Chinese South Africans

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:affirmative_action included in Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policies since 2008
gptkbp:businesses restaurants
retail
import/export
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:demographics urban population
gptkbp:diaspora maintain ties with China and Taiwan
gptkbp:discrimination faced legal and social discrimination during apartheid
gptkbp:early_occupation gptkb:merchant
mine workers
gptkbp:education Chinese schools in Johannesburg and other cities
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Chinese_New_Year
gptkb:Mid-Autumn_Festival
gptkbp:first_arrival late 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chinese South Africans
gptkbp:integration integrated into broader South African society
gptkbp:language gptkb:Cantonese
gptkb:Hakka
gptkb:Mandarin
English
gptkbp:legal_status_during_apartheid classified as 'Coloured' or 'Asian'
gptkbp:mediaType Chinese radio programs
Chinese-language newspapers
gptkbp:migration_from gptkb:China
gptkb:Taiwan
gptkbp:migratory late 19th century
1970s-1980s (Taiwanese migration)
gptkbp:notableCommunity gptkb:Cape_Town
gptkb:Durban
gptkb:Johannesburg
gptkb:Port_Elizabeth
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Chinatown,_Cyrildene
gptkb:Nan_Hua_Temple_(Bronkhorstspruit)
gptkb:Chinatown,_Johannesburg
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Patrick_Soon-Shiong
gptkb:Allan_Wu
gptkb:Veronica_Yip
Derek Hanekom (Chinese descent)
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Chinese_Association_of_South_Africa
gptkb:Chinese_Community_Centre
gptkbp:population estimated 350,000 (as of 2019)
gptkbp:post-apartheid_status recognized as previously disadvantaged group (2008)
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Han_Chinese
gptkb:Overseas_Chinese
gptkb:Chinese_people_in_Africa
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Traditional_Chinese_religions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Overseas_Chinese
gptkb:客家人
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5