Asian Canadians
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| Canadians of Asian descent |
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| Total population |
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2,908,314 |
| Regions with significant populations |
| British Columbia (Vancouver), southern Ontario, Montréal, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, most major Canadian cities |
| Languages |
| English, French, Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Pashto, Punjabi, Sinhala, Tagalog, Tamil, Urdu, Vietnamese, others |
| Religions |
| Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Shinto, Sikhism , others |
| Related ethnic groups |
| Asians, Asian-Americans, Asian-Australians, British Asians, Asian Latinos, etc. |
Canadians of Asian ancestry comprise the largest visible minority in Canada, at almost 10% of the Canadian population. Most "Asian Canadians" are concentrated in the urban areas of southern Ontario, the Greater Vancouver area, Montréal, and other large Canadian cities.
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[edit] Demographics
[edit] Ethnicity
- Canadians of Chinese descent (1,094,700) - the largest Asian-Canadian subgroup, the eighth-largest ethnicity in all of Canada, and the largest Asian group in every province and territory, except Manitoba
- Indo-Canadians (713,330)
- Canadians of Filipino descent (327,550)
- Vietnamese-Canadians (151,410)
- Korean-Canadians (101,715)
- Japanese-Canadians (85,230)
- Pakistani-Canadians (74,015)
- Laotian-Canadians (18,659)
[edit] Notable Asian Canadians
- Ken Adachi, Toronto Star writer
- Mikey Bustos, singer, Canadian Idol finalist of Filipino ancestry
- Raymond Chan, Member of Parliament
- Wei Chen, television news anchor (CTV Television Network, Toronto One)
- Ben Chin, former television news anchor (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Toronto One) and now advisor to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty
- Ben Chiu, founder of KillerApp.com
- Denise Chong, writer and economist
- Kevin Chong, novelist
- Tommy Chong, actor (Cheech and Chong Up in Smoke)
- Olivia Chow, Member of Parliament, and wife of New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton
- Wayson Choy, novelist
- Nathalie Chung, journalist and television news anchor of Korean and French-Canadian descent, (RDI / SRC)
- Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada from 1999 to 2005, former journalist, novelist, publisher, winner of the Gemini Award Best Host in a Light Information
- Monika Deol, television presenter of Sikh ancestry
- Herb Dhaliwal, Liberal Member of Parliament and cabinet minister of Indian ancestry
- Lexa Doig Actress of Filipino ancestry
- Ujjal Dosanjh, former premier of British Columbia, of Indian ancestry, Liberal MP and federal Minister of Health
- Hedy Fry, Liberal Member of Parliament
- Jian Ghomeshi, musician (Moxy Früvous) and CBC television host
- Gurmant Grewal and Nina Grewal, Conservative Members of Parliament, the first married couple to serve as MPs in the same session of Parliament
- Emm Gryner, singer-songwriter of mixed Filipino ancestry
- Ian Hanomansing, CBC journalist of Indian ancestry
- David Huynh, Actor, mix of Chinese and Vietnamese ancestry
- Rahim Jaffer, politician of Indian ancestry
- Ron Josol, stand-up comedian and TV host of Filipino ancestry
- Paul Kariya, NHL star of partial Japanese ancestry
- Arsinée Khanjian, actress and wife of Atom Egoyan
- Gail Kim, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestler of Korean heritage
- Tanya Kim, CTV Personality, Host of eTalk Daily (with Ben Mulroney)
- Joy Kogawa, writer of Japanese ancestry
- Kristin Kreuk, actress born to a Chinese-Indonesian mother
- Jenny Kwan, British Columbia MLA
- Norman Kwong, Lieutenant governor of Alberta
- Katie Lai, actress
- Larissa Lai, writer
- Evelyn Lau, poet and novelist
- Jeannie Lee, CBC journalist
- Sook-Yin Lee, musician, television (MuchMusic) and radio (CBC Radio One) personality
- Sophia Leung, Liberal Member of Parliament
- Linlyn Lue, actress
- Hazel Mae, sports broadcaster of Filipino descent
- Shaun Majumder, comedian
- Gurbax Malhi, Liberal Member of Parliament
- Inky Mark, Conservative Member of Parliament
- Deepa Mehta, film director of Indian ancestry
- Roy Miki, poet of Japanese ancestry
- Bharati Mukherjee, novelist
- Sharon Navarro, newscaster/reporter of Filipino descent
- Sandra Oh, actor of Korean ancestry, who starred in the film version of The Autobiography of Evelyn Lau
- Natsuko Ohama, an actor of Japanese ancestry
- Ruth Ozeki, novelist
- Rey Pagtakhan, former Liberal Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister
- Alex Pagulayan, billiards world champion of Filipino origin
- Jon Kimura Parker, Classical pianist and recording artist of Japanese ancestry
- Russell Peters, comedian of Anglo-Indian ancestry
- Vivienne Poy, Senator
- Keanu Reeves, actor of partial Chinese and Hawaiian ancestry
- Kerri Sakamoto, novelist of Japanese ancestry
- Eric San, musician and turntablist who records as Kid Koala
- Shyam Selvadurai, novelist
- Tetsuro Shigematsu, CBC radio host
- Jaspreet Singh, Author
- Ashwin Sood, drummer for (and husband of) Sarah McLachlan, of Indian descent
- Lillian Suh, Chemist
- Alfred Sung, fashion designer
- Hannah Sung, MuchMusic videographer
- David Suzuki, scientist and television personality of Japanese ancestry
- Siu Ta, actress (This is Wonderland)
- Harinder Takhar, Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament, currently Minister of Transportation
- Jennifer Tilly and Meg Tilly, actresses of mixed Chinese ancestry
- David Usher, singer-songwriter of mixed Thai ancestry
- M.G. Vassanji, novelist of Indian descent, although born in Kenya
- Fred Wah, poet and novelist
- Jan Wong, Globe & Mail reporter
- Jean Yoon, poet and playwright
- Christine Yoshikawa, classical pianist and recording artist of Japanese ancestry
- George Nozuka, singer/songwriter. New artist.
In 2002, Asian Canadians were especially concerned for their security when several Asian women and girls were harassed, some seriously attacked or even killed. (See International student)
[edit] See also
- Demographics of Canada
- Immigration to Canada
- Asian American
- Desi
- For more Asian Canadians of Chinese ancestry, see Chinese Canadians.
- For more Asian Canadians specifically of Taiwanese ancestry, see Taiwanese Canadians.
[edit] External links
- Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
- Arts, Literature, Culture
- 2001 Statistics II
- Information for South Asians and Indians in Canada
- A Community platform for asians living in Canada
