Chinese capitalist migration to Canada: a sociological interpretation and its effect on Canada
Wong, L.L.
Asian and Pacific Migration Journal Apmj 4(4): 465-492
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0117-1968 PMID: 12291757 DOI: 10.1177/011719689500400401Document Number: 301482
"This article examines Chinese capitalist migration from Hong Kong and Taiwan to Canada which took place under the auspices of the Canadian Business Immigration Program. It begins by setting the context of this migration of Chinese capitalists and their capital through a description of the Program and applying sociological theory to explain the process. More specifically, structural models of migration, world systems, political economy and transnationalism are applied which provide an insight and explanation for this migration. Then the role of the state is examined in relation to mediation and social reproduction. The article ends with a trend analysis of this Chinese capitalist migration and its effect on class, cultural transformation, and race and ethnic relations in Canada."