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By 1986, the proportion of Chinese in Richmond was increasing; in 1986, the city's 8,000 Chinese made up 8.3% of Richmond's total population and 9% of the Vancouver area's Chinese Canadians. [32] By 1991, 16.4% of Richmond's population was Chinese Canadian and 11% was Chinese immigrants.
In 1957 Douglas Jung, from Vancouver, [169] was first elected to the Parliament of Canada; [170] he was the first Chinese Canadian to serve on the parliament. In 1962 Jung lost his election. Art Lee, also from Vancouver and elected in 1974, was the second Chinese Canadian in Parliament. [169]
The first record of Chinese in what is known as Canada today can be dated back to 1788. The British fur trader John Meares hired a group of roughly 70 Chinese carpenters from Macau and employed them to build a ship, the North West America, at Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
This is a list of Chinese Canadians including both original immigrants who obtained Canadian citizenship and their Canadian-born descendants who are notable, have made significant contributions to the Canadian or international culture or society politically, artistically or scientifically, or have prominently appeared in the news.
Saltwater City: An Illustrated History of the Chinese in Vancouver is a 1988 book by Paul Yee, published by Douglas & McIntyre. It discusses the development of the Chinese Canadian community in Vancouver, British Columbia. The book has six chapters, [1] organized chronologically. [2]
Chinatowns in Canada generally exist in the large cities of Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, and Montreal, and existed in some smaller towns throughout the history of Canada. Prior to 1900, almost all Chinese were located in British Columbia , but have spread throughout Canada thereafter.
Pages in category "Chinese-Canadian culture in Vancouver" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
English: Population distribution of Chinese Canadians in Vancouver by percentage of total population by federal electoral district, 2021 census Date 13 October 2024