Surinamese people in the Netherlands are people in the Netherlands who come from a Surinamese background. Until 1975, Suriname belonged to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Migration began during the colonial era. Initially this was mainly the colonial elite but expanded during the 1920s and 1930s to the less fortunate inhabitants looking for better education, employment, or other opportunities. Six percent of Dutch people of Chinese descent can trace their ancestry through Suriname. Most of them are Hakka people.