"Back then Taiwan was struggling and its economic development had only just got off the ground." Hsu Tieh, sometime chairman of the Brazilian Taiwanese Association and currently owner of a textile plant, notes that economic necessity compelled him to emigrate: "I worked hard as a ready-made clothing wholesaler, but barely made enough to feed and clothe my seven children.
「當年的台灣，物資缺乏、經濟發展也才剛起步」，曾任巴西台灣同鄉會會長，目前經營紡織廠的許疊表示，他遠走異鄉是為生活所逼：「那時我做成衣的大盤批發，工作很辛苦，卻只夠七個孩子勉強溫飽，正好有朋友提議說巴西賺錢容易，就想出來試試… …。」