chinese people have been living everywhere in this world . Not just in Mexico but also in Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean islands they left their mark everywhere. Great people.
Here Mexico played a pivotal historical part for the Spanish Empire and world history.
The Spanish used New Spain or Mexico as a springboard to explore and claim Alaska, to conquer the Phillipines, and explore and attempt to conquer other Asia-Pacific lands including Japan, Taiwanese Formosa, etc.
The Japanese unwelcomed them when they realized what they were there for--conquest.
It's likely these Mexico-Spaniards also introduced Japan and China to western style foods just like the Portuguese did. It's known the Portuguese introduced tempura style cooking to Japan, but the Mexico-Spaniards probably introduced things like bread since the Japanese use the Spanish word for bread, "pan" rather than the Portuguese word "pao".
Mexico played a pivotal role in trade with Asia for the Spanish Empire because after the 1500s, the primary production of silver in the Americas happened in Mexico rather than Peru/Bolivia, and the Spanish currency the real de a ocho or piece of eight, was made with than silver. The Spanish currency therefore became the first truly global reserve currency, and much of it was minted in Mexico City and used for trade with China, Japan, Africa, Europe and even the British colonies. The sigil of the piece of eight was $$ with the double strikes or columns. When the U.S. gained independence they adopted it from the Spanish currency for the dollar. Even as recently as the 1980s there were securities measured in eighths due to the use of the piece of eight.
@@joevuzekaz2030 weird.. a bit ostentatious.
Ur wrong, but also I don’t know what ur trying to get at.
Chinese food is international, Mexican food is not so much.
@@chinaboss6683 If u wanna believe that, to feed your pretentious juvenile ego…then sure if it makes you feel better.
@@chinaboss6683it’s only recognized y unesco 😂
This lady historian explains Mexico’s 400 years of trade with Asia in a very clear and succinct fashion. Everyone knows about Marco Polo but not many know this history! Since many men serving onboard these galleons were Filipinos and were brought to Mexico where they intermarried with Mexican women and became part of the population but they also brought their own foods and ingredients, that have been incorporated into the local cuisine!
Absolutely, this magnanimous part of history has been overlooked on purpose by the later dominant anglo Saxon WASP world to denigrate any Spanish feats.
Mexico was only established 200 years ago.. before thar were the barbaric Spaniards.. this lady has 50 percent of her facts wrong.. that what wrong with foreigners attempt to tell our history.. in that century the inhabitants were by ancestors.. the mexica aka Azteca.. this is laughable
México didn't have a 400 year trade. Spain had a 300 year history. The Spanish Empire was the first global empire. They were on every continent. This is Hispanic history. Anglo history doesn't teach Hispanic history because it happened centuries before them. They want to be the first and only Europeans in Continental America and in what is the USA today.
@@xhorxheetxeberria-td1hu I know that Mexico was then a colony. It was then known as New Spain! The galleons or the Nao China departed from Acapulco to the Philippines where they used New World silver, gold and emeralds to buy Chinese porcelain, silk, also Japanese silk, and other goods plus Filipino goods and spices from the East! The return trip was back to New Spain utilizing the Japanese current to return here, then overland to Veracruz then to Spain! There they brought the silks and spices plus they introduced into Europe cacao or Chocolate, tomatoes, corn, Vanilla, beans, and potatoes and squash, all products of the Americas! The first Japanese embassy was founded in Mexico City then Madrid! Also many native men were conscripted to serve on these galleons and like Filipinos getting brought here many native men were sent there and they too mixed with the Filipinas and were assimilated into the population. New Spain is now Mexico but the history is the same! Also the Filipinas as another colony were placed under the administration of the viceroyalty of New Spain! This was because of the direct contact between the two colonies.
What are u talking about Filipinos are a culture mix of certain folks from Latin america.
You forget that u name ur country “king Phillip of spain” of your own volition.
Filipinos are mix of negritos, Malaysians, europeans, Latin american, and other south East Asian folk.
