Southeast Asian Canadians

Southeast Asian Canadians are Canadians who were either born in or can trace their ancestry to Southeast Asia. The term Southeast Asian Canadian is a subgroup of Asian Canadians. According to Statistics Canada, Southeast Asian Canadians are considered visible minorities and can be further divided by ethnicity and/or nationality, such as Cambodian Canadian, Filipino Canadian, Indonesian Canadian, Laotian Canadian, Malaysian Canadian, Singaporean Canadian, Thai Canadian, or Vietnamese Canadian, as seen on demi-decadal census data.

Terminology

Southeast Asian Canadians are typically identified under the term "Asian"; popular usage of this term in Canada generally excludes both West and South Asians, instead solely referring to individuals of East Asian or Southeast Asian ancestry.

See also

• Cambodian Canadians
• Filipino Canadians
• Indonesian Canadians
• Laotian Canadians
• Malaysian Canadians
• Singaporean Canadians
• Thai Canadians
• Vietnamese Canadians

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