I went to Vancouver a couple of weeks ago and I noticed that there were a lot of Asians living in the city. I know Canada as a nation consists of a lot of immigrants, but in other cities like Edmonton and Toronto there's not that many.
So I wonder why they came to Vancouver in the first place and why they decided to stay instead of move on?
2007-10-22 05:52:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
This page explains it well, some call it Hong couver, I think they chose vancouver because it's on the ocean and they like seafood and the access to the port. And thank goodness a lot of them use transit, lol. I got hit twice in a week driving around there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_in_Canada
2007-10-22 06:23:40 · answer #1 · answered by hamylett 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Asians you see in Vancouver are mostly Chinese. Though some families have been there a very long time, the major waves of immigration started in the 70s, when China was going through a Communist purge euphamistically known as the Cultural Revolution, and in the 80s, when Chinese from Hong Kong began to flee ahead of the handover from Britain to China. Canada was easier to immigrate to than the US, and, Vancouver is really a pretty nice place in terms of climate. If I had to live in Canada, it'd certainly be on my short list.
So, it's basically packed with Chinese who'd rather not be Communist, thank you, and would also rather not freeze thier butts off in mainland Canada.
2007-10-22 13:47:18 · answer #2 · answered by B.Kevorkian 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well if you were moving to another country you would pick a place where you could have a short flight back home for funerals weddings and holidays. Its a long ride from Toronto to the East. Then you would go somewhere that has a similar climate, and more immigrants like you to show you around. In my city there are a lot of Russian and Eastern European immigrants for this reason.
2007-10-22 12:58:22 · answer #3 · answered by ☺☻☺☻☺☻ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's an article that talks about this. I visited Vancouver and was astounded as well.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/1997/int/971117/canada_vancou.asias_new_cap.html
2007-10-22 12:56:34 · answer #4 · answered by whiz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's closer to Asia than Toronto or Halifax...
2007-10-22 12:57:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The traffic of human people from china has its headquaters in seattle washington. According to the FBI - ICE chinese immigrants arrive in US soil in containers and they move to Canada, where the laws are less strict.
2007-10-22 18:01:48 · answer #6 · answered by CHEF 2 GO 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Could be easier to be a citizen there first before becoming an American citizen... Easier entry
2007-10-22 13:01:50 · answer #7 · answered by Mike Hunt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably family, friends and the climate.
2007-10-22 12:56:41 · answer #8 · answered by peaches6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why are there so many Mexicans in Texas. We all have our cross to bear.
2007-10-22 12:56:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
asians love their food and prolly in vanco theres plenty of shops selling their asian wares....
did u count how many restaurants serving asian dishes?
plenty i think...........
2007-10-22 13:05:55 · answer #10 · answered by Mongol 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