Of present navy men from all races marry your women.
Brilliant, Charasmatic Historian!!🇲🇽 Thank you from a Alta Californian of Mestiza extract who has often connected the importance of the Chinese to Mexico and the greater U.S. connecting the west to the east in this modern day narrative. You have uncovered many of my queries of Asia to the Americas, both North and South.
Gracias Profesorora Hu!
I was surprised the first time I visited Mexicali and discovered its fabulous Mexican-Chinese fusion cuisine. Thanks for telling the whole story. You are a good story teller.
The food in Mexicali is not Mexican-Chinese fusion. The food is prepared by Chinese people in their Chinese restaurants. Chinese restaurants do not have access to authentic Chinese ingredients, and they do not use Chinese spices, except for Soy Sauce, not even the USA Chinese food tastes like the Chinese food eaten in China, it does not mean that is a fusion of hamburgers and hot dogs. Mexico does not have Chinese-Mexican fusion food. Stop making false assumptions. The Chinese food sold in Mexico in Chinese restaurants prepared by Chinese immigrants is not remotely authentic, they cannot import the spices and ingredients from China they only add soy sauce to the Chinese food they sell in Mexico. Where did you come up with the idea of Chinese-Mexican fusion food? you are out of your mind, there is absolutely no such thing.
@@terroralabrujaQuerida Tere, puedes muy bien educar a otros sin burlarte de ellos, si sabes mucho comparte tus conocimientos para mejorar. De otra manera puedes solo ser otra sabionda del montón.
In 45 years of travel throughout all of Mexico I've had "Chinese" food many times, and often in Mexicali. Without exception these meals have a taste that has almost no resemblance to meals I've had in the Asian districts of San Francisco and Seattle where proper ingredients are more available.
@@kippywylie They have soy sauce manufactured in Mexico, that's it.
Thank you so much for the history, Ms. Everything Hu-Dehart. I have Chinese ancestors. The reason why the Chinese are prosperous because they work very hard and frugal. The bad point is that they work so hard that they are not aware of surrounding situation which bring them down.
They were cursed when their own country and people forced them out of their homeland their government treated them horribly. How many precious Chinese Babies are still thrown out on the streets of China to die without a chance for life.
Every nation has ups and downs. What you said is just a small mistake in the long history of China. Never mind. It will be back again soon.
Thank you for sharing this history that like many millions we didn’t know ❤❤❤❤❤
Damn, I'm Mexican and never heard that story about Torreon. Sobering stuff. Great video.
Sad. This is basic history. The Mexicans after 1821 didn't want you to know anything about the Spanish Empire. Your history starts in 1821 according to them.
@@xhorxheetxeberria-td1huNonsense man. We know the basic history which includes the fact Spain sent men to rape and plunder as well as commit genocide. All that commerce and trade didnt improve peoples standard of living .Only The elites and the nobility benefitted from that deal
That's bc NOT all have china in them, they arrived in the 1800s, and Japanese in 1890s for cheap labor, go read about your people. The true indians were and still black. The Chinese was not part of the 'Casta System' go to your private local museums bc they change the narrative, and say they were African, or chinese.
@@xhorxheetxeberria-td1hu Ignorant, you are describing yourself. Global history is taught in Mexico, the problem is that some people are not able to retain anything they learned in school, even in the US there are people who know nothing about geography and world history because they have retention and learning problems. I'm a citizen of Mexico who graduated from the Mexican education system. This Chinese woman is a Historian who only knows what she reads in books herself, She is not a citizen of Mexico, she is speculating just like you are. the marriage between Chinese and Mexicans was no more than Blacks and Chinese in the US. it does not mean that the Chinese are now part of the Afro-American population admixture or that the Black men who went to China and married a selective number of Chinese women are now part of the racial population of China, that is what this Chinese historian woman is saying. You know nothing about Mexico.
@@xhorxheetxeberria-td1hu Mexican history starts thousandths of years before Columbus set foot on our land.
