Chinese Canadian

A Chinese Canadian is a person of Chinese descent or origin who was born in or immigrated to Canada. Considered from the perspective of China, they are a group of overseas Chinese. In 2001 there were 1,094,700 Canadians of Chinese descent (100 000 having mixed Chinese and other race(s). They are by far the largest group who speak neither English nor French: 586,000 (1998), over 50%.

Education

Some second-generation Chinese Canadians are sent to after-school Mandarin and/or Cantonese Chinese schools to maintain or improve their Chinese language ability. Many, but not all, first-generation parents encourage or persuade their children to attend the life science, engineering, or commerce faculties of universities, since they believe that only those studies will lead to a stable career and prominence in society.

Related Topics:
Mandarin - Cantonese - Chinese school - Chinese language

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