who were the "Coolies"???

Question

i know who they were...but do u???

Answer 1

The term coolie was applied to workers from Asia, especially those who were sent abroad to most of the Americas, to Oceana and the Pacific Islands, and to Africa (especially South Africa and isles like Mauritius and Réunion). It was also applied within Asian areas under European control such as Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

Answer 2

Coolies were a derogatory term used by British colonialists to describe general unskilled laborers. Coolies were mostly associated with cartage and shipping, but also provided the labor to build roads, etc. They were generally considered as "human pack animals", carrying or pulling heavy loads, and were treated as such. Chinese immigration to the US brought thousands of Chinese, who were seen as a cheap labor source. They built railroads, dams, roads, etc, and worked under horrific conditions for very low pay. Many of them died, if not from the very dangerous work they were doing, then from poor hygiene in the hastily erected camps that housed them.

Answer 3

I know where the term 'Coolie' comes from - but do you?
In Chinese the term 'ku' means 'bitter, suffering, pain': 'li' means 'force, power, strength'. If you put 'ku' + 'li' together, what do you get?

Answer 4

Today their descendants control the triads all over the world.