She's a great teacher! Miss Ma'am, I take my hat off to you, bravo, bravo!
A very interesting history, I enjoyed listening to you professor Evelyn Hu Dehart❤
I'm an amateur historian, this is great! I'm a White guy in Detroit. My dad came here for college from Bogota, Colombia in the 1960s and met my mama, got married, and became a permanent citizen. He always tells me about the Chinese who came to Panama to work on the canal, and settled & expanded into South America. I knew some of them settled into Mexico, but there was a LOT of racism there, both personal and state sanctioned! Just proves how racism is a bad look on anyone!
permanent citizen? there's no such thing. lol
there's permanent resident and US citizen.
Sure, but you need to understand the class perspective, 80% of Mexicans were malnourished peasants, and mexico was under a revolution that had a racial basis (remnant of the caste system). Sadly, the Chinese population in Northern Mexico was labor Aristocrats and indebted the locals.
@@MalitoSC
Haters going to hate and never forget the massacre of Torreon. Today we are thriving over surviving and still creating jobs for the local indegenous community. 😎
@@chinaboss6683 I’m from Torreón, Mexico 🇲🇽 a was born there! But I was raise in East Los Ángeles, California USA 🇺🇸
i am filipino, learned about the galleon trade between manila, mexico, and spain in my highschool philippine history but never comprehended the global impact of that trading until i heard from this very educational clear simple and easy to understand presentation by Miss Hu-Duhart . Very informative. Greatly appreciate it. Sharing it with relatives and friends
Thank you for putting such historical facts on the channel. Even it was happened long time ago, this has a huge value in present. The humanity can't wait so long.
I always wondered why my paternal grandmother's family all looked Asian. It all is starting to make sense. THANK YOU
They look Asian because they have purity of Indigenous, and Amerindian, not because they are Chinese. The Chinese intermarriage in Mexico was very minimal. indigenous people in America have almond-shaped eyes and may look Asian but they are not Chinese and absolutely do not look Chinese Asian, with nothing to do with the Amerindian features. Chinese features without a doubt. are Asian. I'm Zapotec and Tarahumara and because I have a high proportion of indigenous I have almond-slanty eyes, not like the Chinese that is very different. My DNA absolutely does not show any traces of Asian DNA. The people in Mexico did not like to intermarry with the Chinese, very few Mexican women, mainly poor indigenous agreed to marry the Chinese because they were wealthy and wanted someone to provide for them. Chinese is not part of the Mexican population just in extremely isolated cases where Chinese married poor women.
@@jesuismieux0136 so sad you do not know anything about your race. Your maternal relatives look Asian because of purity of indigenous blood not because of the Chinese, indigenous Amerindian have almond slanted eyes you must have strong Amerindian festured the Chinese in Mexico bribed poor indigenous with their welth to marry them Chinese were not appreciated in marriage because of their exotic looks nothing that Mexicans like but of course very few isolated unions of Chinese took place. The Chinese were wealthy and they sent their children to private schools the did not inter act with the general population the children of Chinese unions either Chinese woman and the very isolated Mexican marriages got very good educations and continue to prosper Chinese kept to themselves in Mexico
@@terroralabruja For you, what is “Chinese eyes”? There are a thousand types in China.
@@terroralabruja
Thats bs how youre pushing hate and painting the Chinese as undesirable. Its true, many Chinese men married the local Mexican women due to their industrious nature and sexual prowess. 💪😎
@@byylch There are other Asian features besides the eyes. There are people who had eye surgery to change their appearance to a Westernized appearance, but you absolutely can tell they still look Asian, exactly like this Chinese historian she herself has had eye surgery to remove the fat flaps over her to diminish her Asian Appearance bur you can tell she is Chinese, Chinese, Asian phenotype is a particular appearance, it does not just entails the eye, it includes facial bones and body structure, hair skin tone.
You won't find galleons powered by rowers (as in a Greek Trireme) but large crews would be needed to man the sails, and auxiliary small craft, and Asian sailors would have been highly skilled. In some nineteenth century illustrations I have seen Philippine crews described as "Luzon Indios".
