The Chinese Diaspora
I am a member of the Chinese diaspora, and proud of my heritage. The fact that I grew up overseas, in a different culture from the mainland Chinese, means I am effectively bicultural and bilingual as well. The extent of our spread can be seen in the article Strangers at Home, and it took my breath away.
Taking majority-Chinese Singapore (2,684,900)as the benchmark, we have the following countries with significant numbers of overseas Chinese.
I will have to mention Peru, with a surprising 1,300,000 overseas Chinese. It is the outstanding blob in the graphic that tends to cluster around South-east Asia.
Taking majority-Chinese Singapore (2,684,900)as the benchmark, we have the following countries with significant numbers of overseas Chinese.
- Taiwan (China considers it part of itself) 22,563,477
- Indonesia 7,566,200
- Thailand 7,053,240
- Malaysia 6,187,400
- USA 3,376,031
I will have to mention Peru, with a surprising 1,300,000 overseas Chinese. It is the outstanding blob in the graphic that tends to cluster around South-east Asia.
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