Overseas Taiwanese

Overseas Taiwanese
Total population
1,944,178
Regions with significant populations
 People's Republic of China 1,000,000
 Indonesia 510,000
 United States 364,595
 Thailand 140,000
 Brazil 70,000
 Canada 66,455
 Japan 61,000
 Vietnam 60,000
 Singapore 60,000
 Australia 55,960
 Malaysia 45,000
 Brunei 38,000
 Philippines 22,213
 South Korea 20,981
 Costa Rica 14,000
 France 11,000
 Argentina 11,000
 New Zealand 10,000
 South Africa 10,000
 Germany 7,000
 United Kingdom 6,000
Others 33,000
Languages
Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Formosan languages

Overseas Taiwanese (Chinese: 海外臺灣人), also called "people of Taiwanese descent" (Chinese: 臺裔; pinyin: taiyi), are people who are living outside of Taiwan but are of Taiwanese ancestry or descent. Overseas Taiwanese may live in other territories such as the People's Republic of China and are not necessarily Taiwan nationals.

Description

Overseas Taiwanese may not have been born in or lived in Taiwan. In November 2014 the Taipei Times cited an estimate of 1 million Taiwanese living in China.[1]

Overseas citizens must return to Taiwan to legally vote in elections, as Taiwan does not use absentee ballots.[2]

In the United States, there are 230,382 to 919,000 people of Taiwanese descent living in the country. They are mostly concentrated in California, New York, and Texas.[3][4] There are over 91,000 Taiwanese people in Canada, mainly living in the provinces of British Columbia and Ontario.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Shih, Hsiao-kuang (16 November 2014). "2014 ELECTIONS: Chinese officials aiding KMT voters: sources". Taipei Times.
  2. ↑ Mackinen, Julie (13 January 2016). "Americans from Taiwan return home to vote and boost democracy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "ASIAN ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH ONE OR MORE OTHER RACES, AND WITH ONE OR MORE ASIAN CATEGORIES FOR SELECTED GROUPS". United States Census Bureau. United States Department of Commerce. 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  4. ↑ Numbers of Overseas Taiwanese Archived 2012-09-16 at the Wayback Machine., Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission, Taiwan, 2010
  5. ↑ 张明爱 (2012-03-11). "Reforms urged to attract overseas Chinese". China.org.cn. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
  6. ↑ "CIC Facts and Figures 2003" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "CIC Facts and Figures 2009" (ASP).

See also

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