— North America's most Asian city Tumblr Pinterest Google Plus Reddit LinkedInRICHMOND, B.C. According to an analysis by Yan, Richmond has the distinction of being the “most Asian” city in North America; 71 per cent of the population is of Asian descent. Henry Beh, a retired accountant who recently stepped down as executive director of the Richmond Chinese Community Society, moved to the city from Malaysia in the mid-1970s. Because many stores and banks are staffed by Mandarin speakers, a lot of newcomers don’t think they need to learn English, he says. “Even some leaders in the Chinese community say the more you do (to accommodate other languages), the more you promote isolation.

Source: National Post October 19, 2018 13:52 UTC