tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post6361802554267727455..comments2024-03-29T06:42:20.796-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: Chinese Labor Battalions on the Western Frontsnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-79387328928715797562017-08-14T21:11:19.638-07:002017-08-14T21:11:19.638-07:00Mike, i know you folks are gathering in Vienna tod...Mike, i know you folks are gathering in Vienna today. UCSF as a small exhibit going now in its main library regarding UCSF's contribution to Base Hospital#30. Have a great trip. Be safe. <br />Mary<br /><a href="https://khao-barcelona.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">ลาลีกา</a>Sok Sarethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373712078360375074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-69671659649176226352017-07-24T10:48:01.796-07:002017-07-24T10:48:01.796-07:00By the end of 1917 there were 54000 Chinese labour...By the end of 1917 there were 54000 Chinese labourers with the BEF on the Western front. At the time of the armistice there were nearly 96,000. There were still 80,000 working on the great clear up operation as late as Spring 1919. There were around 2000 killed during the war and there is a fine memorial at Noyelles-sur-Mer, the Chinese Labour Corps HQ in France. By the way, Kipling is easy to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-77354802408956534402017-07-23T09:45:59.315-07:002017-07-23T09:45:59.315-07:00I have read that there were 600,000 Chinese labore...I have read that there were 600,000 Chinese laborers. I have a picture of an aero squadron, formally posed with the commander in the middle of the first row. In the background, like a pet dog, is a Chinese person, complete with conical hat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-56109416544718456642017-07-23T05:12:59.036-07:002017-07-23T05:12:59.036-07:00If you go to the Battlefield Museum in Ieper, Belg...If you go to the Battlefield Museum in Ieper, Belgium(in the history books referred to as Ypres)there is film footage showing interactions between the Chinese laborers and their British "superiors". By my observation, racism trumped praise in those interactions.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03231173135905201840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-68277104395938526862017-07-23T04:36:47.783-07:002017-07-23T04:36:47.783-07:00There were also Indochinese troops fighting in Fra...There were also Indochinese troops fighting in France. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-80823227711109737842017-07-22T14:39:30.487-07:002017-07-22T14:39:30.487-07:00Fascinating mix of praise and racism.Fascinating mix of praise and racism.Bryan Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937099144329508708noreply@blogger.com