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Richmond, BC is North America's most Asian city. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-radio-and-tv-18149316 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-radio-and-tv-18149316

by cgh 7y ago

hangonhn 7y ago
Cupertino, CA has that beat at 66% https://statisticalatlas.com/place/California/Cupertino/Race-and-Ethnicity https://statisticalatlas.com/place/California/Cupertino/Race...
- bdamm 7y ago
  Richmond has entire malls where you will not find any English language. I do not believe that is the case in Cupertino. Also, Canada's approach to multiculturalism allows this to flourish, whereas America's "melting pot" almost makes minority heritage a quiet shame. Even though the US Census says Cupertino is "66% Asian" I just don't think it is at all the same as Richmond, which has large areas that really feel like you're in a Chinese city.
- iguy 7y ago
  The BBC article is probably using Asian to mean Chinese (or nearby), while Cupertino's statistics will count Indian (and nearby) in that total too.
  - e12e 7y ago
    > count Indian (and nearby) ... So, they count Asian as Asian?
    - iakie 7y ago
      I understand what you mean, but when Vancouver locals say "asian", they really mean "east asian" (Chinese/Japanese/Korea). I live in Surrey, a Vancouver suburb, where ethnic Indian is about 30%-40% of population. The local newspaper often refers them as "South Asian community". But I'm surprised that BBC use "Asian" to refer "East Asian". I'm under the impression that in UK, they use "Asian" to refer "South Asian".
      - GordonS 7y ago
        UK person here. Many (most?) people would say you were "Asian" of you were from anywhere in Asia apart from the Indian subcontinent.
    - cgh 7y ago
      Around these parts, "Asian" is shorthand for "East Asian", ie Chinese, etc. "South Asian" is sometimes used for the Indian subcontinent, although oddly enough around here people from India often refer to themselves as "EI", meaning "East Indian". I guess it's all contextual. For sure, Richmond is the most East Asian city in North America.

Richmond, BC is North America's most Asian city. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-radio-and-tv-18149316 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-radio-and-tv-18149316

by cgh 7y ago

Richmond, BC is North America's most Asian city. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-radio-and-tv-18149316 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-radio-and-tv-18149316

hangonhn 7y ago

Cupertino, CA has that beat at 66% https://statisticalatlas.com/place/California/Cupertino/Race-and-Ethnicity https://statisticalatlas.com/place/California/Cupertino/Race...

bdamm 7y ago
Richmond has entire malls where you will not find any English language. I do not believe that is the case in Cupertino. Also, Canada's approach to multiculturalism allows this to flourish, whereas America's "melting pot" almost makes minority heritage a quiet shame. Even though the US Census says Cupertino is "66% Asian" I just don't think it is at all the same as Richmond, which has large areas that really feel like you're in a Chinese city.
iguy 7y ago
The BBC article is probably using Asian to mean Chinese (or nearby), while Cupertino's statistics will count Indian (and nearby) in that total too.
- e12e 7y ago
  > count Indian (and nearby) ... So, they count Asian as Asian?
  - iakie 7y ago
    I understand what you mean, but when Vancouver locals say "asian", they really mean "east asian" (Chinese/Japanese/Korea). I live in Surrey, a Vancouver suburb, where ethnic Indian is about 30%-40% of population. The local newspaper often refers them as "South Asian community". But I'm surprised that BBC use "Asian" to refer "East Asian". I'm under the impression that in UK, they use "Asian" to refer "South Asian".
    - GordonS 7y ago
      UK person here. Many (most?) people would say you were "Asian" of you were from anywhere in Asia apart from the Indian subcontinent.
  - cgh 7y ago
    Around these parts, "Asian" is shorthand for "East Asian", ie Chinese, etc. "South Asian" is sometimes used for the Indian subcontinent, although oddly enough around here people from India often refer to themselves as "EI", meaning "East Indian". I guess it's all contextual. For sure, Richmond is the most East Asian city in North America.