TY  - BOOK
AU  - De Zhong Gao
AU  - Daciana Andrada Muntean
PY  - 2012
CY  - München, Germany
PB  - GRIN Verlag
SN  - 9783656133674
TI  - The Chinese in Canada
T2  - Three Socioeconomic Approaches
DO  - 10.3239/9783656133674
UR  - https://www.hausarbeiten.de/document/189237
N2  - Canada is one of the most culturally various countries in the world. It shelters different individuals who fled their home nation, such as for economic reasons, searching for better opportunities and standards of living. One such ethnic group that is part of this multicultural compound characterizing the Canadian population are the Chinese. As many others, they chose Canada to be their new home, envisioning an ameliorated and fairer life than the one they left behind. This is not surprising since, worldwide, Canada has a reputation of being based on meritocracy – with hard work, motivation, and ambition, one can get wherever one wants to. However, below the surface of appearances, this may not be quite so. Indeed, this paper is intended to explore the standing of the Chinese population in Canada from three socioeconomic approaches. But first, who are the Chinese? It is to this point that we turn next.[...]
KW  - chinese, canada, three, socioeconomic, approaches
LA  - English
ER  -