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DiGerlando took inspiration from the Chinese walled villages known as Hakka and English castles, as well as Scandinavian and Japanese design.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2023

A member of the Hakka Chinese community, Mr Hou's family moved from India to Canada in the 1980s and then to the US.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023

"Here, no matter what language everyone uses - Taiwanese, Hakka, indigenous languages, Mandarin, English and Japanese, - they can all sing freely, which also brings us together."

From Reuters • Jul. 2, 2023

One of Chin’s ancestors prepares “good, solid Hakka soul food” to console a neighboring family whose child who died during the deadly 1918 flu epidemic.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023

Their intelligence is great, and many noted scholars have been of Hakka birth.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various