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Qiaopi: when letters held families together

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Qiaopi: when letters held families together

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How did Chinese migrants send money and messages home before phones or banks existed? They did not click send. Instead, they handed cash and letters to couriers who crossed the sea on faith alone. It was not fast, but it somehow worked. We're talking about...

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