List of Canadians of Asian ancestry

List of Canadians of Asian ancestry

Ethnicity

* Chinese Canadians (1,216,565) - the largest Asian-Canadian subgroup, the eighth-largest ethnicity in all of Canada.
* Indo-Canadians (962,670)
* Nepali Canadians (3,780)
* Filipino Canadians (437,940) [ [http://www.poea.gov.ph/stats/2006Stats.pdf Slide 1 ] ]
* Vietnamese-Canadians (151,410)
* Lebanese Canadians (143,630)
* Korean-Canadians (141,890)
* Iranian-Canadians (88,225)
* Japanese-Canadians (81,300)
* Pakistani-Canadians (80,000)
* Afghan Canadians (26,000)
* Laotian-Canadians (18,659)

Notable Asian Canadians

* Ken Adachi, Toronto Star writer
* Mikey Bustos, singer, Canadian Idol finalist of Filipino ancestry
* Raymond Chan, Member of Parliament
* Terry Chen, film and television actor
* Wei Chen, television news anchor (CTV Television Network, Toronto One)
* Ben Chin, former television news anchor (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Toronto One) and now advisor to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty
* Denise Chong, writer and economist
* Kevin Chong, novelist
* Tommy Chong, actor ("Cheech and Chong Up in Smoke")
* Olivia Chow, Member of Parliament, and wife of New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton
* Wayson Choy, novelist
* Nathalie Chung, journalist and television news anchor of Korean and French-Canadian descent, (RDI / SRC)
* Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada from 1999 to 2005, former journalist, novelist, publisher, winner of the Gemini Award Best Host in a Light Information
* Monika Deol, television presenter of Sikh ancestry
* Herb Dhaliwal, Liberal Member of Parliament and cabinet minister of Indian ancestry
* Lexa Doig Actress of Filipino ancestry
* Ujjal Dosanjh, former premier of British Columbia, of Indian ancestry, Liberal MP and federal Minister of Health
* Hedy Fry, Liberal Member of Parliament
* Yasmeen Ghauri, is a Canadian supermodel, of Pakistani descent
* Jian Ghomeshi, musician (Moxy Früvous) and CBC television host
* Gurmant Grewal and Nina Grewal, Conservative Members of Parliament, the first married couple to serve as MPs in the same session of Parliament
* Emm Gryner, singer-songwriter of mixed Filipino ancestry
* Ian Hanomansing, CBC journalist of Indian ancestry
* Tariq Hussain - is a Canadian singer-songwriter and radio personality of Pakistani descent. Currently a host for CBC Radio 3.
* Robert Ito, actor
* Rahim Jaffer, politician of Pakistani ancestry
* Ron Josol, stand-up comedian and TV host of Filipino ancestry
* Paul Kariya, NHL star of partial Japanese ancestry
* Wajid Khan - is a Canadian businessman and politician. He is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Mississauga — Streetsville for the Conservative Party of Canada. He is also the special advisor of the Prime Minister of Canada for the Middle East and South Asia.
* Gail Kim, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestler of Korean heritage
* Tanya Kim, CTV Personality, Host of "eTalk Daily" (with Ben Mulroney)
* Joy Kogawa, writer of Japanese ancestry
* Kristin Kreuk, actress born to a Chinese-Indonesian mother
* Jenny Kwan, British Columbia MLA
* Miranda Kwok, actress, screenwriter and film producer.
* Norman Kwong, Lieutenant governor of Alberta
* Katie Lai, actress
* Larissa Lai, writer
* Evelyn Lau, poet and novelist
* Jeannie Lee, CBC journalist
* Sook-Yin Lee, musician, television (MuchMusic) and radio (CBC Radio One) personality
* Sophia Leung, Liberal Member of Parliament
* Rex Liu, classical bassoonist
* Linlyn Lue, actress
* Hazel Mae, sports broadcaster of Filipino descent
* Shaun Majumder, comedian
* Gurbax Malhi, Liberal Member of Parliament
* Inky Mark, Conservative Member of Parliament
* Deepa Mehta, film director of Indian ancestry
* Roy Miki, poet of Japanese ancestry
* Bharati Mukherjee, novelist
* Sharon Navarro, newscaster/reporter of Filipino descent
* Zarqa Nawaz, a freelance writer, broadcaster, and filmmaker of Pakistani descent. creator and writer of a popular Canadian CBC sitcom called "Little Mosque on the Prairie"
* Sandra Oh, actor of Korean ancestry, who starred in the film version of "The Autobiography of Evelyn Lau" She also stars on the hit TV show, "Grey's Anatomy" as Cristina Yang.
* Santa J. Ono Japanese-Canadian-American biologist, university administrator
* Ruth Ozeki, novelist
* Rey Pagtakhan, former Liberal Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister
* Alex Pagulayan, billiards world champion of Filipino origin
* Jon Kimura Parker, Classical pianist and recording artist of Japanese ancestry
* Russell Peters, comedian of Anglo-Indian ancestry
* Vivienne Poy, Senator
* Keanu Reeves, actor of partial Chinese and Hawaiian ancestry
* Kerri Sakamoto, novelist of Japanese ancestry
* Eric San, musician and turntablist who records as Kid Koala
* Shyam Selvadurai, novelist
* Tetsuro Shigematsu, CBC radio host
* Haroon Siddiqui, Toronto Star journalist, columnist
* Jaspreet Singh, Author
* Ashwin Sood, drummer for (and husband of) Sarah McLachlan, of Indian descent
* Alfred Sung, fashion designer
* Hannah Sung, MuchMusic videographer
* David Suzuki, scientist and television personality of Japanese ancestry
* Siu Ta, actress ("This is Wonderland")
* Harinder Takhar, Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament, currently Minister of Transportation
* Jennifer Tilly and Meg Tilly, actresses of mixed Chinese ancestry
* David Usher, singer-songwriter of mixed Thai ancestry
* M.G. Vassanji, novelist of Indian descent, although born in Kenya
* Adnan Virk, anchorman of The Score, of Pakistani descent.
* Fred Wah, poet and novelist
* Jan Wong, Globe & Mail reporter, and authour.
* Jean Yoon, poet and playwright
* Christine Yoshikawa, classical pianist and recording artist of Japanese ancestry
* George Nozuka, singer/songwriter. New artist.
* Ida Chong, British Columbia Cabinet Minister, CGA
* Alan Lowe, Victoria BC, Mayor, architect
* Norman Kwong, Alberta, Lieutenant-Governor, former Canadian Football League (CFL) player, & National Hockey League (NHL) team executive
* David Lam, former British Columbia Lieutenant-Governor, lawyer, real estate tycoon, Uvic David Lam Auditorium is named after him
* Zillur Rahman John, Bangladeshi Canadian, Internationally renowned Mime and pantomime Artiste,Director,Teacher,Author of several Mime and Pantomime Books and Researcher of Non-Verbal art.

See also

* Demographics of Canada
* Immigration to Canada
* Asian American
* Asian Argentine
* Asian Australian
* Asian Brazilian
* British Asian
* Desi
* "For more Asian Canadians of Chinese ancestry, see Chinese Canadians."
* "For more Asian Canadians specifically of Taiwanese ancestry, see Taiwanese Canadians."

References

External links

* [http://www.asiapacific.ca/ Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada]
* [http://www.statcan.ca/english/Pgdb/demo28a.htm 2001 demographics from Statistics Canada]
* [http://www.garamchai.com/canada Information for South Asians and Indians in Canada]


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