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  Chinese American - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and are a subgroup of Asian Americans.
Chinese restaurants have become commonplace in the U.S. Chinese heritage is celebrated not only by most Chinese Americans, but also by mainstream America; the most prominent of these is the Chinese New Year celebration.
Chinese Americans are divided among many subgroups based on factors such as generation, place of origin, socio-economic level, and do not have uniform attitudes about the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China, the United States, or Chinese nationalism, with attitudes varying widely between active support, hostility, or indifference.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_American   (1479 words)

  
 architecture - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
What is termed as Vernacular architecture today falls under this mode and still continues to be produced in many parts of the world.
Islamic architecture includes mosques, madrasas, caravansarais, palaces, and mausolea of this large region.
With the Renaissance and its emphasis on the individual and humanity rather than religion, and with all its attendant progress and achievements, a new chapter began.
www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/architecture   (1976 words)

  
 About Canada - Canada's Cities
With over three-quarters of its population living in urban areas, and almost one-third in large cities of more than a million, Canada is actually one of the most urbanized countries in the world.
Large bank towers dominate much of the skyline, but the best-known architectural shapes are those of the CN Tower and the Skydome.
In this respect, the large cities are generally unlike the smaller towns and rural areas which are still overwhelmingly western/northern European in ethnic background.
www.mta.ca /faculty/arts/canadian_studies/english/about/cities   (3395 words)

  
 Chinese in N. America
In the 1940s and 1950s, the Chinese Americans (i.e., to say descendants of the earliest Chinese immigrants) were generally better-educated and often spoke more fluent English than their parents and grandparents—and also lost much fluency in the Chinese language during acculturation in American society—moved out of the rural regions and resettled in the major cities.
The Chinese in the new Chinatowns, many of whom are wealthy professionals, tend not to be isolated from the rest of American society, and the institutions of the new Chinatowns, such as Asian Chambers of Commerce, are much less powerful.
The Chinese that settle in New York City are often undocumented immigrants from the Fujian province of China.
www.chinaphile.com /chinese_in_north_america.htm   (5797 words)

  
 Chinatown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Europe, early Chinese were seamen and longshoremen; Chinatowns were established in European port cities as Chinese traders settled in the area.
Because of new ethnic Chinese immigration and the expanded palate of many contemporary cultures, the remaining American Chinese and Canadian Chinese cuisine restaurants are seen as anachronisms but remain popular and profitable.
Also, Chinese barbecue deli restaurants, called siu laap in Cantonese, are generally low-key and serve less expensive fare such as wonton noodles (or wonton mein), chow fun, and rice porridge or congee, known as juk in Cantonese Chinese.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinatown   (5043 words)

  
 Chinatown   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
As a port city, San Francisco's Chinatown formed in the 1850s and served as a gateway for incoming immigrants who arrived during the California gold rush and construction of the transcontinental railroads of the wild western United States.
Also, Chinese barbecue deli restaurants, called siu lup in Cantonese, are generally low-key and serve less expensive fare such as won ton noodles (or won ton mein), chow fun, and rice porridge or congee, known as juk in Cantonese Chinese.
The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association is among the largest umbrella groups of benevolent associations in the North America; Paris has a similar institution in the Association des Résidents en France d'origine indochinoise.
encyclopedia.vestigatio.com /Chinatown   (4758 words)

  
 Canadian Community Gardening
For big cities, this often stretches 30 to 60 kilometres from the edge of the built-up city and this typically includes a lot of farmland that is not "city agriculture", in my view.
The percentage of the metropolitan population that resides in the central city has dropped from 35.7% in 1981 to 32.5% in 1991 in a trend to suburbanisation that is standard for the Canadian cities
If the other two major cities can learn from their success, and if in turn Montreal is open to mutual learning from the efforts of these cities, then perhaps a national agenda for Canadian community gardening can be forged and implemented for the good of all.
www.cityfarmer.org /canadaCC.html   (9059 words)

