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Chinese Immigration To Australia Case Study

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Nevertheless, there has been a gradual relaxation of restrictions of non-Europeans immigration policy since 1950 and also these non-European migrants have their legal status improved (Inglis, 1972). Hence, Chinese were permitted to migrant to Australia as permanent settlers who can own Australian citizenship legally. By 1966, the occupations of Chinese changed impressively, and the most popular occupations among the Chinese were in the service sector and as well as professional occupations (Inglis, 1972). However, for those new arrivals who cannot speak English quite well, they more prefer to turn to their countrymen who migrated here for a long time to get recommendations for a job (Inglis, 1972). Moreover, many Chinese started to run their …show more content…

By the mid 1980s, Chinese cafes were a feature of the Australian suburban and country town landscape. There were 7,000 cafes operated by Chinese in NSW. In the nation’s capital, Canberra, there were 6,080 Chinese cafes, 200 in Melbourne and 300 in Sydney. In Adelaide one-eighth of the Chinese population were employed in Chinese cafes (Chin, 1988).
During 2008-2009, China was the fourth largest source of new immigrants to Australia, behind Britain, New Zealand and India (DIAC 2010). More recently, China has become Australia’s top source of migrants with a record of 6350 people arriving from China in the four months to October 2004 (BBC News 2009). According to the 2006 Census, there were 206,600 China-born Chinese living in Australia, representing an increase of 44.7% compared with the figures in the 2001 Census (DIAC 2010). For employed Chinese, the top five occupations in the financial year of 2008-2009 are: accountant, computing professional, cook, registered nurse and translator (DIAC …show more content…

In 2013, China is the third source of migrants to Australia. People born in China accounts for1.8% of Australia’s total population (ABS 2013). At this time, Chinese migrants have various occupations ranging from professionals to trade workers (Pulla & Woods, 2014).
There have been a number of important Australian studies that provide insight into Chinese migrants entrepreneurs in Australia. Level-Tracy et al. (1991) surveyed 104 Chinese who run restaurants, do wholesale trade, property and business services and health in Brisbane and Sydney in the late 1980s. In addition, Collins and various colleagues also carried out three surveys of ethnic entrepreneurs-including Chinese entrepreneurs-in

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Chinatown is nearly made up of 83% Asians. The Chinese-Americans came struggling from damaged civil rivalries, poverty, and overfarming. It was interesting to learn that those who migrated ended up in San Francisco and made it a major center of civilization. After the earthquake and fire in 1906 that destroyed all of Chinatown, it was amazing to realize that the Chinese Americans wanted to rebuild the little town district to become a tourist attraction so there would be anti-Asian racism welcoming all ethnicities. Although ethnic enclaves of Chinatown was identified of Chinese-Americans, Chinese business reached out to White American architects to help make Chinatowns district a place full of treasury.

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1. When and where in Australia did Somalis migrate to? Somalia is located in the eastern side of Africa. Majority of the 6 million (1991 population) individuals in the Somali community migrated to Australia, Victoria in early 1991. They specifically chose to migrate to Victoria due to its reputation for embracing multiculturalism.

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In 1901 the six British colonies of Australia came together to form the Commonwealth of Australia. This federation was the result of intercolonial discussion, referendums and political debate with a range of different issues . However given the country’s history surrounding Asia and Pacific workers and the conflicts due to their presence, it was agreed that the new nation of Australia would be ‘white’ only. Despite Indigenous Australians and Chinese who were already in residence, colonialists aspired to keep the heritage and culture of Australia British and as a result there would be no home for non-European in Australia . After Australia was federated on January 1st 1901 the government passed the Immigration Restriction Bill which became known

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During the time period of 1867 to 1945 the immigrant experience in Canada was different from today. There were many groups such as the Chinese and Jews that were no accepted by the Canadian people by 1945 the rules had changed and there was acceptance towards immigrants. In 1900 there were only 23,000 Chinese people in Canada today there are 1,487,000 which makes up for 3.9% of the Canadian population. This was because before 1923 Chinese immigrants were not welcome in Canada for a Chinese Immigrant to live in Canada they would need to pay a fifty dollar head tax.

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Chapter 4- This chapter is about the deculturalization and globalization of Asian Americans in American. Large numbers of Chinese came about in the 16th to 20 centuries, to the United States; migrating from places like: South Asia, South American, Caribbean and Japan. Chinese diaspora created sub-ethnic groups that impacted globalization for the Chinese population and others. The Gold Rush brought the first Chinese migrants to the United States, in the 1850s.

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I. Introduction   The history of Chinese Canadians in Canada is complex and has been shaped by various economic, political, social, and cultural factors, as well as by government policies and societal attitudes. The 1970s and 1980s saw a significant increase in Chinese immigration to Canada from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland China. During this period, Chinese immigrants faced challenges and opportunities as they formed new communities and navigated their place in Canadian society.   This report aims to explore the history of Chinese Canadians during the 1970s and 1980s, with a focus on their experiences, challenges, and contributions during this period. It will examine how and why Chinese immigrants came to Canada, where and how they formed

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After the events of World War II, world events continued to have a significant impact on the migration of people to Australia. In 1945, saw waves of migrants seeking refuge in Australia, escaping war and conflict in their own countries. Further into 1945, Australia promoted immigration to replenish the citizens lost due to war. The end of the Immigration Restriction Act in 1965, found many migrants moving to Australia. Australia was vulnerable at the end of World War II, the Australian Government stimulated immigration to protect themselves from the threat of communist Japan.

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The case of Chen v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2013) 216 FCR 241 presents a valuable example of a real-life situation that highlights the significance of understanding and interpreting the law that applies to Australian Migration practice. The case was about whether a valid visa application has been made by the appellant in accordance with Regulations 2.10 of the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) (the Regulations) which required applications for particular visa be made at an “office of immigration” in Australia. LEGAL ISSUES RAISED BY THE CASE: • The Minister did not consider Chen’s visa application for Class DF subclass 892 as valid because the application reached the Department’s Processing Centre one day after her existing

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Chinatown was such a success that even after the big San Francisco Earthquake in 1906, Chinatown stayed and started rebuilding it despite multiple protests due to the business revenue that the district area created. The rebuilding of Chinatown left many cultural imprints such as the architecture being faux-Chinese-orientated and led to Chinatown being more of a tourist attraction. During the 1940’s and 60’s, laws were enacted that allowed the Chinese to move to move outside of Chinatown and end the “bachelor society” due to the War Brides Act. These laws led to an increase of population which in turn led to many Chinese businesses being opened and many ethnoburbs being formed due to the Chinese now being able to live outside of Chinatown. Now Chinatown became a service orientated district and

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While in Australia, I started to filter myth from reality. I have to set my objectives and goals and how to achieve them. I needed no one to tell me what Australia is and what opportunities are available. My struggle began. I moved from different state to the other in search for work.

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The Chinese have a very rich history filled with a very unique culture that is seen no where else in the world. When the Chinese migration began during the Gold rush ,many of the Chinese men left their families in china and came to Australia to make money for their families in China. During their time in Australia, they were the subject of racial profiling and were considered inferior to the European Australians. However the Australians were not able to accept these people from a different country as according to the Europeans, Australians looked different. The Chinese however, never gave up and stayed as they needed to provide for their families back home.

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