Any cities in Central/Eastern Europe with large Asian communities? (country, places)
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I know Prague has a lot of Vietnamese, but that seems to be the only outlier. The rest of this region seems fairly homogenous within each country. Am I missing any others? I suppose some parts of Russia but not sure if they should be counted.
The city Elista (Элиста, Элст) in the Republic of Kalmykia in Eastern Europe (Республика Калмыкия) has even an Asian majority, the Kalmyks migrated from Dzungaria into the Kalmyk Steppe.
You said it: Prague. Everything else is considered alien planet for the world out there. Yes I bet parts of Russia but seeing how say Vladivostok is 1000 kms from Japan and 10,000 from Bulgaria it's not easy to call it "eastern europe".
A lot of Vietnamese in Brno, they seem to run all those small local grocery shops. And, of course, they are omnipresent at market halls. There's a substantial number of the Vietnamese working in Asian restaurants and in nail studios too. We also have several large universities, some bio-tech companies and quite a bit of IT companies so that there's a decent number of foreigners working or studying there, including Asians (a ton of Chinese, Indian and Pakistani students at the Medical Faculty of the Masaryk University, for instance). I also know of a few Mongolian families in the neighborhood where I'm living.
You said it: Prague. Everything else is considered alien planet for the world out there. Yes I bet parts of Russia but seeing how say Vladivostok is 1000 kms from Japan and 10,000 from Bulgaria it's not easy to call it "eastern europe".
Vladivostok is mostly by populated Europeans, so...
As for OP's question, Moscow has lot of Central Asian and Chinese immigrants.
Not in Central/Eastern Europe. They are still pretty homogenous
London, Liverpool, and Paris have some of the famous Chinatown districts in Europe. The oldest Chinese settlements in Europe can be found in Liverpool and account for 1.7% of the city’s population. Many rich Chinese in London in the professional services industry live in Canary Wharf. The Hong Kong Chinese normally live in Soho.
You could figure out how many Asian live there: https://www.ethnologue.com/country/GB
While in Paris, there are numerous Chinatowns and Asian communities in the area. Some can be traced at Avenue de Choisy and the suburbs of Le Kremlin-Bicêtre.
Paris's Chinatown currently has a vibrant Southeast Asian ethnic Chinese character, while its newer counterpart in Belleville largely consists of fairly recent Mainland Chinese. The Chinatown in Paris located in the 13th arrondissement is the largest in Europe.
Legal and undocumented immigrants have especially contributed to the development of Chinese communities in Europe, including the currently nascent Chinatown in the Esquilino district of Rome, Italy.
Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city, has seen an influx of Chinese primarily from the Yunnan province since 2002.
Some early Chinese immigrants to Portugal came from the former Portuguese territory of Macau, when it was returned to Mainland Chinese control in 1999, while others came from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
The Republic of Kalmykia which has an Asian majority is in Europe, not in Asia. For most users here Europe seems to end east of Bulgaria...In fact, for most users here Europe is London + Paris + the Mediterrean + a couple of other cities and that's all... yet their liking does not define Europe's borders ->
A lot of Vietnamese in Brno, they seem to run all those small local grocery shops. And, of course, they are omnipresent at market halls. There's a substantial number of the Vietnamese working in Asian restaurants and in nail studios too. We also have several large universities, some bio-tech companies and quite a bit of IT companies so that there's a decent number of foreigners working or studying there, including Asians (a ton of Chinese, Indian and Pakistani students at the Medical Faculty of the Masaryk University, for instance). I also know of a few Mongolian families in the neighborhood where I'm living.
Ah yes, I forgot about Brno! That whole western region of Czech Republic I believe has a decent number of Vietnamese as well, but I kinda forgot as I was just thinking of the largest cities.
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Originally Posted by mrcricket300
Vladivostok is mostly by populated Europeans, so...
As for OP's question, Moscow has lot of Central Asian and Chinese immigrants.
Moscow! Didn't think about it. It appears from the data I found that the numbers aren't super high, but it is somewhat notable. Particularly Koreans.
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Originally Posted by elnina
Not in Central/Eastern Europe. They are still pretty homogenous
Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city, has seen an influx of Chinese primarily from the Yunnan province since 2002.
Some early Chinese immigrants to Portugal came from the former Portuguese territory of Macau, when it was returned to Mainland Chinese control in 1999, while others came from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
Hmm, Thessaloniki would be intriguing. But I'm not sure the influx has really reached a point of significance yet. At least for Athens, the community there seems to be rather small, though certainly growing.
^There are Chinese language schools all over, even places with just 50 Chinese families will open a Chinese school. I am interested in something more along the lines of 5000 Chinese pop, or general Asian pop over 10k. I have read about Chinese schools in Athens and Budapest before, but the communities still seem quite small. (Appreciate your reply though!)
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