In fact, as early as the 1930's, during the Japanese occupation, Taiwanese who could not carve out a living for themselves on the island would leave their homes and go to another land to make their fortunes.
其實，早在日本殖民的三十年代，困於島上生計無著的台灣先民們，就曾經離鄉背井、去異域闖天下。