Spaniards used Indios, meaning Native to their land. Indigenous, Indian, or Aboriginals are other terms used to name people original to their motherland.
You WOULD need rowers when there were no winds.
Thank you so much, Professor!! A wonderful story we all share, indeed. Like you said, history should be thought and shared.
Simplemente magistral esta ponencia , muchas gracias por tan valiosa información de la história de México y china .❤
I’m Filipino-American and there’s so much I learned from this wonderful lecture. I could listen to Professor Hu-DeHart forever!
Thank you so much for the fasinating story!
Ferdinand Magellan already reached the Philippines 40+ years before Legazpi but was killed in Mactan,Cebu by Lapu-Lapu 😅
Yep. There's a big statue to him in the Phillipines.
This was a fascinating history documentary. Thank you!
This is such a key part of history, thank you for sharing!
Wonderful way to educate. Thank you.😊
Thank you for the information
Thank you for this rich lesson in my history, our history.
Thank you! So much history to learn. Fascinating to know how the Chinese were the major manufacturers of prime goods hundreds of years ago. I knew of the Silk Road, but I had never heard of the Pacific connection. Now all is being re-built again in early 21st century.
the Belt and Road Initiative
A excellent history class, hoping people in the rest of of the world watch this video and educate and learn from it.
Wonderful lecture. Thank you.
Absolutely awesome presentation. Thank you. It was interesting bc your a great story teller, it was balanced with many clear vivid examples and the breath and scope of your knowlege brought it full circle. What a pro. BAVURA👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It's very enjoyable to get to listen and learn from you!
Amazing video. I was familiar with some details of this history but this was so fascinating to learn about 🙏
Am so glad i found this channel. It give me great joy and privilege to be born in this era in time. Thank you for sharing.
I grew up in the mining district just East of Silver City, NM, USA there we a couple of families that had some Chinese ancestry. Also one of my taking points is that Native Americans were the first wave of Chinese to enter the Western Hemisphere. Beautiful information that makes us all a little bit closer and today we need that!
Long story short: After the US trans-continental railroad was built them Amerikanos didn't want nutin to do with the Chinese that helped, or mainly did all the work on the railroad. So the Chinese had no choice but to travel south to Mexico. But they were also not wanted there. So they had to go to an abandoned/desert area and build dwelling places under the ground because of how hot it was there. Now present day Mexicali where there's more chinese restaurant in every corner than mexican restaurants. This is a very not well known fact and have only recently come into the limelight. I just found out about it literally this month because there were a couple of videos about it on my recommendation page. Adios!
I love this comment. So basically the Chinese became the native American Indians. None of her video, does she ever speak on a native tribe residing anywhere in the Americas. Which is why native Indian have mongoloid DNA. Also we now know Asian and white man invaded the Aztec and they murdered killed and enslaved and made a trade economy. And they wanna call themselves a victim of xenophobia and racism. But they came uninvited. Same with the white man and the black afro slaves they brought to conquer Mexico and central and south America.
The Chinese were not wanted in Northern Mexico because most of the locals were already indepted landless malnourished peasants punished by the state. As foreigners, the Chinese were able to negate the class dynamics and become labor Aristocrats.
Can you provide historical sources about Asians invading and murdering the Aztecs? If there were indeed any interactions, Asian merchants wouldn't have stood a chance against the fierce and bloody Aztecs famous for brutal human sacrifice. In the end, it was conquistador Cortez who ushered the fall of the Aztec civilization in retaliation for cannibalizing the Spanish envoy.
@@jeffb111880: Oh my God.... Wow.... So..... Oh wow.... The Native Americans were Chinese ? It makes sense ! ....
Thank you this was very informative
Amazing master class, thank you
Wow very interesting thank you for sharing. 😊
I always wondered why the 'Traje de China Poblana' I get it now. So interesting. Thank You.