  
 Migration and the Demographic Transformation of Canadian Cities: The Social Geography of Canada's Major Metropolitan ...
Introduction: Immigration and the Population of Canadian Cities
Before discussing the significance of immigration in recasting the socio-cultural composition of Canadian cities, it is instructive to remember that immigration is just one of several cross-cutting transformations that have been under way in the post-war period.
Every major Canadian city that received large numbers of immigrants in that era had immigrant districts, such as the St. Lawrence Boulevard corridor of Montreal, and the areas surrounding Spadina Avenue in Toronto, Selkirk Street in Winnipeg, and Commercial Drive in Vancouver.
www.pch.gc.ca /multi/canada2017/5_e.cfm   (6803 words)

  
 Ethnicity and Race: American Diversity Patterms
This change is a result of large numbers of immigrants entering the country from Latin America and high birth rates among Hispanics.
Those that make up the predominate population in a large community greatly insulate their members from the dominant cultural patterns of the national society.
It is a complex issue that also has become intertwined with questions of affirmative action, gender equity, sexual preference, rights of the disabled, and public costs of the massive immigration that has occurred over the last two decades.
anthro.palomar.edu /ethnicity/ethnic_6.htm   (2055 words)

  
 Top20Montana.com - Your Top20 Guide to Montana!
Despite its sizable American Indian population, Montana is one of the most homogenous states— nearly nine-tenths of are of European descent, with a large number of immigrants of German, Irish, Norwegian, Welsh/Cornish, Italian and Slovak heritage arriving from the late 19th to early 20th centuries.
The state capital is Helena (nicknamed "Queen City of the Rockies"), hometown of the late Gary Cooper and Myrna Loy, and sister city of Kumamoto, Japan.
As of 2004, the population of Montana was estimated to be 926,865.
www.top20montana.com   (2447 words)

  
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He points out that several hundred Irish-French Canadians must have received land grants in New France, though their surnames were gallicized.
In 1851 the Irish in Quebec City founded the Quebec Shiplabourer's Benevolent Assoc., which functioned as a labor union and is considered the first labor union in Canada.
Clarles Alleyn was a Mayor of Quebec City.
members.aol.com /IrishWord/Ir-Can.htm   (6478 words)

  
 Homework Hotline - Geography
The extent of the globe was revealed by Bartholomew Diaz's rounding of the Cape of Good Hope (1486-87), Vasco da Gama's voyage to India (1497-98), Christopher Columbus's first voyage to America (1492), and the circumnavigation of the globe by the expedition of Ferdinand Magellan (1519-22).
The British, Spanish, and Americans, however, pushed explorations on the Pacific coast, and the explorations of the Russians about Kamchatka and Alaska, together with the voyages of Alexander Mackenzie, the Canadian explorer, and the expedition of the Americans Lewis and Clark, revealed the contours of the continental barrier.
Information about current population of countries, their administrative divisions, cities and towns as well as images of the current national flags.
www.homeworkhotline.com /Geography.htm   (4626 words)

  
 Chinatown - China-related Topics CE-CH - China-Related Topics
Chinatowns were established in European port cities as Chinese traders settled down in the area.
In the early 18th century, Chinese settlers established Chinatowns mainly in Southeast Asia (for example, the Cholon district of the former Ho Chi Minh CitySaigon, Vietnam).
Also, Chinese barbecue deli restaurants, called siu lop in Cantonese, are generally low-key and serve less expensive fare such as won ton noodles (or won ton mein), chow fun, and rice porridge or jook in Cantonese Chinese.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Chinatown   (3875 words)

  
 Adherents.com FAQ
In general, the actual proportion of a country's population which is in attendance at religious services during the week is one-half to two-thirds what this polling question indicates.
General estimates of the proportion of the population which is "affiliated" (i.e., registered with a specific denomination, congregation, synagogue, etc.) are under the "affiliated" link.
Other religious bodies have large numbers of nominal adherents who consider themselves members through family lineage or philosophical affinity, but who are not formally counted by the religious body.
www.adherents.com /adh_faq.html   (9965 words)

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