Asian Canadian
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| Asian Canadian | |
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| Regions with significant populations | Toronto, Vancouver, British Columbia, Montreal |
| Language | Canadian English, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Vietnamese, Indian languages, |
| Religion | Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Native religions (Animism, Shamanism, Shintoism) |
| Related ethnic groups | Asians, Asian Australian and Asian American |
An Asian Canadian is a Canadian of Asian ancestry. Asian Canadians can either be born in Canada or be born overseas and later come to be citizens of Canada. Asian Canadian is the most significant minority. They compose of about 10% of all Canadian citizens. Most Asian Canadians are concentrated in southern Ontario, the Greater Vancouver area, and the urban areas of the Canadian prairies.
According to Statistics Canada (2001), large Asian Canadian groups are:
- Chinese Canadian (1,094,700): 8th largest of all Canadian ethnicities, and the largest asian group in all provinces except Manitoba, where the Filipino Canadians are the largest.
- Indo-Canadian (713,330): 13th, including several nationalities of ancestry
- Filipino-Canadian (327,550): 19th
- Vietnamese-Canadian (151,410): 28th
- Korean Canadian (101,715)
- Japanese Canadian (85,230)
- Pakistani Canadian (74,015)
- Laotian Canadian (18,659)
[edit] List of Famous Asian Canadians
See also Filipino Canadian.
- 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
- 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
- Atom Egoyan, filmmaker of Armenian ancestry
- 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
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.