7:58 Thank you for recognizing that those Spaniards were Novohispanos/Mexicans. As a Mexican I can trace many many lines on all sides to Spaniards. People like to falsely claim Mexicans are not European or part European nowadays. That erases our actual history as a people from two main branches: Indigenous and European.
Native Americans great ancestors migrated from Asia😊
@ *Eurasia. They were not Chinese nor Japanese, so use the correct and nearer term. Also, Asia is so big that Israel and India are Asians.
I met you many years ago and you gave me a signed copy of your book Yaqui Resistance.
Wow this chinita wrote about Yaquis!?! I’m a quarter Yaqui!
@@thearyamehrrf6886china*
Mi Tio Abuelito is Chinese Mexicano. His father was from China.
Thank you professor; this is the most thorough explanation of history. Myself is Cantonese born in Vietnam, children to my parents which also born in Vietnam to their parents came directly from the state of Canton in the late 1890’s escaping the brutal rules from the late Qing Dynasty. Growing up, I’ve learned many Chinese descendent living in Mexico for many years but never knew the full history. Many comments in here spoke of racism against Chinese immigrants happened all over the world, that’s the fact and still happening today. I just wanted to share me thoughts since we’re here. Immigrant Chinese are just simply, immigrants; we’re not China communists. We have been immigrating for hundreds of years to other place on earth just to look for a better life, but sadly, have always been looked down and or racist against. Most Chinese immigrants know they come empty handed to the new lands thus they work very very hard, they adapt the new lives and abide local laws, so they become successful. All these successes come with a cost, they don’t come free, though the immigrant Chinese never complain nor go on streets demonstration. Immigrant Chinese are hard workers and peaceful populations; they welcome and befriended with everyone everywhere. There’s a passing down teaching from Chinese culture, “treat every passer-by and even strangers at the doorsteps with respect and friendships”. We deserve the same respects and not hatred.
Great exposition of our Mexican history and the history of these Chinese Mexicans within that history.
Thank you very informative and concise lecture that ties the global history of the Americas and Asia
In Monrerey CA, a 16th century Chinese merchants compound (said to be a modern replica) sits next to the San Carlos church, a remnant of the missionary period, in much the same way as the Chinese and Spanish squared off against each other in Asian trading centers. The iconic lone cypress that typifies Monterey gives the area an Asian look.
I love learning this! I have lived my life in southern Arizona and New Mexico in mining towns. My great grandfather worked for years in Cananea Mexico. I know a lot of Southwestern history but did not know this. I always wondered why the mine in our town was called Chino. I couldn’t connect those dots despite asking those who might know.
I have lived in Mexico eight years. I love learning about this heritage. I enjoyed information on Talavera and the sweet potato.
Beautifully told Thank You. I truly loved it!
Love seeing all the old photos, just beautiful
Did my masters thesis in the Chinese in Baja California, Mexico. Used much of her work as a reference
When time period?
@@Duquedecastro late 19th to early 20th
As a Canadian Filipino, coming across this video to continually learn about my Filipino roots, I appreciate your recognition of the Filipino people.
She keeps saying Mexico/Mexican when referring to The Manila Galleon Trade Route, which lasted from 1565 to 1815. Mexico became independent from Spain in 1821. One can easily Google that the trade route was run by the Spanish crown, not Mexico.
The crown that ruled Mexico, yes. Mexico isnt an invented 19th century term. The Kingdom of Mexico existed. Just like the Kingdom of New Galicia, etc. All of them formed the Kingdom of New Spain (same as in the peninsula where smaller kingdoms were joined to form a bigger kingdom of Castilla (which was formed when Castilla and Aragon were joined). That is the Hispanic political tradition. You include and build upon it, not destroy and make it disappear. The Kingdom of Mexico itaelf was built upon the territories the Mexica empire ruled. Same in Peru which was built upon the Inka realm. Native nobilities were recognized and many held feudal domains and fielded armies.
