Re: [SaF] meaning of a word

[PeaceNsolace]

Perhaps all countries have a variation of this word?


In a message dated 1/15/01 8:17:50 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
writes:

> It is also an old derogatory term for persons of Chinese descent, 
originating 
> in the 19th century when many Chinese immigrants worked in labor gangs 
building railroads.
>  
>  -=Brian=-