| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:ethnic_group 
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                                | gptkbp:containsSettlement | gptkb:Nickerie gptkb:Paramaribo
 gptkb:Wanica
 
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                                | gptkbp:countryOfCitizenship | gptkb:Suriname 
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                                | gptkbp:culturalSignificance | gptkb:Chinese_New_Year_celebrations_in_Suriname gptkb:Chinese_associations_in_Suriname
 gptkb:Chinese_cuisine_in_Suriname
 
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                                | gptkbp:ethnicity | gptkb:China 
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                                | gptkbp:immigrationWave | first wave: indentured laborers (1853) recent migration: post-1990s
 second wave: traders (late 19th-20th century)
 
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                                | gptkbp:landedAt | 1853 
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                                | gptkbp:languageSpoken | gptkb:Cantonese gptkb:Hakka
 gptkb:Mandarin
 gptkb:Sranan_Tongo
 Dutch
 
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                                | gptkbp:notablePerson | gptkb:Paul_Cheung gptkb:Chan_Santokhi
 
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                                | gptkbp:population | ~7,885 (2012 census) 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:Chinese_diaspora gptkb:Chinese_people
 gptkb:Javanese_Surinamese
 gptkb:Surinamese_people
 gptkb:Indo-Surinamese
 gptkb:Creole_Surinamese
 
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                                | gptkbp:religion | gptkb:Buddhism gptkb:Christianity
 gptkb:Chinese_folk_religion
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Chinese-Guyanese gptkb:Chinese_Caribbean
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Chinese Surinamese 
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