Chinese people in Chile
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Northern Chile, Santiago, Chile | |
| Languages | |
| Chilean Spanish, Chinese | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Overseas Chinese |
It is estimated that there are over 20,000 Chinese people in Chile.[1]
Migration history
Between 1,200 and 1,500 Chinese workers in Peru offered support to the Chilean side in the War of the Pacific (1879-1883) and thus went to Chile at the war's end.[2]
Today the Chinese people living in Chile work primarily in trade and restaurant jobs. Although in Santiago one can find many local Chinese businesses, including importers, supermarkets, mini markets, malls (shopping centers such as Santiago Centro and Estación Central), Chinatowns are not concentrated in one place, except in the neighborhood of Patronato, where most of the Asian supermarkets in Santiago are.
Notable people
- Rung Fang Cheng, dancer and participant Rojo
- Jorge Chiong, works director of the commune of Lampa
- Oscar Lee Chong, former footballer
- Ximena Chong, fiscal
- Diego Lin Chou, writer
- Jorge Peña Hen
- Alfonso Leng
- Viviana Shieh, singer
See also
- Chinatowns in Latin America - about the Chinese community of Santiago
References
- ↑ "'Made In China': Inmigrantes chinos en Chile". Televisión Nacional de Chile. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ Chou 2004, Ch. 3
Sources
- Chou, Diego Lin (2004), Chile y China: inmigración y relaciones bilaterales (1845-1970) (in Spanish), Santiago de Chile: Instituto de Historia/Centro de Investigaciones Diego Barros Arana, ISBN 956-244-165-2
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