@@chrisr6142más bien los reinos,provincias y capitanías, formaron el virreinato de la Nueva España que este a su vez formaron las tierras firmes de ultra mar de la Corona de España
@chrisr6142 There was never a kingdom of Mexico, there was the Vice royalty of New Spain.
@@chrisr6142 After the conquest over the Mexica or Aztecs by Cortez, the Spanish renamed the entire land, from California through the Southwestern U. S. and down into Central America as the Viceroyalty of New Spain! The name México is derived from the kingdom of the Mexica! Also since the trade route to the far East started in Acapulco to Manila then returned to Acapulco the Spanish crown gave the viceroy of New Spain ( now Mexico) administrative rights to govern and select the governors in the Philippines! This was because of the direct link between these two colonies of Spain! After the independence of Mexico from Spain, the Spanish crown assumed direct rule of the Philippines, until the Spanish American war when the U.S. took control of this strategically important country! New Spain became Mexico and the history of Mexico is ingrained in this history. Much the same as the history of the pilgrims and the English settlers and the English Crown are part of the U.S. history! Also the entire new world was already named America long before the first English settlers came here! Guadalajara was already 100 years old as a city and part of New Spain when the first English settlers arrived!
There was a kingdom of Mexico, there was a kingdom of new Mexico too@@xhorxheetxeberria-td1hu
I'd like to get more of your insight on the cotton industry in Mexicali
Beautiful history. Thank you for explaining it to us.
Absolutely Fascinating, Thank you for sharing :)
In absolutely loved the way you told this story ❤ thank you very much
Thank you, for this information. I had no idea. ❤
How interesting! Thank you, Professor.
The exchange of knowledge, technology and foods etc. went both ways.
The black indians invented a lot of things racist scientists give the china people credit, it's best to read the books from 1500s -1600s they have it online Pdf. There's a dude from C.R. that teaches real History with ancient books, not half-assed Chinese tales.
I am so happy that Evelyn Hu is giving this much-needed of the many stories in America, not only just about Chinese but also to many more other ethnic groups of Americans -- Be that the Mexicans, the Native Americans --- We need to tell more of these stories :)
Thank you! Fascinating!
Extraordinary! Thanks
Thank you for this story . I have Chinese, Japanese, and other asian , Eurasian, European and American ( peruvian, mexican ,colombian ,purtorican ,ect), pure Indigenous of the Americas, and many more in my DNA. I have always looked somewhat asian but didn't know I was until I did my DNA test.
I remember reading of how Asian peruvians and/or Asian Mexicans had to pretend to be pure Native indiand of the Americas in order to survive. 😢 which is why many of us didn't know we had asian ancestry.
@@rocio6919 maybe ur a gy_psy, in which you’ll never consider native nor Mexican.
Fascinating history. Thanks for enlightening us.
Excellent information
Omg hi my name is rose and I appreciate your video wow I knew that most of the USA belonged to us we are native American of Mexico and i did my DNA i came out to be mostly maya quite alot and some Asian and i knew it because people always think my daughter is Asian when we smile our eyes are pulled I'm so thankful to you for this program which proves to people that all the native people were here first and were not gone were still here😂😂😂❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
What is so strange about the Spainards naming what you refer to as NEW Spain actually Nueva Espana, when the Dutch named NEW Amsterdam and the British NEW York, NEW Jersey?
Nuevo México
I really like your presentation. I wish you write a textbook about this subject, students should learn about this topic.
I appreciate that this story is being told and should be told. I'm Mexican and from a small town in the valley of Mexicali, most of the towns here were train stations and some kept their names. My town "Estacion Cuervos" now Ciudad Morelos, had many Chinese residents, they were responsible for all of the business and created the local economy here. I married a Chinese descendant, her Grandfather didn't even speak Spanish only Chinese, there's still a couple of descendants in my town with Chinese last names. I was very sad when I learned for the first time how they were treated and overthrown. They lost all and yes, some were killed, in school in Mexico we were never told this story, they only tell us about how Lazaro Cardenas got Mexican's back their land, they didn't even say from who. Chinese did great things for our border cities, Los Algodones a town that even has the main street named after a Chinese businessman Mariano Ma Lee. The culture that they brought can be seen in Mexicali BC and the food they created is the best Chinese food that I've ever tasted! You can look that up.
