title: Chinese capitalist migration to Canada: a sociological interpretation and its effect on Canada.
abstract: "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."
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001208:Asia; D002170:Canada; D002681:China; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D006723:Hong Kong; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009656:North America; D011056:Political Systems; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011822:Race Relations; D012106:Research; D012923:Social Class; D012942:Social Sciences; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D012961:Sociology; D013624:Taiwan
keywords: Americas; Asia; Canada; Capital; Capitalism; China; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Hong Kong; International Migration--determinants; Macroeconomic Factors; Migration; Models, Theoretical; North America; Northern America; Political Factors; Political Systems; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Race Relations; Research Methodology; Social Class; Social Sciences; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Sociology; Taiwan