Montreal Chinese [Part I]

A CBC French documentary about Montreal's Chinatown in the 1970s - 1980s. Most of Montreal's Chinese since the late 1800s till the early 1990s originated from Taishan county[now Taishan city] and spoke the Chinese dialect of Taishan Hua[Toisan Wah or Hoisan Wah]. Many of the younger generation Taishanese spoke mostly English and Taishanese and ever since Bill 101 and the issue of Seperation, many 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation Chinese Canadians[Mostly all Taishanese] left mainly for Toronto, Boston or New York while leaving their elderly parents in Montreal. You could hear Taishanese in the documentary ^^

Only until the late 1980's and 1990's many vietnamese chinese and Hong Kong Chinese[whom many also have Taishan origin] started to change the face of the Montreal Chinese community and Chinatown, as we now see more vietnamese signs. Starting in 2000, many newer Chinese immigrants came from other parts of the Mainland [whom speak Mandarin, Shanghainese, Hunanese, etc].

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• Montreal
• Chinatown
• Taishanese
• 滿地可
• 加拿大
• 唐人街
• 中國人
• 台山人
• 台山話

[SeikoPsycho]

Ee! Ngoi may tooy koy nee hlei faht gok ngen gong moit'eh gooy.

Hlei gan nah ai moin lei haw faht gok ngen chehw see may geh.

Ngoi voy [rather] fahn fahn hooy hoi hen gang heen. lol.