Good job on how you present the history of our people. I’m from Mexico we are in the united state taking back our land from the people who took it away from us 👍🏼🇲🇽 🇨🇳 .
That is why Mexico expelled foreigners who came to Mexico, we fought and gained our independence from Spain, and we fought the French which included the Chinese who were expelled from the US and went to Mexico looking for an alternative home The Mexican Revolution that Mexicans fought to gain the land back recruited unwilling citizens, but even women took arms to defend our land. I lost 3 of my great-grandparents in the prime of their lives who left both of my parents orphans at a very young age, All 3 of my grandparents were buried in common pits. Mexico suffered famine and poverty. Today Asians in the USA are the first ones who march on the streets opposing Mexicans from immigrating into the USA, the land taken from Mexico. I feel sad for all the lives lost in wars, especially for the Children.
@@terroralabrujaEuropeans are not exactly foreigners in Mexico, as most of us have ancestors who immigrated from Europe. I agree that Asian and Anglos in the “Southwest” or rather in actuality Northern Mexico should not be here.
Good luck bro!
fascinating story, I knew most of it, sadly not many people do. Is it true, that San Francisco was named the golden gate, because, that was the first port of arrival of the Acapulco galleon, and therefore the foundation of Chinatown? Could you make another video about the foundation of Mexicali by the Chinese, and it's undergrown city? Also about the English pirates, lead by Francis drake, plundering the Acapulco galleon? There is so much unknown history in this part of the world.
Distinguidisima e ilustre Senora: Buenos dias. Su soliloquio/explicacion es genial. Por favor explique la coneccion de la china🇲🇽poblana con la nao de Manila-Acapulco. Siempre me ha llamado la atencion que fueron 333 agnos que duro el contacto/intercambio entre las Islas del Poniente 🇵🇭Filipinas🇵🇭 y 🇪🇸Espana.🇪🇸
Go for it keep it up you are right Miss❤
Thank you for including the Chinese massacres in northern Mexico . Yes it’s something the Mexico doesn’t like to take accountability . I enjoyed this video . I hope you make one on the Chinese males , who intermarriages with Irish women in New York .
Don't lie! México apologized in May 2021. Thanks to Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. It was during the Mexican revolution. Chinese were at the wrong place and wrong time. They should have hidden in the mountains. Waiting for Noboa, the child president from Ecuador, to apologize for busting in the Mexican embassy.
AMLO the recent former president apologized for the massacres of Chinese during the social upheavals in Mexico. He also apologized to the yaquis and other native tribes. He uplifted the native ancestry of Mexico as a profound and necessary difference to maintain what makes Mexico unique
There’s a beach area in Nayarit called Matanchen.
Yes. Just south of San Blas. But Matachén is a derivation of "Matachín" or butcher.
Just a correction, the fist Chinese to reach Mexico were a group of Buddhist monks in the 5th Century a.C. led by the monk Hui Shang. He called Mexico "Fusang". The Chinese recorded this voyage in the book of Liang.
Thank you! Both my father and my mother (who unfortunately divorced, and left no mapped genomes before their death) left me distant Chinese heritage. I now see my mother's was the Chinese from the Malaysian peninsula, the Lahu who traded along the Mekong in Thailand......fainter traces of Philippino....and fainter traces of Ainu (Japan). Without the Y chromosome genome specifically mapped along make lines in my mother's family, we go ahead and go with the age old flow of the idea these Oriental ladies followed their husbands or slave masters over to Argentina, Peru, and the Yucatan area of Mexico. My grandmother in particular was a violin and lace crochet artist while alive ;I reading her letters during WW2 she whimsically refers to herself as "Wind Horse" to my uncle (she must have investigated Buddhism in her casual reading) and her face was as round as the full moon (very Yucatan and very Chinese shaped.) she was also very long-lived despite endocrine problems (d. Age 92), and so was my mother (d. Age 91), and so is predicted for me also 😊 Traces in my face are a very flat side profile, and now getting older, hooded eyelids that prevent any kind of "sunken eyes", and very youthful skin ((20 years younger). From me to you: let's eat a peach, and celebrate 😅
Wind Horses comes from the Mongolians.
