49. Chinese Entrepreneurship and Business Immigration: The Chinese Diaspora in the West
SUMMARY
Organizer:
Peter S. Li
University of Saskatchewan
CANADA
Li@sask.usask.ca
Description:
In the 1980s and 1990s, several immigrant-receiving countries in the west developed a business immigration program to facilitate the immigration of business immigrants. The experiences in Canada, the U.S. and Australia suggest that Chinese business immigrants from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and other parts of Asia have played an important role in these programs, bringing with them substantial capital and diversifying into various immigrant enterprises. The immigration of Chinese business immigrants to Canada, the U.S. and Australia has produced economic and social consequences for the receiving society, as well as for the Chinese diasporic community. The purpose of this session is to compare the experiences of Chinese business immigrants in these three countries, with a view to assess the efficacy of the program, as well as to compare the impact of this class of immigration on the receiving society and on the Chinese diaspora.
Presenters
David Ip, University of Queensland, AUSTRALIA
Peter S. Li, University of Saskatchewan, CANADA (chair)
Lilian To, S.U.C.C.E.S.S, CANADA (discussant)
Bernard Wong, San Francisco State University, UNITED STATES Paper
Lloyd Wong, University of Calgary, CANADA Paper
Jim Taylor, Central Alberta Diversity Project, CANADA
