First liasons According to old records Van Riebeeck arrived a the Cape with very few women. Company authorities decided to import slave labor from the East Coast of Africa, Madagascar, the Indonesian Archipelago, Bengal, South India and Sri Lanka.In 1654 the first Asians arrived at the Cape. They were banished here by the High Court in Batavia. Many mixed marrieges occured. Some between whites and Khoi women. Some between whites and slaves. Some between Khoi and slaves. Some between "vryeswartes" and the above-mentioned groups.The ensuing encounters with indigenous "blacks" in the 18th and 19th century also led to more intermixing.This left a infinite and diverse mix of combinations and intermixture.The integration of "Bushman" culture and language had a deep impact on all these intermixed cultures.  ¶ 11/13/2006 07:21:00 PM