@@SS-qo3nt maybe a gy_psy, claiming to be native.
Just because ur brown doesn’t mean ur Mexican nor native.
Ur a Melungeon not mexican.
@@SS-qo3nt maybe a gy_psy, claiming to be native.
Just because ur brown doesn’t mean ur Mexican nor native.
Ur a Melungeon not mexican.
Thank you, learnt a lot there; did not know about the trans Pacific route(from Europe). You said the galleons used oars but surely, they relied predominantly on their sails ?
Love the cuture,the lenguaje, and people.
This is an excellent overview of the history and connection of Asian populations, mostly Chinese with that of of the Spanish and then with Mexico in the 19th and 20th centuries.🙏
Very very interesting video!
I studied elementary, middle and highschool in México and never knew this.
I have been watching a channel called Answers in Genesis. He is saying that Native Americans that were in the current day US at time of Columbus were Asian immigrants that had arrived around AD 200.
I read that also, somewhere years ago that some Amer Indians (Anthropoligists) dug up in the swamp bogs in Florida coast line (USA) were DNA'd as Japanese ADO people. Hum?
They have identified at least 6 waves of Asian immigrants from north east Asia before Columbus. The first waves through Alaska was probably14000 years ago. The latest could be like you said 200 AD. If you look at the reserves tents in Mongolia and those in Montana, you see many similarities. Even eskimos said some of their grandmothers travelled from north Russia to Alaska when stopped when Russia took over their land. They have the same shamanism same meat and same attitude towards life. Unfortunately the First Nations used to kill each other a lot between tribes and records weren’t traced that well.
@@Nama-Montana All these wars we fight against each other are our inheritance, not to be squandered.
So many mexican mestizos nowadays throughout mexico have traces of indian/ sri lankan , filipino , thai and chinese / japanese due to the thousands of slaves brought to the ports of mexico and from the ports they spread to agricultural settlements, mining sites , ranch slaves etc. and were almost evenly distributed thoughout all of mexico in the 1550s - 1700s .. but they werent as numerous as the african slaves that were around 250,000 and it is estimated only between 60,000 and 120,000 asian slaves arrived .
so the genetic ancestry experienced a “ diluting effect “ where the ancestry is there but is too dispersed and distant and drowned out by different genetic influences in the mexican gene pool ( spanish/portuguese , indigenous, african , jewish/ semitic ) so it is only found in trace amounts 0.1 % - 2% percent at most in cosmopolitan ( average ) mexicans but is found in higher levels and concentrations in guerrero , colima and michoacan still albeit in small percantages but higher than the average mexican of different regions..
Very kind people.
I like your sign in the background
Sign of being duped and indoctrinated.
Great explanation of the trade routes 🙏
My grandpa is Spaniard, parents are from Mexico & I’ve been told my great grandma Guadalupe is half Chinese.
This is an interesting story told by professor Evelyn Hu-DeHart about the background of Chinese immigration in Mexico. Really enjoyed watching it!
Do any scholars think the other northern route to America via Greenland had any influence on Columbus or exploration at the time? They should porb b mentioned?
Fascinating lecture! The ship that went from Acapulco to China and Africa was called ‘La Nao de China’.
I’m Mexican American and look Northern Chinese/Korean and my parents don’t look Asian, Chinese, Korean at all. My ancestors lived in Guerrero state that recieved all the Asian Immigrants from Asian. I’m so happy and proud to look Northern Chinese/Korean because now there are so many Chinese, Koreans in the USA.